Since going Paleo my family has fallen even more in love with our grill. Paleo and grilling just work well together. The past couple of years I've even been stepping outside my grilling comfort zone more and more. Grilling things I'd never thought to have grilled before and trying new flavor combinations. I have to say I'm pretty thrilled with the results of most of my flavor experiments. In the past I'd never have thought to grill fruit, but it's amazing. Grilling fruit and adding it to traditionally savory dishes? Brilliant. Oh yes, and? New rule: every burger recipe for the rest of forever must contain grilled pineapple. OK, maybe more of a guideline. It's a seriously delicious combination though. This Smoky Grilled Pineapple Burger is always a crowd-pleaser at my house. It's not only Paleo, but Whole30, glutenfree, lower carb, and clean eating friendly. I promise you won't miss the bun! paleo, grilled pineapple burger, smoky
Healthy living bloggers, foodie bloggers, fitness bloggers, runner bloggers, weight loss bloggers...are just some of the labels I hear.
And I wonder: where do I fit? What am I, exactly?
I've tossed around the label healthy living blogger in some of my bios..but that doesn't seem quite right. I run, but am I a running blogger? I eat, but my blog isn't just about food, so I guess scratch foodie blogger off the list (somehow I don't think I'm cool enough for that niche anyway). I'm big into fitness, but am I a fit blogger? I don't quite feel qualified. Weight loss blogger I can identify with most I guess...but that doesn't really tell the whole picture. My blog is a lot about product reviews...is there such a niche?
I struggle with these labels. To which niche do I belong? Which blogger label do I affix proudly to my bios? Which tribe do I call home?
No clue. But what I do know is that I love my little blog here and plan to keep doing what I've done the past year, whether it fits neatly into a blogging label or not. I know that through my blog and twitter I've made so many wonderful friends this past year...from across the bloggy labels...and for that I'm thankful.
How about you...if you blog what do you consider yourself? What do you think about these labels, niches?
When I started I thought of myself as a "diet" or weight loss blogger. Then I had my great paradigm shift thanks to the amazing wisdom of the blog world. And I decided I must be a "healthy living blogger" since that seemed to be the community where I was hanging out. Is there a better way to describe it? Looking forward to seeing what comments you get.
ReplyDeleteI...have absolutely no idea what I am!
ReplyDeleteI started as a weight loss blogger, then became a bit of a running blogger for a bit there...and now I'm...uh...yeah...
Part of the reason I changed my blog name was b/c I didn't want to fit into a niche. "Weight loss blogging" was getting repetitive and boring, so now I'm kind of an everything blogger with a bit more focus on weight loss :P
And you don't need a niche...you're YOU! 'nuff said!
I hate labels in general. There's no way to define me easily. I'm not liberal nor conservative, not Republican nor Democrat, no religion, no politics, no labels!!
ReplyDeleteI like to think of it as blogging for myself. If others join along for the journey or if I motivate others along the way or if others are so inclined to give me advice, then all that is a plus. Labels place people in unnecessary groups.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I hate labels. Since I pretty much only do recipes, I guess I'm a food blog though.
ReplyDeleteI say healthy lifestyle blogger, but that's just because I do feel like it entails SO much --the running, the eating, the working out etc. PLUS it includes healthy habits, healthy relationships and healthy behavior and attitude. I agree though, usually labels aren't my thing either, we are all unique!
ReplyDeleteHmmmm...I'm with Mary. I go with "healthy living" because it encompasses what I'm passionate about.
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I find myself in the same predicament. Even though my blog initially was based on completing a marathon/running to me it's more than that. It' s a place to vent, to document how I'm feeling, when I feel it and all my ups and downs. So then I think it's like a diary, but is that good enough to become a blog? Who knows. Since I'm so scared of not living up to the label, I wouldn't even consider "fitbloggin", cause I don't think I fit. However, at the end of the day, I enjoy my blog, whatever category it may be. Great post--really hit the spot for me.
ReplyDeleteI have something similar going up for my mid-morning post. How funny. I tend to consider myself a healthy living blogger just because it is the most widespread, but lately I don't even feel like I fit that. Last week I was told I couldn't work out the rest of this pregnancy. My typical healthy eating habits are harder to stick to with the end of pregnancy as well. I just feel off.
ReplyDeleteI guess as long as we stay true to ourselves it really doesn't matter.
hummm tricky to pick just ONE huh? I just blog. How about that? :)
ReplyDeleteFor me its really only important that I know what the point of my blog is, and that visitors can quickly know that too. I think we run into problems when we want every single post to fit perfectly into a niche, when in fact real life just isn't like that. Keeping it real is so much more important than creating a persona that is all put together, know what I mean?
ReplyDeleteSome days I call myself a healthy-living writer other times it's a fitness writer. But the important thing to know is that WE have the "write" stuff!
ReplyDeletePower on, sister!
Hmm... I think I would consider myself a healthy living blogger because that pretty much encompasses all of it: food, fitness, health, mental stuff, the whole enchilada. (<<<oops).
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