Bloggiesta…My To-Do List

This weekend I will be participating in my fourth Bloggiesta!

This is a great weekend blogging marathon being hosted by Suey at It’s All About Books and Danielle at There’s a Book.

 

The premise of the bloggiesta, for
those that haven’t participated before, is to spend the entire
weekend working, updating, improving your blog. From minor things
such as writing up posts, to reaching out for guests posts and
reorganizing all of your tags and categories.

So what do I plan to do this weekend?  Well… here’s my list:

  • Write up all outstanding reviews that I need to post
  • Set up posts for upcoming reviews
  • Clean up tags, category lists
  • Update reading log and link reviews to log
  • Update challenge lists and link reviews
  • Update Review Archive list
  • Add an About Me page
  • Clean up my Google Reader subscriptions
  • Clean up emails
  • Update Goodreads tbr list
  • Update blog roll
  • Look into possible new blog design
  • Look into drop-down menus
  • Participate in at least 2 mini-challenges
  • Visit at least 10 blogs participating in Bloggiesta each day

It’ll
be a fun and hopefully very productive weekend. I’m hoping to log
at least 20 hours during this event – hopefully I will get even more
in though!!!

What about you? Are you participating in Bloggiesta?

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42 Comments

  1. Judith / Leeswammes
    September 28, 2012 / 10:59 am

    An About Me page is nice to have – at least, I love to see other people's About Me page. Make it a nice one! 🙂

    Have a good time with Bloggiesta.

    • Kristin
      September 28, 2012 / 12:08 pm

      That's been on my to-do list for the last few Bloggiestas! I really need to just do it!

  2. Amanda
    September 28, 2012 / 12:18 pm

    Oooh, deciding about a new blog design! That's always fun…at least to me. 🙂

    Good luck on all of your goals!

    • Kristin
      September 28, 2012 / 1:23 pm

      I'm still in the thinking about it stage…not sure it's going to happen, but want to see what options there are out there.

  3. Hillary
    September 28, 2012 / 12:40 pm

    Your list looks like fun! I need to clean up my Google list also. I cant wait to see your about me page!

    • Kristin
      September 28, 2012 / 1:23 pm

      I've had that on my to-do list for the last few bloggiestas…and I am determined to get it done this time around.

  4. Felicia the Geeky Blogger
    September 28, 2012 / 1:19 pm

    I am going by everyone's blogs and stealing their lists (seriously and I am not ashamed about it LOL). I have a list for this weekend but everyone has such great ideas for stuff I can do after this weekend 🙂

    Good luck with design 🙂

    • Kristin
      September 28, 2012 / 1:25 pm

      I do that, too! You just can't help it…but I am going to focus on getting things done from my list and then if time allows, do the other stuff.

      Not sure what I want to do with the design – it just seems a few other bloggers have this one (being that it was a free design) and so I have to decide if I want mine to be completely unique or not.

  5. Uniflame
    September 28, 2012 / 1:28 pm

    I hope you get everything done on your list 🙂 Thanks for visiting my blog too!

    • Kristin
      September 28, 2012 / 6:22 pm

      I hope I do, too!!!

  6. Teacher.Mother.Reader
    September 28, 2012 / 2:19 pm

    You have an ambitious list! I see that you are considering updating your blog design. It's my first visit here – and the first thing I noticed was the clean and beautiful design! Can't wait to see what you're inspired to do next.

    • Kristin
      September 28, 2012 / 6:23 pm

      Thank you. I don't really want to change it, but since it was a free template, I have come across at least 2 other bloggers using it. Not sure what I want to do, but figure this is the time to look around.

  7. Laurel-Rain Snow
    September 28, 2012 / 2:34 pm

    Great list! I already see that there are some items I should add. Have fun!

    Here's MY BLOGGIESTA STARTING LINE POST

    • Kristin
      September 28, 2012 / 6:25 pm

      I keep finding new things to add to my list as I visit everyone else's blog.

  8. Joy Weese Moll
    September 28, 2012 / 3:37 pm

    Great list! I have an About page, but it desperately needs updating so that's on my list, too.

    Have a great Bloggiesta!

    • Kristin
      September 28, 2012 / 6:25 pm

      I've been saying I'm going to create one for a while now – just need to bite the bullet and do it already!

  9. Chrisbookarama
    September 28, 2012 / 5:29 pm

    Good luck with your list!

    • Kristin
      September 28, 2012 / 6:25 pm

      Thank you!

  10. Suko
    September 28, 2012 / 6:08 pm

    Wow! That's quite an ambitious list you have. Your blog is already very organized, and fun to visit.

    • Kristin
      September 28, 2012 / 6:27 pm

      Thank you. Yeah…it's a big list, but I'm hoping to get to it all. It doesn't help, though, that I keep finding new things to add. I now have a separate list of things to do either when I finish everything or for another time!

  11. Ivana
    September 28, 2012 / 6:44 pm

    I like your blog design as it is. Good luck with your goals-I dread thinking about my Google reader, but it needs to be done.

    • Kristin
      September 28, 2012 / 8:01 pm

      Thanks…I am just bummed that other blogs have it – but that's what happens when you use a free template. I'm not sure if I will change it – I really do love it, but I'm going to see what else is out there.

      Yes, that Google Reader is overwhelming…I really need to figure out a way to organize it.

  12. Jenni Elyse
    September 28, 2012 / 7:16 pm

    Awesome goals! That'll definitely keep you busy. I love how your gravatar and favicon have have turned! They look great! 🙂

    • Kristin
      September 28, 2012 / 8:02 pm

      Thank you so much for your mini-challenge and directions…they were super easy to follow!

  13. Unknown
    September 28, 2012 / 10:13 pm

    Wow your list is way more in depth then mine. It's an excellent list. Good luck with the redesign. I find them fun but challenging.

    • Kristin
      September 29, 2012 / 12:42 pm

      I always seem to create long lists – and I never finish everything – but it keeps me motivated all weekend!

  14. Suey
    September 28, 2012 / 10:43 pm

    Okay, now I'm tired. Good luck! 🙂

    • Kristin
      September 29, 2012 / 12:42 pm

      Yeah…it's a long list, but that's what keeps me motivated all weekend!

  15. Alexia561
    September 29, 2012 / 12:24 am

    Great goals! I added an About Me page during a previous Bloggiesta, and really need to organize my Google Reader already! Good luck, and have fun!

    • Kristin
      September 29, 2012 / 12:43 pm

      I've had create an About Me page on my to-do list every bloggiesta I've participated in. I finally did it and am so relieved!

  16. Nise'
    September 29, 2012 / 2:13 am

    Best of luck with your goals! I am getting a late start, but I hope to get a few things accomplished.

    • Kristin
      September 29, 2012 / 12:44 pm

      Thanks… and better late than never. There's still lots of time left!

  17. Jo K
    September 29, 2012 / 9:58 am

    I want to freshen-up my blog design, too. Good luck with your goals!

    • Kristin
      September 29, 2012 / 12:44 pm

      I'm still on the fence about that goal…not sure what I will do.

  18. Mel@Thedailyprophecy
    September 29, 2012 / 2:39 pm

    Very nice list! You have some great things on there and I hope you can achieve at lot this Bloggiesta. It's so much fun huh 😀

    My bloggiesta.

    • Kristin
      September 29, 2012 / 6:01 pm

      Thanks…it's an ambitious list, but I am hopeful that I will get most done.

  19. Cayce
    September 29, 2012 / 4:00 pm

    I tried to clean up my Google Reader – unsubscribed from non-book blogs I no longer want to follow, but they keep coming back, I don't why…

    Oh, and I need to clean up my tags! *adding it to goal list*

    Good luck with your goals&have fun!
    🙂

    • Kristin
      September 29, 2012 / 6:02 pm

      I've had that happen to me too in the past with Google Reader. I tried again today – hopefully they will stay gone!

  20. Anonymous
    September 29, 2012 / 4:15 pm

    Good luck! You've got a great list going there, hope you can get it all done :)I'm thinking I might have to update my About Me page too now.

    • Kristin
      September 29, 2012 / 6:02 pm

      Thanks. I'm making decent progress so I just might get it all done!

  21. Maria
    September 30, 2012 / 12:53 am

    I change my blog design, at least in some way with every Bloggiesta. In fact, it's one of the first things I do because I feel like it gives me a fresh start. Is that weird? Hope you're having a productive weekend!

  22. Pink Fluffy Hearts
    September 30, 2012 / 2:18 am

    Awesome list! This is my first year participating and so far it's definitely been productive and a lot of fun! 🙂

    Good luck with your list!