Who said that if you want to live with style you have to be in a big city? Because we are about to prove him/her wrong! Today we are interviewing Preppy Mountain Farmer, who shows us through her blog that you can own a farm in the countryside and be chic at the same time!
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About me & my blog:
I am Preppy Mountain Farmer, and my lifestyle blog is Preppy Mountain Farmhouse. I’m a middle-aged mom of a large family living in a century-old farmhouse on the side of a mountain in the northeastern United States. We have a small hobby farm, a rustic cabin, and a busy life. I try to combine my preppy style with our love for country living, and Preppy Mountain Farmhouse is about that. I like to capture the beauty found in the simple, natural, sublime aspects of our surroundings through photographs and commentary, and these are interwoven throughout each of my blog posts.
Why did I start my blog?
When I began blogging two years ago, I thought it would simply be a new creative outlet for me and a chance to start a new project. I wanted to document our life but also show others that families can live a farming/country life in style. What I quickly learned was that the blog world is a terrific place to make connections with other like-minded people all over the world. A more thorough explanation can be found on my About Me page found here: http://www.
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What content am I most proud of?
After 25 months of blogging, I have written 221 posts about many aspects of my family’s life. I think my four favorite posts are the following: Blame it on Charlotte’s Web: How a Preppy Girl Ended Up With a Farm,
This is the Crazy, Divine Story of How We Got This House
A Beautiful Mess: My Life
A Primitive Preppy Christmas Farmhouse Tour
What do I like most about blogging?
I’ve always considered myself a writer. I started keeping a journal at age nine and began writing and illustrating my own short stories when I was ten. Getting published the traditional way requires query letters, submissions, and lots of waiting for acceptance or rejection letters/emails. That is followed by more waiting for the actual publication and release dates. Blogging is immediate publication for the world to see. I think of it as the fast food of the writing world: instant publishing and nearly instant feedback at very little expense to the blogger. But there’s no fat, cholesterol, or calories involved!
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Why turn my blog into a book?
Although the blog sphere is digital, I still prefer to read and look at images in print. I enjoy flipping through the pages of a book and having a bound copy of my blog on our living room coffee table to browse through. My family’s life—along with my heart, soul, and creative energy—are in Preppy Mountain Farmhouse, and I like having a tangible copy of it safe and sound in my possession.
How did I find out about BlookUp?
BlookUp sent me an email advertising their service and product, and that is how I learned about turning my blog into a printed book (Blook.)
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What did I think of the process, and did I encounter any difficulties?
I thought the actual process of transforming my blog into a book through BlookUp was fairly straightforward and simple to do. The only thing I had to keep changing was the final post for each volume because my blog kept exceeding the maximum page numbers allowed for each book.
Do I enjoy the finished product, and what do family and friends think?
I love my Blooks. 210 posts and two years of blogging are contained in nearly 1000 printed pages of two volumes of books. They are better than any of the digital scrapbooks I used to spend weeks creating for our family photo albums, and per page, the Blooks are cheaper too. The index is especially handy when I’m trying to find specific posts, pictures, or recipes.
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Would I recommend BlookUp or use their services again?
I definitely recommend BlookUp to others. In fact, I devoted an entire blog post to BlookUp after I received my books in the mail: BlookUp Will Publish Your Blog or Social Media Posts
Huge thanks to Preppy mountain farmer for answering our questions and mentioning us on her blog! Don’t forget to check it out and to join her social media pages:
