That’s my frame of mind at the moment. I swing wildly from “OMG, I turned blogging into a job!” to “Ugh…this thing that was fun is now WORK,” depending on the task at hand.

From Fun to an Actual Job

My most current paid blogging task was accumulating screenshots of promoted post receipts and reporting all the metrics after the campaign was done.

So, imagine taking one of your blog posts, having it scrutinized, then approved and then the same done with all accompanying social posts. Then have them boosted and then report everything that resulted from those boosts.

Me: waaaaaa…why can’t I just write what I want and get paid? 

Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. (at least not yet!) I can tell you nobody is paying me for this whiny post, lol.

Trying to Enjoy It

I found the whole assignment exciting and then stressful. It was a for a big company and paid pretty darn well. But then the approval for my post came the day I left for a 10-day cruise.

So, I spent the first five days scrambling every day trying to get all my blog work done in short bursts with the blog post, and accompanying Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Insta Stories post along with the required boost, tags, disclosures, hashtags, etc.

I blew through $100 worth of high-priced cruise ship Internet because it was all done at a snail’s pace. And I was fighting seasickness the first few days, so trying to do it on the computer was making me just MISERABLE.

So that’s why I had to try and do it in short 15 min bursts. Anything longer and I’d get really sick!

UPDATE: I’m reading this now 7 years later in 2025 and totally remember suffering through that Internet. Luckily, cruise ships these days have great Internet and affordable plans. On our last cruise, I got up every morning and quickly did my work and went on with my day!

Getting it All Done

So, I finally managed to get it all done, after they took pity on me and let some of the reporting slide until I returned home. I had everything posted on time and done right, because I’m obsessive about following directions when I have an assignment. But I felt like it was looming over me the first week I was gone.

So now I’m home, assignment done, just sent the final stuff and can officially check it off my list! phew! All done! Now I can get back to just having a bit of fun and writing what I want for a bit until I get bug to make it “work” again.

Of course, with Christmas on the way, I’m sure I’ll be back to those sponsored posts very soon!