Who has the time really?

This post is a partial shout-out to my friend who I saw about a month ago. I was yammering on about the blog and he commented that I hadn't posted in a while. This also led me to realize he may very well be my only faithful reader and you need to give your public what they want. You know who you are and this is my commitment to being a better blogger.

But, really, who has the time? It boggles my mind a bit. I don't even have time to read all the blogs I enjoy (guilty pleasure disclosure: Possessionista) let alone be writing every day, even every week. How do people find the time? Are children going unfed? Bills unpaid? Work responsibilities unaddressed? I can barely get through the online news headlines before I'm called away to do something else. It makes me think of my friends who pay those games on Facebook. Where do they find the time? Carol just got a bunch of chickens in Farmville! Why does Carol, who lives in suburbia, need chickens and what exactly is she going to do with all that farm stuff anyway?

There's also my business. I know that one of the ways to effectively market my business is to create a nice, ongoing blog about relevant issues. It's social media marketing 101. But, whenever I think about it, it feels so, so heavy. If I spent time blogging regularly, I'd have to give up some of my client time, thereby not practicing as much and lessening my blog material. A vicious cycle. I know other coaches who blog regularly but also know many have children who are older. Or maybe they are just better time managers. I don't want to rush things but I'm also very much looking forward to having uninterrupted blocks of time within which to work. But, for now, I just walk around laden in guilt about all the things I could be doing to grow my business that I'm not- blogging included. This weighs heavy on my mind. Will I ever feel completely on top of things? Or will there just be something new on the list?

Okay, this has turned into a full-on whine. But, if anyone has any suggestions- tricks, tools, shortcuts- regarding more time-effective blogging, I'm all ears. And what's an acceptable length for entries? How often is considered good flow for posting? Discuss. Talk amongst yourselves. And, by all means, let me know.

But for now, this is my public commitment to try to be a more regular blogger...with better content than this entry. It's actively on my to-do list. And thanks for reading.