what do you like to read here

I mentioned yesterday that I'm taking a blogging class from September 1st.

I don't expect to learn much about the technical aspects of blogging. And I probably won't learn much about the mechanics of writing.

But I am expecting a huge dose of inspiration, and motivation.

I want to become "serious" about blogging. But I don't want to lose the important part of blogging for me.

The memory keeping. The stories of our days, weeks, years.

And I'm struggling a bit with finding that balance.

That's the bit that I'm hoping I'll find with this class.

But it's got me wondering

What do you like to read? The baby&kid stories? The finding-Cate stories? Tutorials? Recipes? Craft? Something else?

{I asked my facebook page, and someone said "better time management ideas." Clearly, she isn't a long-time reader!}

words on wedneday | survey says

Thank you to everyone who answered my survey last week! I figured out, with much muttering-under-breath, how to create charts in Excel and make them purple!

It seems that most readers of this blog are scrapbookers, bloggers or crafters, with 12% family (hi mum!), and 13% other (all of the above)

43% of readers found the blog through one of Shimelle's classes, reading for longer than one year. (Chances are the class in question is Blogging for Scrapbookers, first run in 2009, as that's when most of us "met") Although 14% of readers found the blog through a forum (which I haven't been an active part of since 2009), and 29% followed links from other blogs.

{this was hard to understand in shades of purple}

Overwhelmingly, 21% of readers come here to scrapbooking layouts, which I haven't been doing many of lately. Tutorials, photos and can I borrow that idea? are popular posts, as were some of the 100 days to Christmas posts. And nobody likes reading the memes from other blogs (like Piquing my Pinterest - which is okay with me if you like can I borrow that idea? instead!)

 The only change that was suggested was som consistency, something I'm working on so I can post 100 posts for 100 days to Christmas this year. I also need to follow through on the committments I make to myself, I've missed some pretty great guest post opportunities in the last couple of months by not following through.

This was the most random fact that was shared. Because of the way I wrote the survey I have no idea who it's from (although thanks to survey monkey I just clicked a link and found out who it is, but I won't out you!)

Have you ever surveyed you blog readers?

words on wednesday | a survey

I've been wandering a path of exhaustion the last few days. I know I can cope with the hats that I'm wearing right now, but I'm struggling to find my groove. Keeping track of my thoughts in a way that works for me is something that I've been working on for a few weeks (even months), and I still haven't found the perfect idea. But it's a work in progress.

That's why, when I was cleaning the freezer/work bench yesterday and I had a brain wave idea, I ran for the camera to share the evidence of cleaning, not the computer to start working on my idea straight away.

What was the idea? A survey! I want to find out about you, the readers of {life behind the purple door}. I want to go back to post consistently, and writing the words that matter to me, and hopefully make them worthy of reading. I want to know how you found my little space, what you like about it (and what you don't), and how I can improve what I do here.

Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions!