I’m a Blogger | Sarah Austin

Editor’s note: Today’s profile is an example of what we’re shooting for. Since I am Sarah Austin, I don’t want you to think I’m just tooting my own horn here.

1. What is your name?
   Sarah Jo Austin (to be clear, there’s a Sarah Austin in California who sorta looks like me and is also a blogger)
2. What is your blog’s title and URL?
   A Fool of Myself (sarahjoaustin.com)
3. What is your blog about?
   Technology, crocheting, books I’m reading, my cats, trying to get my car to 200,000 miles, Twitter, running, teaching. All the big bloggers say you need to have a niche topic to be successful, so I guess my niche is myself. I’m an expert on me.
4. Why did you start blogging?
   My first year of marriage and grad school (same year, it was scary) spun me into an identity crisis, and I needed an outlet where I could express myself. And now, blogging is an outlet for my writing. I don’t care what I’m writing about as long as I’m writing.
5. What’s your favorite Springfield restaurant?
   I’m nursing a serious obsession with Which Wich? right now. I cannot get enough of their Hula sandwich. In the past, I’ve also been obsessed with Haruno, Five Spice China Grill, and Maria’s.
6. What’s your full-time job?
   Through the end of February, I’m a church secretary. But I’ve given notice at that job and started teaching online ENG 101 at OTC.
7. What else do you do for fun?
   Crocheting is fun. Cathartic, actually. It gets me away from the computer screen. I also love running. And reading. My hubs and I also watch a lot of TV and movies (when I usually crochet–two things at once).
8. What words of blogging wisdom would you like to share with your fellow bloggers?
   Stick to it. I’ve had weeks and months when I’m just not inspired or I just don’t have time to write. But then the bug bites me again, and I’ll start writing again. I try not to start a new blog just because I’m interested in something new; I try to incorporate it into the blog I’ve got.
9. What’s been your biggest blogging success?
   I was really excited to have the SGFblogs.com Twitter account mentioned in 417 Magazine in January. Maybe that’s a Twitter success, I don’t know. To get exposure like that, even if it’s not on my personal blog, is really cool.
10. What’s your favorite local blog? Why?
    A Beautiful Mess. I aspire to be as creative as Elsie. Her work is beautiful. Her pictures are fantastic. And she just seems like the coolest girl in the world. I envy her ability to take awesome self portraits.

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