15 Hilarious, #Basic, and Thoughtful Things Only Bloggers Do

I struggled for hours on what to write about and then it hit me.  Give them the ultimate behind the scenes: tell them about the most ridiculous aspects of blogging.  And so I present to you today, 15 insane, hilarious, basic, and sweet things that only bloggers do.  Hope you enjoy this tongue in cheek post!

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• They let their food get cold to get a good snap for Stories, Snapchat, or their Facebook page. {Cough –beyond guilty–.  My family and most of my close friends are so used to it that they won’t dig in as soon as food is set down LOL. Y’all the real MVPs.}
• “Hi can you take this photo of me? …No not like that? Um could you get a little further back? Okay now closer, just like a lips to hips shot!”  If a blogger asks you to take a photo be prepared for lots of direction and approximately 1297649370391848478 shots.
• Get upset when seasons change and they have to mix up their Instagram aesthetic and change Lightroom presets.

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• Treat a certain sale like it is the end of days.  “I wouldn’t be a good blogger if I didn’t tell you my 107346283102992 Nordstrom sale picks! I know I’ll be able to wear all 107346283102992 of these leggings/sweaters/jackets/mules all fall!”
• Keep a running list of Instagram holidays on their phone. {It’s National Coffee Milkshake Day, btw.}

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• Feels personally attacked by Instagram when they’re under 10K followers and don’t have the swipe up feature.
• Feels personally attacked anytime the algorithm changes and their engagement goes down.  {@ myself}

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• Any and everything can be a photo prop.  Pool float? Check.  Donut?  Check. Purse that looks like a watermelon? Check.
• Tries to figure out how to turn any and all occasions into their #aesthetic
• Has multiple outfits for interesting reasons.  “This is my bourbon distillery tour outfit,” “Yes, this is my fifth backup 4th of July look!”

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• Will take hours (and sometimes days) trying to figure out ways to make sponsored content and product placement seem natural.  Your favorite magazine and TV show could NEVER.
• Spends at least an hour of every family gathering/networking event explaining what exactly they do.
• Spends another hour explaining that yes, they make money doing it.

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• Anywhere can be a photoshoot location.  Beachside, abandoned field, behind a Taco Bell.
• Probably puts in way more time than you realize trying to create content that readers will love.  Let me know some of your favorite blogs to read in the comments!

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