Little red writing hood-Blogger interview

Yay another blogger interview!! This young women has a very strong head on her shoulders and after speaking with her I developed a new out look on life. Bad things happen in our lives but it’s up to us what we choose to do with the life we are given. I really encourage you all to visit Patricia’s blog. She is so inspiring and thanks to her I created my own 24 before 25 goals list and I’ve actually made moves to accomplish some of my goals! Thank you for that Patricia! Well enough of my rambling, on to the interview:



Meet Little Red Writing Hood:





Tell me a little about yourself:

 

I'm a 24 year old INFJ with aspirations of being a writer and also going to firefighting school this summer! I was raised in the South but moved west to Utah when I was 18.  

Most of my days include some form of writing, stalking blogs, painting here and there, and getting out into the sun now that it's finally showing its face.

I'm a big nerd in that I love video games (I even have two video game tattoos!) and I love classical and soundtrack music. Tchaikovsky and Beethoven are my favorite composers.

I have a roommate who is Navajo, so I'm lucky enough to have been introduced into their tribe and culture and language. I also do a lot of traveling on my own. I just got back from Sweden two weeks ago, and am re-settling into American life.  Basically, I'm just a girl who can't sit still, and when I do, it's because I'm writing these crazy stories in my head.  

I enjoyed your 24 before 25 post. What inspired you? 

 

Glad you liked it!!! It all started when I realized I might not get to ever see one of my favorite bands perform live.  They're European and had sworn off playing in the US forever, a decade ago.

So I was prepared to go across the ocean JUST to watch them in concert.  I vowed out loud "I will never have children until I accomplish this dream!" It was a joke, but then I got to thinking about

other things on my bucket list that I needed to do....some small, some huge (like registering for school and getting a license!) Since I'm a perfectionist always moving toward the 'ideal' life, achieving personal goals is a huge part of my existence and something that is almost crucial for me to function properly.  Nothing seemed like a better way to hold myself accountable and have some fun with it, than commit a blog to the list...and it just sort of grew from there.  

You’ve been through so much. How do you stay positive? 

 

Honestly, I'm a very humble and grateful person, which helps me stay positive.  Despite knowing that I did have a rough past, I constantly remind myself how much worse it could've been, and I try to be thankful for the opportunities I was given to learn.  They weren't ideal circumstances, but I still see them as inherently important in shaping who I am.  They may not be my parents or siblings, but I do have people in my life who love me and though I struggle daily with understanding why they do, I've finally come to terms that they DO love me for a reason, that I deserve to be loved just like anyone else, and that's really comforting.  If I do get down, and trust me, I do, usually a lot of time spent with Nature gets me back on my feet.  I'm kind of a loner, so I'd rather come to peace with myself and Mother Nature than be around friends, even if they mean well.  Thankfully the great people in my life totally get this, and they just let me "hermit it out" so I can keep up the positivism...is that a word? Google says so, but I'm skeptical.  

What is behind the name of your blog? 

 

This blog has had its ups and downs and re-naming's.  It started out as "Two Homes for One Heart" because at the time, I was flip-flopping back and forth between living on opposite ends of the country.  However, that provided more stress than relief for me, and I didn't want to associate my blog with the drama of being two places at once.  My real passion and love is writing, so I very cheesily thought up "Little Red Writing Hood" and I still chuckle at my little pun all day long.  It fits really well because I have red hair and my original (it was changed before my birth) family surname is "Hood" so, I'm so very hilarious.  In my head, maybe.  

What can we expect to see on your blog? 

 

Oh dear.  Well, to start with, WAY TOO MANY INSTAGRAMS.  I've got Android and yep, I've been waiting years for this moment.  ps, add me; misspatriciaworley. 

Beyond the instagram addiction, I post a lot about travel, and my love of Sweden.  I also do a LOT of art posts.  Art is a huge part of my life and my one "outlet."

Rants might happen, and also updates on my very confusing and fast-paced life, but I will make the mundane interesting.  I have to, or I'll disintegrate. 

My goal is to write something that I will look back on and see meaning in--my blog is for me.  Whether I'm having a blast or writing about a rough time, it comes from my heart.

And my heart is kind of loudmouthed and rowdy and obnoxious sometimes, so, don't say you weren't warned!  

Being a new blogger, what do you find intimidating about the online “world”?

 

So many creative and stunning women put a TON of work into their blogs and creative work spaces, and they're all just so crafty and smart and savvy and fashionable.

And some of them even have those weird little things called babies....and how they manage to have those and STILL sit down and blog? I have no idea how on earth....

I guess I feel that I don't fit any kind of blogger "stereotype" which makes me feel like an outcast, so I shy away from a lot of stuff I'm actually really interested in (fashion being a great example.)

In other words, I'm a weirdo, what else is new? I'm left-handed, so I'm used to it.  I'm trying to get out there more and more though, and not be so much of a hermitie mc-hermit pants.  

What tip would you give a new blogger? 

 

The obvious tip would be ignore the numbers and be yourself, but for me it goes beyond that....

I think that a blog should always be a place where you're excited to go and write and escape for a little while.

When I had my earlier blog and was going for the numbers and comments (we all do it, it's okay) I dreaded making an entry because they were all trying to please an audience, or else a linky party...not that I have problems with those, it's just that I can't really look back on a blog full of linky parties and get any satisfaction or nostalgia. So thus my tip would be, listen to YOU and write what YOU want to write.  If you're looking at your posts and pictures at the end of the week with a smile on your face, you've succeeded.



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Hope you enjoyed this interview and don’t forget to head over to Patricia’s blog and say hello! If you would like to be featured on Sweet Tart Beauty please send me an email at info (at) sweet tart beauty (dot) com.