Howdy folks!
How have y’all been? It’s been a long time (well, relatively speaking) that I have showed up here on the blog, and there’s a good reason for that.
During the beginning of October – we moved to our new place – our very first home here in US (we were renting for the last 7 odd years). And as exciting as that is – all the packing, unpacking, and moving was frying my brain, which is why, as much as I wanted to blog – I had to prioritize things like food and sleep; hence the short hiatus.
As of now, my life is still pretty much in boxes, but I just couldn’t stay away any longer, so here I am.
Chatty BlogsΒ – The What & The Why!
As you might have figured out from the title of this post – this -> Catch Up Over Coffee – is a new series that I am starting on the blog.
The reason for this series is to have a way to connect with you all on a more personal level, outside of the other, relatively content-focused posts, that go live on the blog.
During my time away from here, I sorely missed the sense of community that blogging has enabled me to have in the virtual world, so once I got back, I started reaching out to you folks – one by one. But I have come to realize (belatedly) that this way I would take forever to get to everyone, considering that now there are so many many of you folks that I have the privilege of knowing.
Moreover, my comments section (on the blog and social media) have been flooded with requests for more personal posts. Many of you have said that I rarely share much of myself, and that you would like to know more about me, along with the kind of books and movies that I like.
Honestly speaking, this kinda intimidates me – considering I am a hardcore introvert, and an aspiring hermit, but your requests, along with my recent realization that I just can’t always rely on getting to everyone one-on-one, here is this new series, which essentially is my official excuse to ramble about nothing in specific.
My wish and hope for this series
I am hoping this series helps us in getting to know each other better, because it’s not only about me – this is a two way street, so I am hoping you guys will help me out with topic ideas (yes, I am specifically speaking to the ones who badgered me about this), and also share your thoughts and experiences.
Even better – you could decide to take up this #ChattyBlogs series on your blog – that would be fantastic, because the world has enough content-focused posts, but not nearly enough chit-chat posts ( or at-least that is what I choose to believe right now ? ).
If you do take it up – tag me, and I’ll come over to visit, giggle and gossip. If there are enough of us interested – I’ll create a linky. Yep, I just suggested a linky for rambly posts. My brain must be melting, but right now – it does seem like a decent idea.
That’s all for now folks. As always, I look forward to hearing from you guys in the comments!
P.S. You must have noticed how un-original the title of this post is – Catch-Up Over Coffee. That’s good. Because now you know something about me – I’m like that – I rely on things that convey the meaning best – even if it means that I am the reigning Cliche queen.
Maria
Hey… This is interesting. Well… tell about the food you like and how you like to have your coffee with biscuit? … I don’t think as bloggers we really can know each other but some thoughts bind us for sure, that’s enough. For the unpacking time your in, I would say, congrats on getting house of your own. You can also rite how it is on having a house of your own(: … I am running out of ideas… good you have lot of blogger friends(: … I hope many of them become real good friends for you.
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Shanaya Tales
Thank you for your wishes, Maria. You have an interesting blog, with several home decor ideas. But I am never able to comment as it blocks me out. Have you disabled comments? I have tried several times now.
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Sanch @ Living my Imperfect Life
Moving is tiring isn’t it? Having just moved last weekend to another place just outside of Sydney, I’m still in the unpacking mode. I totally get what you mean about needing to prioritise things. Congratulations on the house! It’s very exciting π
This new series is great…is it just any kind of chatty post? I used to think about Coffee Cup Conversations when I had my previous blog title – Over Cups of Coffee π Seemed to fit well then .
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Shanaya Tales
It is exhausting, yes. But hopefully, this is the FINAL move, now that we have bought our ‘forever’ house here in Virginia. Fingers crossed.
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Sid
Ah! The move is finally done, then?
Congrats once again.
I like the initiative – it makes sense to ‘separate it virtually’. While I do like your reviews, I do miss your personal posts π
Welcome back!
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Shanaya Tales
Thank you, Sid. π
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Shilpa Gupte
I liked it…This idea of yours. Amd you know “Coffee with Shanaya” would have been more of a clichΓ© than this title. So chill.:)
I would love to know .more about you, Shantala. And I think I will do a post or two of this sort on my blog too. Once my Inktober craze settles down, I will be shifting to.my blog..
Waiting to read more over here! β‘β‘β‘
Shanaya Tales
That’s awesome. It would be great if you can join in too. π And don’t worry, I have yet to figure out the linky tool, so this is most likely going up the first week of November. Will have an update post before that though. π
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Vasantha Vivek
Interesting idea. Loved the hashtag. I always make mix and match with nonpersonal and personal stuffs while blogging. So I’m sure it would be fun on joining with you. Congrats and my best wishes for your new home. Post photos of your new home.
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Shanaya Tales
Thank you so much, Vasantha. I will try and post some pics soon. π
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SHALINI BAISIWALA
Owning your own house is an amazing feeling – many congrats for that. Maybe your first post now can be on breaking into your new home with tonnes of pics.
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Shanaya Tales
That is actually a great idea, though I am an awful photographer, but will try. Thank you so much for your wishes. π
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Uma
Congrats on the move to your own house. It must be a great feeling, all that unpacking and settling down notwithstanding. I love chit-chatty posts. My posts are generally introspective and personal, hardly the content-rich, so I’d love to share and also look forward to reading more about you.
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Shanaya Tales
Content rich posts are over-rated; sure they have their use, but it’s the personal posts that people bond over and connect through. It would be great to have you join. Thank you. I will have more details up soon. π
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CookieCrumbsInc.
Congrats on the move! PICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES!! Do before and after ones if you can, I LOVE transformations π
Shanaya Tales
I am an awful photographer (well, unless you are wanting to make things look bad – then I’m awesome), but I promise to try. As for transformation – right now we are living in the messy before. Hopefully soon. π
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Rachna Parmar
This sounds like a fun idea. Sure l’d love to know more about me. As for me, l constantly keep writing about myself, are you sure you want to hear more? ? Good luck with the new house.
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Shanaya Tales
Oh you are awesome at the personal posts, so I would most definitely like to read more.
Thank you for your wishes. π
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Brendon
Welcome back and congrats on your new home! Your new series sounds like a great one! I do think we spend a lot of time chatting about our thoughts on books and less about ourselves. I will think about participating.
Shanaya Tales
Thank you. I hope you join in. I will have more details up soon. π
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Parul Thakur
Congrats on the move. It’s a big one.
I have always loved your posts – the stories, thoughts you share. So personal from you is always icing on the cake π
I like the hashtag and love the intent. For me, most of my posts are personal stories so this could be more than I can chew π
But always happy to help – social media, or anything else:) I will be around, always!
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Shanaya Tales
Or you can look at this another way – since you mostly write personal posts, you will never be short of options as to what to share in the linky. π
Thank you for all your help, support, and encouragement, Parul. Thank you. π
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Vinodini
This sounds like a great idea! I’m game. It would definitely help to know more about each other’s likes and dislikes through this medium. Looking forward. π
Shanaya Tales
That’s awesome. Thank you joining in, Vinodini. I will have more details up soon. π
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Vinitha
Congrats on the new home, Shantala! #ChattyBlogs sounds cool! I will join you when I can. I really wanted to start blogging again after this long break, but now I’m not getting time and my head is all cloudy begging for more sleep. π I did start writing a post the beginning of this week which hasn’t even reached half way through yet! For now, I’m getting back to reading you guys. I so missed all of this fun. π
Shanaya Tales
Welcome back, Vinitha. We missed you too. π And don’t stress about not being able to write. When my baby was that little, I barely had track of what day it was. Slowly, yet surely, you will find your groove again, and the words will flow easily. Until then, enjoy your little bundle of joy. π
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Avada Kedavra
No idea why I do not get updates on wordpress reader when you post π Today suddenly I decided to see why you have not posted for a long time and saw that you had posted.
Congrats on moving to the new house! Are you liking it? Yes for chatty posts.. would like to know more about you.
Shanaya Tales
My wordpress reader does that too, but haven’t investigated it yet, as I was uber busy with the moving and packing. I am just about finding my groove back, so I think I will look into it now. Btw wordpress has stopped notifying me about comments too. No idea why.
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Corinne Rodrigues
Great idea! Congratulations on the move – I know how huge that can be. Good to see you easing your way back into blogging. Looking forward to getting to know you better too. π
PS: Are you looking at a particular day of the week for this?
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Shanaya Tales
Thank you so much, Corinne. π
As far as the timeline for #ChattyBlogs, I am not sure yet, still working out the details, but I wasn’t thinking of a weekly linky, I was kinda leaning more towards a monthly one.
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Lisa Thomson
I love the title of this new series! I wrote a post last year titled Come On In-I’ll Put Coffee On. I shared photos of my apartment and workspace and just made it an informal chat. I may join you in this #CatchUpOverCoffee at my blog. It’s nice to share a personal post once in a while. I often share personal stories but not casual “guess what I did on the weekend” type of post.
Congrats on your new home!
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Shanaya Tales
Yeah, I know what you mean. Personal stories help people to really connect with one another. Also.. I loved the choice of your title – warm and inviting. I will go look it up. π
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Shailaja Vishwanath
I love the idea and the concept π How cool! And yes, please! More personal posts would be lovely . I’d look forward to it for sure. Count me in for any help, social media or otherwise. Good luck and hope you settle into the new space soon π
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Shanaya Tales
Thank you, Shy. You are a Godsend. <3
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Obsessivemom
Good to see you around and the idea of personal posts is great. Of course my entire blog is about chatting and rambling so I’m always game to join in the fun.
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Shanaya Tales
Yay! Thank you so much. π
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Lata Sunil
Shantala, it is good to know you a bit more. I love these chatty posts and put them up sometimes. Many in our group do it. We can start using this tag. Mmm..loved this coffee.
Shanaya Tales
Oh yeah. I have read them on and off, and have always enjoyed them, but when it came to doing them myself- I shied away. Talking about myself made me overly self-conscious. But this break has changed my mind about them, which is why #ChattyBlogs was born.
Yep, we can use this hashtag. Let me check if it’s already registered, else I’ll register it. π
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kala
Shantala! I love this idea! #Chattyblogs are going to be a hit I bet! A linky is a great idea do think about guest posts! I am sure this theme will get us all a lot closer, great for the community! And personally very happy to be gossiping with you π
Shanaya Tales
Yay! So glad you are in for the linky; makes 2 of us now . Let’s wait for some more responses and I’ll set it up. π
P.S. I hadn’t thought of guest posts, but yeah I can see how that will work well too. Thanks for sharing. Let’s think about how to incorporate it. So excited! π
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