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Getting Back to (Blogging) Basics

December 16, 2021 by Claire Leave a Comment

Sometimes I think back to when I started blogging in 2015 (on a blog that no longer exists, thankfully–I cringe when I think about some of the stuff I shared in college!).

It was quite a fun time to be blogging as it was a very popular hobby. I was involved in a couple of online blogging communities, the most well-known being Bloggers Gonna Blog. We were all posting various healthy dessert recipes (that usually involved flavored peanut butters for some reason??), sharing our young adult travel adventures, and occasionally writing about deeper things like mental health or relationships.… Read More »

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: blogging, online presence, personal

Social Media Feels Burdensome

July 22, 2021 by Claire Leave a Comment

social media burdensome titleLately, I have a strange feeling when I wake up in the wee hours of the morning to feed Aidan (who invariably wakes up for the day between 5:30 and 6am despite my best efforts). For a long time, in my sleep-deprived state, I reached for my phone to keep myself awake whilst nursing. 

But now, I’m reluctant to start my day by opening that proverbial can of worms right off the bat.… Read More »

Filed Under: Personal, Simple Living Tagged With: Internet, online presence, personal, simple living, social media

Simplifying My Online Presence: Update Part 1

May 14, 2018 by Claire Leave a Comment

Updates on my quest to downsize my online presence! I deleted more Facebook friends, installed a newsfeed eradicator, and removed Instagram from my smartphone. Plus, what's next?It’s been a little while since I wrote about simplifying my online presence for the first time and since I reflected on what Facebook “friends” are and why we have so many. (Also, I just noticed that Disqus has eaten all of the comments on that second post–what a shame! People had some great points to make about the pros and cons of Facebook. I promise I didn’t delete all of your lovely comments <3)

Since then I’ve accomplished a few more things on my digital minimizing to-do list, including a big one this weekend.… Read More »

Filed Under: Simple Living Tagged With: decluttering, Internet, minimalism, online presence, private life, simple living

Thoughts on Facebook Friends

April 11, 2018 by Claire Leave a Comment

clear-mcdonald-lake-glacierA couple of months ago I started minimizing my online life. I decided about a month later to continue sharing personal posts on this blog. However, I do try to keep my family and friends’ identities protected and I haven’t stopped scaling back on social media, particularly Facebook.

Besides deleting my YouTube, Google+, and two Twitter accounts, I mentioned that I have unfriended more than five hundred people on Facebook over the past few years. Now almost six hundred, in fact. I wasn’t a popularity queen in high school or college either. When I look back at some the names of people I’ve deleted in my Facebook data, I don’t even know who they are.… Read More »

Filed Under: Simple Living Tagged With: decluttering, Internet, minimalism, online presence, private life, simple living

Simplifying My Online Presence

January 22, 2018 by Claire 6 Comments

online_presence_titleHello all! Today I’m dropping in to make you aware of some changes to the blog. Also, I wanted to talk a little bit about minimizing one’s online presence in general, which has been a focus of mine lately.… Read More »

Filed Under: Simple Living Tagged With: decluttering, Internet, minimalism, online presence, private life, simple living

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I'm 31, writer, wife, and mom of 4. Just to Claireify is a lifestyle blog for women who aspire to live healthy, balanced lives. (And, okay, it's a throwback to that girly 2010s blogger vibe sometimes too!) If that sounds like you, grab a cup of coffee and make yourself at home. (Learn more about me here.)

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