Disney Food Blog is 15 years old!
The Key Lime Pie Sundae
Doing what I do for 15 years has been full of surprises, learning, and flat-out confusion. And I get asked all the time if I have any advice for people who are starting out as content creators, or bloggers, or writers, or photographers, or some other creative or entrepreneural endeavor.
So, let me shout from the rooftops this truth: “Nobody else knows what they’re doing either.”
Bacon Mac and Cheese Hot Dog
Anytime you start something new — a class, a job, a relationship — there’s always fear and anxiety that you’re going to do it wrong, that other people know how to do it better, that you’ll fail. One thing I’ve learned through the last 15 years is that — no matter what people post on social media, or say in their dating profile, or talk about in work meetings — everyone is usually some combination of anxious, or scared, or unsure, and they’re trying to hide it.
Steakhouse 71 Burger
When I started DFB — and up until this very day — it’s been trial and error. “Will this be something people want to read?” “Is this helpful enough?” “Does anyone really care about this?” “Is this going to totally bomb?” We keep trying, we keep changing, and we keep learning.
Minnie Mouse Cupcake
Since the world of media is ever-changing — and always has been — we knew when we started this that we were signing up for having to re-think and re-vamp our game plan regularly. Sometimes monthly, sometimes daily. We knew that this would always be two steps forward, one step back.
Salted Caramel Mudslide Cold Brew
And while that’s terrifying, it’s also energizing. But if you’re spending all your time wondering what other people will think about your mistakes, your failures, and your “not good enoughs”, then you’re not taking the chances you need to take to learn more, and to provide more value to your audience.
So a good rule of thumb — whether you’re starting a blog, a family, a new job, or a whole new life — is to give yourself grace and time to learn and make mistakes. You don’t have to share them with the world, but here’s hoping that when things do go “egg-shaped” as they say in old-timey novels, you take that as an opportunity instead of a condemnation.
Caramel Chocolate Cookie Sandwich
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Where can I get that Key Lime Pie Sundae? And does it taste as good as it looks ☺ ? Hopefully under $10?
Hi Norma. The Key Lime Pie Sundae is at Swirls on the Water and it’s $6.49.
I am so grateful for what you do AND how you do it! You may not think you know what you are doing but that is because you are a trail blazer, you are leading the pack! Thank you for taking the risk and doing your best, you inspire, inform, and make this world more magical!
AJ, this is the best festival yet! At least in learning and having fun. Keep this great content coming, you are a great example of making lemonade out of 15 year old lemons!
Thank you for making me smile, when smiles are rare.
I LOVE YOUR BLOGS!!! They got me thru social isolation first thru covid and then thru Chemo. I know where I want to stay and what I want to eat when I wear my Celebration “Survivor” button.
Please keep it up, yrs is the best on Disney info.