I want a blog restart
Monday, July 21, 2025
Thinking about restarting my blog — new name, new domain. Just sharing some thoughts (again) to clear my head and figure out what’s next.
Blogging
Overthinkers non-anonymous
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Yesterday, a blog identity crisis. Today, all clear thanks to writing it out and hearing from others who’ve been there too. Overthinking is more fun when you’re not doing it alone.
Blog identity crisis — again
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Just me, once again, trying to figure out how to balance micro posts and long-form writing. No big revelations, just some honest thoughts about what feels right (and what doesn’t) when it comes to blogging.
Making Micro.blog more colorful
Friday, July 11, 2025
Street painter outside The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. I’ve put together a Micro.blog Color Palettes page to go along with the Micro.blog Styles collection. You don’t have to use Micro.blog to enjoy the palettes, of course. Just rename the variables to match your own theme (you might need to do that even if you’re on Micro.blog). I’m currently using the mnml theme with the Swedish Sunshine palette. Each palette comes with styles for both light and dark mode.
Micro.blog blogroll styles
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Micro.blog has a neat built-in feature for creating a blogroll. It seems like quite a few people have missed this little gem — maybe because it’s kind of “hidden” under Design → Edit Recommendations. If you’re using Micro.blog, I highly recommend giving it a go. The recommendations can then be accessed by anyone through a Recommends [number of] blogs link on your profile (here’s mine). There’s also a Blogroll shortcode plug-in that lets you embed the list on any page you like.
CSSunday
Sunday, July 6, 2025
I’ve spent this Sunday styling my blog. Considering the Zen of CSS, I’d say that counts as a pretty impressive meditation session. As most bloggers know, it’s always a work in progress. A never-ending cycle of tweaking and playing around, but also a genuinely fun way to be creative while learning new things along the way. Recent changes Updated unique looks for the Books, Movies, Music, and Notes categories. Photos now appear without text on the main view.
Blogs have birthdays too
Saturday, July 5, 2025
I just read the post Thank you for being you by Ruben Verweij. He writes that his blog has just celebrated its one-year anniversary. Happy blogbirthday! 🥳 I think many bloggers can relate to that kind of joy. I know I can. A blog isn’t just a digital platform. It’s more like an entity — a close friend, a family member, even our better half. A blog is a buddy.
Re: IndieWeb is Punk
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Yay, I got my ”IndieWeb is Punk” T-shirt today! 😎 This awesome creation is a perfect example of what the indie punk DIY spirit can lead to. It all started with Jamie Thingelstad publishing the blog post IndieWeb is Punk. I commented that the title would make an awesome t-shirt. Jim Mitchell picked up the idea, and within hours, it was a reality. Now, just a couple of weeks later, I’m wearing it here in Sweden.
After the blogging honeymoon
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
With this new home for my blog, I’m still on the limited Micro.one $1/month plan. It’s a surprisingly generous setup, with neat features like book tracking and photo collections. Coming from Bear Blog — a wonderful platform in its own minimalistic “bear necessities” kind of way — this feels like a whole new world. Honestly, it’s a bit overwhelming, and very easy to get carried away. That’s exactly what I think has happened to me lately.
30 photos later
Monday, June 30, 2025
Photo challenge day 30: Solitude This is my final entry for the June 2025 Photo Challenge. And here they are — all my contributions from the month. It was my first time participating, and I absolutely loved it. Such a great idea! It’s been both fun and inspiring to come up with photo ideas every day, and a real joy to see what everyone else has shared too. 😍
Blogging balance
Thursday, June 26, 2025
In her latest post, Véronique writes that she’s been thinking about posting daily “card pulls” and journaling prompts. She then adds: …but idk if that would be too much for people who aren’t interested in that stuff… I emailed her and said that I totally think she should go for it if she feels like it. I’d appreciate it, which probably means some other readers would too. After writing that, I realized I’m very much the same way myself.
Micro.blog Rainbow Logo
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Want to sprinkle some rainbow magic on your Micro.blog during Pride Month? Or why not keep the joy going all year round? Rainbows never go out of style! 🌈✨ Just hop over to ‘Design → Edit CSS’ and paste in the code below. I’m using the mnml theme, but it should play nicely with most standard ones. .site-title { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ef5350, #f48fb1, #7e57c2, #2196f3, #26c6da, #43a047, #eeff41, #f9a825, #ff5722); -webkit-background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; } Update: Here’s a way to add a colorful border to your avatar too.
Blog Recycling
Sunday, June 22, 2025
I listened to an interview (it’s in English by a Swedish journalist) with the American songwriter and producer Desmond Child. He mentioned that he had used one of his creations in three different productions with three different artists: If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man) – Bonnie Tyler You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi Kings & Queens – Ava Max Here’s a short audio clip with the intros back to back.
Micro.blog Question Challenge
Saturday, June 21, 2025
A while back, Ava kindly invited me to take part in her wonderful initiative, the Bear blog question challenge. You can read my answers here. Now that I’m on a new platform, I thought it would be fun and interesting to do a Micro.blog version of the same challenge. Below are Ava’s original questions, but with Bear swapped out for Micro.blog (and the tags part removed, since MB doesn’t use tags).
Micro.blog Wishlist
Thursday, June 19, 2025
It’s been a couple of weeks since I moved my blog to Micro.blog, and it’s been a nice experience so far. I like the possibilities the platform provides without having to come up with half-baked workarounds. But, as with any platform, there are some things I miss. Here are some that first come to mind for me: Category Description I’d love to add some text to the categories I create. Nothing fancy, just a simple description with Markdown support.
My blogging inspiration
Sunday, June 8, 2025
As a blogger, one of the questions I sometimes get asked is, “Where do you get your ideas?” The truth is, inspiration is everywhere—you just have to tune in. Most of my posts are sparked by everyday experiences. It might be something that happened at work, a passing comment during lunch, or a conversation I overheard in a busy coffee shop. These seemingly small moments often carry something bigger. There’s something quietly powerful hiding in the ordinary.
My blogging workflow
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Now that I’ve moved my blog to Micro.blog, my blogging routine looks a bit different. So I figured it’s about time I updated my contribution to the Our blogging workflow list. Writing Most of the time, I write my posts in TextEdit on my Mac, in full-screen mode. I love the completely stripped-down experience – a blank screen slowly filling with words and sentences. Even though my blog posts are in English, I write them in Swedish.
Why I moved my blog to Micro.blog
Sunday, June 1, 2025
This blog has moved from Bear and now has a new home on Micro.blog. But it was far from an easy or obvious choice. I posted my first entry on Bear on February 16, 2023, and I still love the platform. My time there has led to several valuable connections, thanks to the fantastic community that has grown around it. Creating the Bearming theme also brought me both joy and new knowledge.
My blogging journey
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Inspired by Juha-Matti Santala’s post, Short History of My Blogging Journey, I decided to write a little about my own blogging journey — which has been a bit bumpy, to say the least. I started blogging about 20 years ago using Movable Type, which was pretty much the only tool available at the time. After about a year, I switched to WordPress. My first blog was called Smidigt (Swedish for “easy/handy”).
It's alive!
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Hello everyone! I’ve been keeping an eye on Bear Blog1 for a while, and I really like its approach and philosophy. So, I started thinking: “What should I write about? The blog needs a theme.” And I kept thinking… and thinking… and thinking… Finally, I realized I could brainstorm until that storm turned into a tornado and swept everything away! It’s great to have a clear idea, of course, but sometimes it’s better to just throw it out there and see what happens.