...blog posts that is. I currently have 82 posts in draft (after a recent purge of nearly 20). The culprits:
Travel Posts
I currently have 6 travel related posts- 5 trips that I took and started to recap, and one about packing for an long (4 day) weekend. But the latest of those trips was 6 months ago, and the earlier 4 are from 2013. 2013! I loved all of these, but I don't even talk to any of the people from the earliest ones anymore. Not to mention that I'm not even sure if I moved the pictures from my old laptop to my new one to upload to a post. And what's a vacation recap post without pictures?! I may still do the packing one though... maybe.
Weekly Linkup Posts
I don't know about you, but I participate in a lot of linkups (case in point!). Mostly because there's already a prompt, particularly with the weekly ones like Humpday Confessions, Weekending, or Friday Favorites. Except I don't do Friday Favorites or weekend recap ones anymore, Humpday Confessions have changed from weekly to monthly, and some of the other ones don't even exist anymore. For instance, I have 3 Friday's Letters- a linkup that (unbeknownst to me) ended in 2012. Why didn't I know about this? Well, because I hadn't participated since 2011, and I just assumed it was still a "thing." It's not, but I also haven't deleted those posts because they were real and heartfelt and sometimes I go back and read them and think of how I felt and was thinking when I wrote them.
I'll hit publish on some of these because I've already started them and they're still relevant, but I'm just waiting on the calendar.
Waiting on the Calendar Posts
These are the posts that go live on a certain calendar date. Confessions are now on the first Wednesday of the month, so I'm waiting until then to post those drafts. I usually post my Sh*t Blue Said posts on the 3rd Thursday of the month, and I have 3 of those ready to go. Last year I wrote 32 things I learned by [age] 32. I already have 20 out of 33 for my birthday this year... in December.
Music-Related Posts
Right now I have about 10 of these. 2000(s) rock songs, my favorites from the 90's, my favorite cover songs (even though I say I don't like covers), my favorite ones from movies, the most embarrassing songs on my iPod... I have no idea why I haven't actually published these other than the fact that I think nobody really cares and it wouldn't be that interesting.
Questionnaires/ Lists
25 Questions, 50 Questions, #tbt High School Survey, The Nectar List, The Last List, Reality TV Shows I Actually Like (even though I say I don't like any reality TV), Shows That Shouldn't Have Been Cancelled,... you get the idea.Some of these haven't been published because I haven't finished them, others because I have an uneven number and I don't like it.
What are some drafts you haven't hit "publish" on and why?
Sharing today with Alyssa!
I actually only have about 10-15 posts in draft right now, and I always have a books lately, confessions and Friday Favorites running until that day rolls around. I think music lists can be fun because sometimes they remind me to add a song to my playlist that I forgot about. And even if the link up died, I say you should still publish those posts whenever you want!
ReplyDeleteI suddenly feel like I need to step up my game with ideas. I used to, ok I guess I still kind of do, participate in all sorts of link ups. To the point where that's all my blog really was. Now it's the Weekending w/Biana, Friday Favorites w/Amanda, & the monthly Humpday Confessions w/Kathy. I was actually kind of glad when that one went to monthly.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't even tell you how many drafts I have right now, I probably should go through them all. I try to mix it up but I'm very much a creation of habit. hahaha I love link ups because it is a great way to learn about other blogs.
ReplyDeleteI have such a bad habit of starting posts for link ups weeks in advance and then neglecting to finish them in order to actually join in the link up. I'm glad I'm not alone in that!
ReplyDeletei am horrible with weekly link ups, but even when one stops i will still post about it if i want to. i know plenty of people who do the friday letters with no link up :)
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty good about clearing out my drafts. I have 5 that are "in the works" for a later date and then 6 that are ideas that haven't quite died yet and either I'll use them in the next couple months or I'll delete them when I no longer feel like finishing the post.
ReplyDeleteI'm so bad at travel posts!!! I hate collecting pictures for them. I remember wanting to write about the Europe trip that I took with my sisters but I didn't really, really get into blogging until almost a year later and I had them sitting my drafts for months and months before I finally decided it was too late. :P
Oh man, 2013! I think it's safe to say it's time to let some of those posts go... and I'm not just saying that because I'm terrible about reading travel posts, oops.
ReplyDeleteI have some linkup posts permanently in drafts too, just in case I go toooo long without any clue what to post.
I freaking love list/questionnaire posts. I think we all do, and some people just have better self control haha. Please finish and post!
Thanks for joining :)
I perpetually have 32 posts in draft no matter what I do. It's time for me to get rid of some of the old ones that are never going to be posted.
ReplyDeleteI've always been bad at linkups and would try to link up after the link thing was already closed so I'd end up just deleting the whole post. I'm also bad at recap posts - I've only really went on 3 trips (2013, last year and one this year) and still haven't written anything about them.
ReplyDeleteYou know I'd read all the music posts that you'd publish...so get to postin'. ;)
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