32 fun blog post writing prompt ideas for this summer (or anytime!)

Over the course of more than seven years of vintage blogging, one naturally sees certain patterns emerge, both within their own process and throughout the online community at large.

For me personally, as well as numerous others I've spoken to about the topic, one of those things is that come summertime, as the beautiful - but also often draining - summer heat is out in full force, our blogging mojo or simply the energy needed to write posts can go flying out the window faster than a paper drink umbrella caught in a warm tropical breeze.

I've actually said before, only half jokingly, that if I could pen all my posts for June, July and August in the dead of winter, I happily would.

Of course such is neither practical nor very feasible, so naturally I've never done so (though I have often started brainstorming post ideas that far in advance). Instead what I try to do is just pace myself, focus all the more on outfit posts (tis the season after all!), and try to extend the fun, laid back vibe of summer to my blog writing, too.

My birthday is coming up this Sunday (on the 10th) and I've been racking my brain for a while trying to decide what to pen about for the last post of my 31st year of life. A few ideas bounced around for a while, but none lit up my eyes quite like the idea of sharing 32 different blogging post writing prompts with all of you (one each for every year of my life).

No matter if you find summer a little trickier to blog during or not, this list is handy and helpful the whole year through - especially because, objectively, just about everyone who blogs will eventually run into times when you need a little extra creative boost to help you come up with fun, fresh new ideas for blog posts (though I have covered some of these topics here over the years, I have not, to date, written posts with these same titles myself).

So with that said, on this fabulously sunny Friday morning, let us all jump head first in the following list of...

32 fun blog post 

writing prompt ideas

1. Twelve (or whatever number you desire) of my favourite summer recipes (vintage or otherwise)

2. A Day in the Life type of look at how you spend an average (or not so average, as the case may be) summer day

3. What's inside my summer beach bag (or weekend bag. A fun spin on the classic "what's in my purse" post

4. Summer just wouldn't be the same for me without these seven songs/movies/TV shows

5. The "ingredients" of my perfect vintage/1940s/1950s/rockabilly/pinup (or whatever style/era you favour) summer outfit include

6. Ten things you love and ten that you dislike about this season

7. A look at my summer beauty rituals

8. Five places I wish I was spending this summer (dream holiday locations, with old friends, etc)

9. By this time next year I hope to have accomplished X (where "x" is the name of the goal you're discussing)

10. What's on my summer reading list this year

11. Recollections of my first summer job

12. Twelve desserts that make summer so much sweater for me

13. The historical (and/or fictional) figures that I'd invite to my ultimate summer tiki (or cocktail or garden or tea) party

14. This summer I'm making [insert name of craft/project/baked item/etc]

15. Revive an old schooldays tradition and, as the season winds down, pen a post called "How I spent my summer vacation"

16. One thing I really want to try for the first time this summer is

17. Eight of my all-time favorite summer scents (e.g., suntan lotion, pina colads, fresh cut grass, air dried linens, food on the grill, etc)

18. Interview an elderly family member about the childhood/early adult summer memories from decades past

19. How to have a fabulous summer staycation in [insert the name of your town/city]

20. My top five summer photography tips (they can be for outfit shoots and/or any other type of photography)

21. Vintage essentials for a great summer camping trip (or picnic, barbeque, or garden party)

22. Four WIP (works in progress) that I want to get finished before Labour Day rolls around

23. Why I like (or, conversely, dislike) summertime fashion so much more than winter

24. Seven moments/memories from summers past that will forever define (or speak to) the season for me

25. How to style a glam summertime evening look

26. My ultimate summer music playlist

27. The best thing that happened to me this summer was

28. DIY vintage summer decor ideas

29. My favourite Instagram snaps from this summer

30. 15 ways that I love to relax (or, if you prefer, stay active) during the summer months

31. Six things I can't stop pinning photos of (to Pinterest) this summer

32. What a difference a year makes (looking back on any major changes in your life from this time point last year)

{Though these thirty-two assorted post prompt ideas ideas are geared towards summer, you can easily switch them to any other time of the year or ditch the seasonal element entirely and put them to work on your blog whenever you please. Super charming vintage photo source.}

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Which of these post ideas jump out at you? Do you keep a list of post writing prompts to hand throughout the year? Do you find that your blogging mojo sometimes wanes during the roasty-toasty days of summer?

I hope that you guys enjoyed this selection of thirty-two different possible post ideas. Please feel free to let me know in the comments, if you did, and if there's a lot of enthusiasm for them, I may very well share more in future posts of this nature.

To help celebrate my birthday to the fullest, I'm giving myself a three-day weekend and will be back here bright and early on Tuesday morning with a delightful new vintage summer outfit shoot to share with all of you.

Right now though, there's a tasty  b-day dessert to be made and perhaps, spurred on my these ideas, a fresh new summertime post or two to begin working on myself!