Do you ever get in a bit of a blogging rut?

Or feel like all your blog posts sound the same?

Would you rather lie in bed with your laptop propped on your belly watching YouTube videos than write on your blog?

(Just me?)

Sometimes I feel the need to freshen things up a bit.

It’s spring! Let’s breathe some new life into those online spaces.

Here are a few ideas for blog posts that maybe you haven’t tried in a while:

1. Love Story

Y’all. Everyone loves a love story. It’s how we became enamored with The Pioneer Woman and it’s why celebrity romances are splashed on the front of magazines. So tell us YOUR love story! Oh, you don’t have one? Tell us your parents’ love story. Or your grandparents’! Or go ask the little old lady next door to tell you hers and then spill the goods for the rest of us. 

2. Travel Snippet

I had coffee with a friend this week to hear about her recent weekend away and she told me a story about getting lost on a bus that was hysterical. It was really only a small part of her trip but her encounter with a stranger helping her find her way will probably be one of the memories that stays with her the longest from her weekend. 

I think we all tend to blog “scrapbook style” about our travels, and it’s fun to keep track of our family vacations and memories that way but as a different approach, try sharing just a snapshot from the last trip you took. 

3. Childhood Memory

When I was in fifth grade I rode my bicycle into the woods every day after school where my best friend and I had created an elaborate imaginary world in the top of  the perfect climbing tree. I could probably dedicate an entire blog to my own version of Neverland. 

I’m sure you have a few gems from your childhood. Happy or sad, memories make for wonderful stories.

4. Teenage Memory

Remember that one time you spent the night with a friend and she woke you up in the middle of the night to climb out the window to go meet some boys at the 7-Eleven? Yeah, tell about that one. Oh, does your mom read your blog? You might should tell her first. 

5. Quirky Home Tour Photo Essay

I love seeing my friends’ houses. And there are a few things I always look for when I go in a new house. Old family photos come to mind.

Tell us a story about your every day space with a few unusual + random pictures of your favorite spots.

For example: 1. A house plant you’ve kept alive for six months. 2. The soap/cleaner/lotion/candle you can’t live without. 3. The chair your husband won’t let you get rid of. 4. The view from your kitchen window. 5. Your favorite coffee mug.

6. Do something new. Then write about it.

Take an ice skating lesson. Go on a hike to a place you’ve seen on Instagram/Facebook but have never been to before. Try a cuisine from another country. Throw a dinner party for people who’ve never been to your house before. Get up in the middle of the night just to look at the stars.

The sky is the limit. But you don’t have to go crazy. (unless you want to!)  As long as the experience is new to you, you will have a story to tell that is different from your normal blogging fare. 

Ok, YOUR TURN! 

What ideas do you have for stories you would enjoy reading? Do share! 

And if you use any of the ideas from this post or from others’ comments, I would love for you to tell me on Twitter!

BONUS!!

A great post on LOVING your blog from Sarah Von.

The best free Storytelling resource I know of on the internet. Seriously. Good stuff.

PS. I’ll be telling a story soon about walking the Whisky Trail in Scotland because that’s where I am this week! I’d love for you to follow along on Instagram!