first sunday social

Linking up for my very first Sunday Social via Ashley at Ashley's Carnival Ride!

(1) What’s the name of your blog and how did you come up with it?

   This is actually the third blog I’ve started. Well, technically they’ve all been at the same URL but I struggled for a long time to find a good title. When I first started blogging back in high school, I used it to write my depressing adolescent thoughts until my sister saw it on my computer one day and my family wouldn’t stop giving me flack about it. In hindsight, I was definitely a little more angsty than necessary at the time… But when I came to college and set out to blogging once more, I randomly came up with “Writing from Big Sky Country” after watching a commercial about a car dealership whose motto was “the best deals under the Big Sky!” And that was that.

(2) What do you love most about blogging?

   I personally love the following aspect of blogging. I love finding new blogs about interesting women and seeing life through their eyes! It’s fascinating to me. I get so excited when people decide to follow me because I think “they must have found my life interesting enough to creep!” which is kind of awesome in a slightly twisted way.

(3) What are your two favorite posts you’ve written?

   I definitely have to say my engagement story post was one of my favorites to write as well as read over and over again. It’s also the one that has the most views on my blog! Although some of them are probably from me…ok, most…
   My second favorite would probably be my story about crashing a motorized scooter in Mexico. I tried really hard to capture exactly how it went down (no pun intended) so I catch myself chuckling reading it to myself because I remember it very vividly.

(4) What is something you'd want to tell someone just starting out in the blog world?

   I’d tell them to not get discouraged when your blog only gets one view in a month. I was definitely in that situation! I’d get upset because I’d sit down and write something I knew would be interesting or funny and no one would comment…or even read it. But it takes time to get your blog known! I’ve been blogging since 2007 and a majority of my followers just occurred last month! Also, try to keep your blog your own. Don’t conform to the blog norm!

(5) Biggest blogging learning experience you've had?

   This is probably generic, but I found that women my age all over the US are basically conquering the same things. It has really expanded my view of our society and I find it very interesting. For instance, I randomly came across a blog a while back about a girl living in Portland and discovered we have a lot in common! We’re even both engaged and our weddings aren’t far apart! Such a small world.

(6) Give us 3 blogs we need to be following that you love.

   Well considering I found this linkup via Sar from [life of love], I have to choose hers! I get very excited when she posts, her life is so interesting! And her outlook on the world is inspiring beyond belief.
   I also really enjoy reading Paigeity’s blog A Wish in the Wind. I found hers randomly one day and it turns out we used to live fairly close before I made the big move to MT. I love reading about her thought process and her art is lovely!
   I just recently discovered Sarah’s blog Wearing It On My Sleeves and absolutely love it! Her sense of humor kills me and I love that she literally makes her own style. I wish I possessed an ounce of her creativity!

Happy Sunday!