I’m sorry about this post ahead of time. There are some random tech/blog issues I need answers on, and then also just random things about my mom, and then questions I want to ask you.
Maybe random is just what you needed this Sunday.
(Late breakfast date with P at our favorite spot in San Antonio.)
Blog Questions:
- On my Iphone WordPress app, what does it mean that some of my posts are “local?”
- Why are my images loading sideways in WordPress? How do I get the rotating to work correctly?
- What’s the proper way to tag/name pictures for SEO?
(45 minutes of elliptical with a mag.)
Random Mom Awesomeness:
- My mom is at a girls weekend at the lake, and she brought ingredients to make vegan overnight oats and also rented Magic Mike. My mom is so. freaking. cool.
- I also think my mom should have her own blog. I have the most interesting conversations with her. On the way to the airport we talked all about the history of breastfeeding and the TV show Girls.
(fajita salad for dinner last night. spinach, chicken, peppers and onions, pico, guac, and tons of blue corn tortilla chips on the side.)
Questions for YOU:
- Do you sleep with earrings in?
- How much sleep do you NEED. My mom only needs 6-7. I am an 8 or 9.
- Have you seen Top Gun?
- Do you prefer to drive on road trips or be passenger?
- Do you know what King Cake is?(P didn’t and I was shocked.)
My Answers:
(None to the first three. Those I need help with.)
Yes – just little studs but I think they are making the holes bigger Eight to nine. Said that already. That’s how much I get with no alarm set. NO! And P is appalled. Passenger. Yes. Of course. Mardi Gras tradition!
Sundays are supposed to be random days where you don’t really think about much. I hope you’re enjoying your time with P! You’ve had a blog much longer than I have so unfortunately I don’t have answers to any of your blog questions.
Sleeping with earrings in drive me nuts, even small posts. I NEED 7-8 hours. Any less and itz not a pretty picture. Yes. Passenger. And no??
I didn’t know what a King Cake was until about a week ago! I had to write about it at work and everyone was shocked that I didn’t know what it was. Oops!
I am definitely an 8 hr per night sleeper. It’s the only way I’m totally re-charged.
I can sleep with small posts in but usually don’t! I need 7-8 hours of sleep – ideally more like 8+. Never seen Top Gun, don’t know what King Cake is, and on road trips, I like to take turns
1. My ears are too sensitive to sleep with earrings in. If I do, its a little gross.
2. I think I need about 9. I try to make sure the amount of sleep that I get is a multiple of 1.5 hours. ( My naps are either 1.5 or 3 hours.)
3. I’ve seen Top Gun.
4. Both my friends and I agree I should not be in the driver’s seat for long road trips. It’s for my sake, their sake, and the sake of humanity.
5. I know what king cake is. We had it for my French class in middle school, but I haven’t had it since. The area that I’m from is more into paczkis. Do you know what those are?
Blog question #1 – Does that mean those bloggers live near you? I have no idea. I have that app, but I’ve never seen that!
Blogger question #2: When you upload your picture to WordPress, you can press the “edit image” button below the picture, and then rotate. I’ve noticed that when I upload pictures from my iPhone they never upload in the right direction. Strange!
Blogger question #3: I used to work in social media, and we were always told to get very specific. For example, if you’re talking about running, don’t just put “running,” but put “Nike running shoes.” If you’re talking about travel, don’t just put “vacation,” but put “luxury hotel” or “cheap flight to Mexico.”
I’ve never seen Top Gun either. And I need 8-9 hours of sleep!
Good response to #3! I’m a content specialist and do freelance to SEO so I wanted to add a quick response. Don’t just fill your space with a bunch of keywords, but do string together a helpful, relevant phrase like Emily mentioned above. If you use a caption for the image, you should match part or all of the caption to the alt tag phrase to reiterate the keywords.
I hope that helps a little!
Thanks for giving me an expert opinion – very helpful!
I have used the edit and rotate option, but it opens a new complete window. and when I click save, and then go back to the other window and enter them, they are still the wrong way! and exact same issue with iphone photos
and thanks for the SEO info!
I don’t sleep with earrings on. Once I slept in my hoop earrings and ruined them. I need 6-7 hours of sleep. Please please please watch Top Gun! It will change your life! Haha I’ve seen that movie at least 15 times. No joke! I like to be the passenger on road trips even though I’m a bad navigator! I don’t know what king cake is because I don’t know much about mardi gras!
I think random posts are the best sometimes! aaaaand your questions 1) I hardly ever wear earrings except for my tragus and lower cartilage, but those stay in all the time 2) I don’t function well if I have any less than 7 hours of sleep 3) Top Gun? of course! get on that sister! 4) I like to drive on road trips, makes the time pass 5) definitely don’t know what King Cake is, oops
Haha, I love this post on my Sunday morning!
1. I always wear studs in my second holes and never take them out.
2. I like to have 7-8 hours of sleep but I can function off of as little as 5
3. Nope, never
4. I’m usually the passenger but I don’t mind driving either.
5. King Cake? No, but I feel lie I should since I have been to NOLA.
Do you sleep with earrings in?
No, never! I toss and turn a lot and wouldn’t want to poke myself with the stud.
How much sleep do you NEED. My mom only needs 6-7. I am an 8 or 9.
It really depends on the day- anywhere from 4 to 8 depending on how tired I am.
Have you seen Top Gun?
Nope, and don’t care to.
Do you prefer to drive on road trips or be passenger?
Either- I love road trips! I’ve done an 18 hour drive by myself and really enjoyed it, so I guess I prefer to drive.
Do you know what King Cake is?(P didn’t and I was shocked.)
Yes, I know what King Cake is but had never heard of it until l moved to the Midwest- that could explain why P didn’t know.
That salad looks awesome- any dressing on it besides the pico and guac?
I can’t stand sleeping in my earrings. The only times I do are when I fall asleep in them and don’t wake up and take them out in the middle of the night. This post has made me realize how much I need to be thinking about SEO.
1) I sleep with my studs in most nights because I am too lazy/tired to take them out but they HURT!!!! Why oh why do I torture myself this way
I do take them out once a week to clean though.
2)I NEED 8 but usually GET 6.
3) I saw the movie years ago…I think I was pretty little and really dont remember it at all.
4) I HAVE to be the driver. I simply cannot just sit in a car for any length of time or I’ll go nuts. It doesnt help that I cannot sleep in a car. So I may as well drive. Plus most other people make me nervous driving.
5) I didnt know what it was until I dated a guy from NO when I was in college. Its kinda cool tradition though huh?
I am so glad that I’m not the only one who ellipticals with a mag! People always comment on it at the gym. I’m a 6-7 hr/night-er. Any less and I’m not so pleasant. I’ve never seen Top Gun, I prefer to be a passenger, and I know what King’s Cake is but I’ve never tasted it.
People comment that you elliptical with a mag?? I thought everyone did that!
1. I used to sleep with my earrings in all the time. Then one day I stopped and now it bothers me if I don’t take them out.
2. I need 7-8 hours to feel fully rested.
3. I LOVE Top Gun! Such a classic!
4. I drive for a living, so I don’t mind being a passenger every once and a while. As long as I have shotgun!
5. Yes, I have heard of King Cakes. I don’t think they do the baby thing anymore though. Bummer.
I hope someone can help you with your blog questions! And share more about mom, she sounds awesome!
-AJ
FitTravelerAJ.blogspot.com
1. I do sleep with earrings in! Only studs though and I have noticed the holes being a little bigger.
2. I NEED at least 6 hours of sleep to feel functional. I obviously prefer 7 or 8.
3. I’ve never seen Top Gun.
4. I usually prefer to be the passenger, unless I know where I’m going, then I don’t mind driving.
5. Yes, I know what King’s cake is! I’ve never had it though.
Oh no!!!! I can’t believe you haven’t seen TOP GUN. You must change this ASAP and see it tonight!!!!!!!!!
I think we are!!
Local means it’s saved to your phone and not to your site. If you log in online, the post won’t be there.
I cannot sleep with earrings in. The posts stab me in the neck.
I am happy with 8-9 hours of sleep. I generally get six on weeknights.
LOVE Top Gun.
Road trips should be a trade-off situation… Everyone should take a turn driving. But I prefer being a passenger more and luckily, my bf prefers driving.
King Cake?
Great post!
So is local a problem? How do I fix it?
Just thought I’d pop in here – all you have to do is upload the post, but make sure you upload it as “draft” and NOT “published”. Then it should save to your dashboard.
Also to answer your photo question, the easiest fix is to make sure the original photo is saved with the proper rotation. I had this problem as well, and I found that the wordpress editor is not reliable when it comes to photo editing.
[[I've *never* had king cake! and only just heard of it last year...]]
Thank you for the info!!
I can’t sleep with earrings in and I’d always, always rather be the passenger than the driver.
hahaha your mom is awesome i love that she brought ingredients for overnight oats! go moms. they know we know whats best for them – and vice versa! i need a good 7-8 hours of sleep – i usually during the week only get 6 which sucks hah but i’m TRYING to get better at that!
1. I used to not be able to AT ALL. I can only sleep with a select few types of earrings so I typically wear those 24/7.
2. I need 7. I like to have 8-10.
3. Nope. The amount of “must see” movies I have not seen would astound people.
4. Depends who I drive with. Mostly I like to be the passenger.
5. Of course. I’m shocked to read so many people don’t know!
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I don’t wear earrings so I don’t sleep with them in. I kept having weird issues with one side when I was younger (probably allergies, but no one knew) so I left them alone and they’re probably closed by now. Sad when I wanna dress up. I need either like 6 hours or close to 9, when I sleep in the middle it wake up at a weird point in my cycle and just feel “off” the rest of the day.
i love kind cake just because you get to find a baby. LOL! and those blogging questions… hmmm. i don’t know but let me know when you find out!
p.s.
Your mom is super cool!
I usually need at least 7 hours of sleep and last night I got about 3! Going to feel it later today
1. Yes, but only small studs, hoops or plugs, basically anything that won’t poke into my head at night.
2. I only NEED 6 but I feel better when I get 7
3. No
4. Passenger because car naps are the best but not when you’re driving
5. Yes, and I always worry I’m going to accidentally swallow the baby!
When I wear earrings, they are always danglers, so I never sleep with them in. I haven’t heard of Cake King, but it sounds like something I want to know about!
1. The stud in my cartilage yes – anything else – no. They irritate my ears even if they are nice ones.
2. I think 6-8. Any less than 6 is bad but I’ve done ok if i get at least that much. I think 7 is better.
3. No
4. Depends. Both.
5. Kind of. When you mentioned mardi gras I remember hearing about it but haven’t actually had it.
I sleep with small studs in my ears. Have since they were pierced.
Usually 7-8. Any less and I’m a zombie.
Yes. I even went to the bar where they shot part of it in SD!
Both. Unless I’m tired, then passenger.
I’ve heard of King Cake, but I don’t know what it is actually…
1. I sleep with studs in and I also think they are making my holes bigger…
2. I am a bad girl and usually get about 5 or 6 but I am with your mom and the 6-7 hour range for a “good night’s sleep”
3. Never seen it…
4. ALWAYS passenger…always. I am just not a fan of driving.
5. I have heard of king cake, but never tried it…why is it called that?!?! haha!! Love your questions!
I also read that including the name of your blog in the titles of your images and in the “alternative text” helps with SEO!