Stuck In the Middle
You know what sucks? Being stuck in the middle.
Being stuck in the middle has to be the most frustrating thing in the world and
right now, I am stuck in the middle. I have two options for what my passion
blog should be about. Those two options are baking and volleyball.
Baking was introduced to me at such a young
age. My grandmother is the baker of my family. I always sat on a stool next to
her while she put together the greatest desserts ever! Ever since, I have always
had a huge passion for baking. So much that I began baking on my own. I was the
cousin who baked for birthday parties, the girl who sold baked goods in school,
and the granddaughter who told herself one day, she would be able to bake as
good as her grandmother. I have baked a variety of desserts from cookies, to
granola bars, to cupcakes and cakes. Baking allows me to escape from the real
world and enter a world of imagination and trial and error. I was thinking
about titling this blog "Sweets By Nay". When I retire from my career
and open a bakery, that is what I would want to name it. I almost decided to go
to a culinary school but I told myself to wait. Baking is something that will
always be there for me to do and besides, I'm going to need something to do
when I retire!
Now volleyball, on the other hand, is something
that I absolutely love doing. I started playing volleyball in sixth grade. My
friends and I tried out just for fun not knowing that we were going to make the
team. I have been playing volleyball every year since sixth grade. At first I
was a bench warmer, until I gradually progressed and won the All Conference
Award for Long Island in 2015. Volleyball allows me to display a talent I am
proud of and have fun in doing so. What made it even better was that my friends
and I continued to play on the same team for six years. There are so many
aspects of volleyball that I would love to share in a possible blog entitled
"Bump, Set, Spike the Ball." That phrase is a cheer my team used to
do before each set to encourage and get us focused. Volleyball is still
something I am interested in, even after high school. I am currently
participating in open gym and eventually tryouts for Club Volleyball here at
Penn State (don't think I'm going to make the team though).
So what do you guys think ?
Let's hope you are not stuck in the middle like me !
I love your use of anecdotes to convey your point! I would personally be more interested in a baking blog than a volleyball blog, but that's just me. I would suggest 2 things:
ReplyDelete1.) Try to develop your ideas and think about how your blog posts would be structured.
2.) Try going with a light background with dark text for your blog design; it is easier on the eyes and doesn't distract from the content of your post.
I like both of your ideas and your use of pictures, and I look forward to seeing which one you pick!
I'm not much of an athlete, so I'd prefer to read about baking, even though I can't bake to save my life! :) But if you chose to do the baking blog, you could maybe do something focused on easy sweets that college kids could make in an apartment. I don't actually know if there are kitchens anywhere in the dorms, but it would be cool to get ideas for things even a novice could make when you just wanted to sweeten up your roommate's day!
ReplyDeleteI am all for baking, but you are making me hungry becuase I didn't eat breakfast. But I think baking will be great, especially sharing recipes every week!
ReplyDeleteJanay, I see that your blog post no longer has the white highlighting overlay on the text. Nice improvement!
ReplyDeleteWhen deciding between topics, I think it's wise to consider what your audience could gain. If the blog is just about your love for baking (or volleyball), a reader might not be engaged. But, as Abby commented, if you provide tips and tricks that college readers could employ, you'd give them something to gain by reading.
Good luck as you decide!