Everyone Makes Mistakes
How I Handled My First Big Blogging Mishap
Well, friends, it happened. One of the things I was most nervous about in publishing my words for the world to see…I made a mistake…and guess what, it wasn’t the end of the world! Because, and sometimes I forget this in my quest for perfection especially related to my blog, everyone makes mistakes!!
If you read one of my original posts, Why I Delayed the Launch of My Mom Blog, you know that I had a lot of fears while preparing for my launch. I have to say that the big mistake I made wasn’t even something I worried about. There is no way I would ever make this mistake. And in the first month of blogging?! No way, No how!
But I did. If you follow Mama’s Many Loves, you know that I published a new recipe on Friday. I have made this recipe numerous times for our family and we have all enjoyed it. I was excited to make the recipe again on Sunday, to celebrate it being published. Omg it was so bland. My palate has changed through pregnancies, breastfeeding and all of those baby-related hormonal shifts, but there is no way it has changed that much.
Now What?!
I could feel my husband’s eyes on me, waiting to see how I would react. He knows how much I love my blog,
The post was immediately unpublished from my blog because I am not willing to share mediocrity with anyone who takes time out of their day to read my blog or try my recipes. I now consider it a challenge to work on this recipe and be able to proudly republish it someday soon for you all to enjoy!
I then deleted all of the pins on Pinterest for that recipe. The few people who had already saved it to their boards may be a little confused as to where it went when they click on it and get an error message. But again, I cannot keep something posted on Mama’s Many Loves that I am not proud to publish and have your family try.
Honesty is the Best Policy
While looking for quotes regarding mistakes during this whole debacle, in order to feel better about it, I stumbled upon one by James Altucher. “Honesty is the fastest way to prevent a mistake from turning into a failure.” Yes, I could just delete the post and move on. I feel strongly that I owe it to everyone who has invested their time into reading my blog, to invest my time into an honest explanation of what happened, how I am addressing it, and what I will do to ensure that it will not happen again.
But What If…
My biggest concern yesterday was that someone had already saved the recipe, tried it and did not like it. But what if they never read my blog again? What if they never trust my recipes again? What if they write a bad comment?
Let’s be honest, odds are I have already beat myself up about it far worse than anyone else’s comments could. I took a deep breath and reasoned with myself that the recipe was just posted on Friday. The odds that someone has already tried it in the first 48 hours are pretty slim. And if so, I am happy to apologize for my mistake. Because everyone makes mistakes.
To be honest, I am still not sure how I could be so off on a recipe. I am also wondering if maybe I prepared it incorrectly yesterday. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t bad bad (unless you ask my darling 3 year old who informed me that both herself and her 11 month old brother don’t like it because it’s “Gross”). But it was bland and not delicious, which means it is not good enough to share with you all.
Learning from My Mistake
I promise you that from now on, no recipe will be published until it has been tried many times, in different circumstances, with different tasters AND most importantly, recently cooked and tasted prior to publishing.
To my amazing and incredible blog readers, Insta followers and Pinners,
please know that I value each and every one of you and do not take you and your time for granted. I genuinely only want to share things that help improve the lives of my fellow Mamas and their families. Good enough will not suffice!
XOXO, Tracy
