What to Blog About, When you have Nothing to Blog About?

Jul. 25. 2010

I have heard many things about how blogging is good, and while we all have opinions about everything, I can find it difficult to find a topic to write about.

An experienced Realtor in my office (not to mention, successful at blogging and the social media scene) told me, when it comes to blogging, "it’s simple, write about something you like, and something you don’t." And while I have heard when you blog you should keep your own opinions out. Well this is one of those evenings where I am going to have to write about what I like and what I don’t.

So, I am still stuck on what exactly to write about. Maybe I will just keep it what has been going on in life.

Likes: What I have enjoyed lately: My lead calls have been really nice, and not looking too far in advanced. I saw the movie Inception and loved it. I love this sunny Austin, Tx weather. I love all these wedding I have been attending recently. I love weddings in general. Mandola’s (Winery Estate, and several Austin locations, ice cream and to be specific-Amy’s Mexican vanilla with banana and Reese’s cups crushed in. The cute 1/1 I have in Clarksville available now for lease. That I got my Round Rock client’s house leased, so now they can live in San Antonio, and keep building equity in their house. Feeling fortunate that Austin is doing a lot better than most cities in the U.S right now. Walking my dog and how happy he gets when I say, "Do you need to go outside?!" in the playful puppy voice he knows when I am talking to him. Looking forward to a recent trip to San Francisco to visit friends in Mountain View and more for my Birthday. New clothes. Trying new recipes from my "healthy" cook books. When someone calls you up, wants to see something, and love it immediately and want to see nothing else (this is rare)! When people aren’t "afraid" to talk to you in an open house and realize you are not a push car salesman.

Dislikes: I haven’t been thrilled about: the humidity, when I show clients houses and they are afraid to give me feedback as we look around. Raining on Thursdays (when we play kickball), how much money I have been spending on dining out. Disloyalty of friends knowing I am in the real estate business, but still "winging it" with another agent-most of the time at the spur of the moment. My drive into town from my new place (boo hoo, gas is pricey!). The real estate market slowing after the tax credit. My motivation levels vary on an hourly basis. My dog limps because of his newly cracked toe nail. That I don’t have a CA real estate license to help my friends buy a home together in the Mountain View area. Becoming a year older soon. Folding laundry. When I get excited about preparing a new dish, then I go to the pantry and learn I am missing a main ingredient. When you search and search for someone and nothing comes of it, so you feel like you can’t help them. Hammering signs in the ground in this Texas heat before your open house as you start to sweat to death! When people avoid you like the plague at an open house can be disappointing (I can understand, but I am not going to force you to buy anything!)

And that is all I have for now. With all that is good, comes something bad. But as long as there is always more good than bad-life is good.