tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190449783638849093.post5911550528412849649..comments2023-05-27T23:01:53.489+11:00Comments on Georgie's Kitchen Table: Performance anxietyGeorgiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540746821149865564noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190449783638849093.post-44843677878920709162007-04-16T18:31:00.000+11:002007-04-16T18:31:00.000+11:00i always thought the kitchen table idea was perfec...i always thought the kitchen table idea was perfect - and you always say theres something wrong with your cooking so why should your blog be any different?! but of course, to the rest of us its perfect and just as your cooking mojo comes and goes so will your blogging. having said that, a conversation that goes six different ways at once is exactly what its like at your kitchen table anyway, so i hope the blog continues to reflect that!DrKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758129985662532518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190449783638849093.post-68086049822546645272007-04-16T16:52:00.000+11:002007-04-16T16:52:00.000+11:00Well George, this is fantastic, I wish I had of kn...Well George, this is fantastic, I wish I had of known sooner that you were a blogger. I always find you fascinating to talk to and always filling to be around when you are the cook. I will be back more often.Trenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02244457017658314907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190449783638849093.post-86931606551289283612007-04-16T13:17:00.000+11:002007-04-16T13:17:00.000+11:00hey George, I totally understand. At around the on...hey George, I totally understand. At around the one-two month mark, I totally freaked out! I almost gave it up. And I don't know how long I'll go on for. I pretty much think that if it becomes an anxiety-causing exercise, there's no point. We all do it for fun, for a record and as a way of keeping in touch. anything after that (for me, and I'm assuming for most of us) is an absolute bonus. <BR/><BR/>I'm loving watching yours develop. I think one of the fascinating things about blogging is how we all start out a little tentatively, with no real vision except that we want to play, too. Then slowly we start to find our voice and the blog becomes an extension of us and a record of our place in the world in whichever way we choose.<BR/><BR/>I've always meant to have more food in mine and I just don't quite get to it. So I'll just watch yours instead. Bill and Stephanie are two of my heroes.Bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961733332080072331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190449783638849093.post-78785747908875400552007-04-16T11:58:00.000+11:002007-04-16T11:58:00.000+11:00Crikey I wanna be at your place for dessert - or b...Crikey I wanna be at your place for dessert - or breakfast if the pancakes are on offer.<BR/><BR/>Dinna fash about the blog anxiety. WE ALL get it. It's about what you want.<BR/><BR/>I decided I didn't really care if anyone else wants to read it and I don't blog for comments. My blog is mine to record my stuff. If anyone else wants to look and comment, that's fine, but I'm not tidying up for their visit.<BR/><BR/>I enjoy yours, BTW. :)Taphophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010309734967633575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190449783638849093.post-46801614102146077802007-04-16T10:41:00.000+11:002007-04-16T10:41:00.000+11:00Oooh those recipes look good George - thanks!Like ...Oooh those recipes look good George - thanks!<BR/><BR/>Like you, I have struggled with the procrastination that perfectionism brings - if it has to be perfect, how can you possibly <I>ever</I> do it? So I can relate to how you're feeling - I also get sort of stage fright at times, realising that people from all over the world are reading my Blog - it's kinda freaky! But then I think - meh - who cares. I keep names and so on anonymous, and if people keep coming back to read, they must like something I'm doing :) <BR/><BR/>What helped me get over the whole perfectionism thing was to think, what if I did something that was <B>good enough</B>? Sure - I need to do close-to-perfect work for my business - that matters - but when it comes to cooking for friends, writing, running the household, painting, and so on - if the results are 85% wonderful instead of 100% perfect, does it really matter that much? I'd still score an 'A' with those marks, and have much less stress.<BR/><BR/>And the answer I discovered - much to my surprise - is that no, it doesn't matter, no-one's going to pull you up, mark you down, criticise you, or even notice, actually.. <BR/><BR/>Everyone's Blog is different, too - I also thought about Bells' recent post about influential Blogs - and was being impressed and a bit intimidated by some of the Blogs she referenced. But then I thought, no, it's not what I want to write about in public, generally. I have plenty of serious difficult challenges in my life already, and when I write my Blog, I want it to be fun, a bit of an escape. I just want to say 'Ooooh look at the pretty things' for a while. <BR/><BR/>So George - phew - that was rather long winded, sorry - I <I>really like</I> what you've written so far, and the idea of sitting around your kitchen table - it feels cosy, friendly and lovely. It's a way we can meet with you in that setting even if we're stuck behind a computer for work all day, and all <I>wishing</I> we were at your place having tea in your kitchen instead :)Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137577463781242181noreply@blogger.com