Monday's seem to be my career/blogging day again! Which I am thrilled about, who doesn't love a schedule?! If you've kept up with me on Insta-stories, you know I've been busy in NYC and at #HerConference (more on that to come!). Today's post isn't as meaty as usual, but hopefully if you're struggle from #SummerBrain like I've been, this post gives you a little extra inspiration to push through the season. I came up with an updated list of 120+ lifestyle blog post ideas (updated list at the bottom of the post!) that I hope will pull you through all your creative ruts and writer's blocks.
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120+ Lifestyle Blog Post Ideas:
Since this list is so long, I tried to break it into categories to keep it somewhat organized and maybe spark some of your own ideas!
Round Ups and List Ideas For Blog Posts:
1. Round up your favorite posts from other bloggers on a topic
2. Your favorite blogs to read
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3. Travel Bucket List
4. Quote Roundups: whether they’re for some added #girlboss inspo, getting through time of loss, or changing stages of life! There are so many ways to put a spin on this to represent where you’re at
5. Snack roundup: Healthy snacks, movie snacks, road trip snacks…. Ahhh so many options!
6. Productivity apps you couldn’t manage your time without
7. Monthly Obsessions
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8. Latest guilty pleasures for the week or season
9. “Life Lately” on Instagram rounding up your last few weeks, or month, in Instagram posts
10. What made you happy/grateful this month or week
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11. Must haves for your workspace
12. Apps you use everyday on your phone
13. Date ideas
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14. Financial planning tools and apps to keep you in the green
15. Travel necessities
16. Movie roundups: your all time favorites, movies for a certain mood, etc.
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17. X Things To Do Before X Age (25 things to do before 25; 30 things to do before 30, etc.
18. Seasonal bucket list
19. Must listen to podcasts
20. Favorite beauty products
21. Favorite books
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22. Favorite TV shows
23. Annual bucket list or goals
24. Self care ideas / How to unwind after a stressful day
25. Top blogging tools
26. Your favorite Instagram accounts to follow
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27. Reverse bucket list, rounding up awesome things you’ve already experienced
28. Your most popular posts
29. Favorite healthy snacks
30. Favorite people to follow on Twitter
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31. Favorite things about a season and why
32. Favorite restaurant or food round up
33. Ted Talks for (insert topic)
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Behind The Scenes (BTS) // Getting to know you
34. A day in the life
35. Q&A post (ask your readers to send questions in questions via your blog or IG)
36. The “Why” Behind Your Blog
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37. Style Staples: LBH, most of us have some go to's we secretly live in, let your audience see a little more of your “real” side, not just your trendy finds from Instagram
38. Favorite memory from a certain stage of your life and why
39. How you create an at home spa night
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40. Weekly fitness routine
41. Playlists for the season, a mood, or an activity
42. 48 Hours in your city
43. Spirituality routine
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44. What’s in your bag?
45. How you spend “alone” time or date yourself or recharge
46. # things you might not know about me
47. Share about your pets if you have them
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48. Write about your first something [kiss, concert, etc.]
49. A day in the life in photos, chronicling what you are doing every hour on the hour
50. Share how you met your significant other or what you are looking for in a partner
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51. Share one of your secrets
52. Morning Routine
53. Evening Routine
54. Share your engagement story or the best engagement stories you’ve heard
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55. Share your favorite foolproof recipe
56. Things you think are worth saving or splurging on
57. An embarrassing story
58. Share the wedding planning process (or what you envision your wedding will look like)
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59. Describe your dream day
60. Highs and lows of the year so far (or of a certain period of your life, e.g. college)
61. Your goals and how you plan to achieve them
62. Your biggest pet peeves and why
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63. Happiest moment of your life and why
64. Inside your home reveal
65. Favorite course in college and how it shaped you
66. Favorite teacher and how they shaped you
67. Favorite city you've ever lived in
Life Lessons, Hacks, & Tips:
68. Real life attempts at bringing a Pinterest DIY to life
69. A letter to your younger self
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70. How to save money on food
71. Advice on a relationship issue (romantic, friendship, workplace, family, etc. all count as possible relationships here!)
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72. How to properly pack a suitcase or for a long trip to avoid airline fees (or forgetting something!)
73. Share your greatest strengths and weaknesses and how you use them
74. Hair hacks to save time in the morning or after a workout
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75. Most challenging part of your life, why, and what you learned from it
76. Kitchen hacks to save time and money
77. Cleaning hacks
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78. General money saving tips
79. Tips for decluttering
80. Organization hacks
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81. What are your biggest fears and how do you deal with them?
82. Anything related to your career journey
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83. What’s a deal breaker for you in a relationship (whether that relationship is romantic, platonic, career, or otherwise)?
84. Advice for recent grads
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85. Lessons learned in college or in your first job
86. Lessons learned from a past relationship
87. How to decorate a small space or a rental
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88. Lessons learned from family
89. Shopping tips: saving money on clothes or home items
90. Iphone photography tips
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91. Habits of successful [type of person, e.g. business owner, blogger, student, etc.]
92. What you wish people knew about you
93. Tips for new bloggers
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94. DIY gift ideas
95. BTS blogging process
96. Lessons learned from blogging
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97. Lessons learned from your favorite tv show, movie, or book
98. Lessons learned from a mistake you've made or failure
99. Teach yourself a new skill or topic and share the journey
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General / Other:
100. Product review
102. Healthy changes to make today
103. What inspires you?
104. Opinion and thoughts on a controversial topic (link bloggers bashing brands)
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105. Your opinion on a current trend
106. If you could do anything with your life or in your life what would you do and why
107. Your biggest success in life so far and what it felt like
108. An open letter to someone or a trend
109. Interview someone
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110. If you could have dinner with one person, living or dead, who would it be and why?
111. Who is your spirit animal and why
112. DIY something
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113. Things to do with friends
114. X things you want to see change in the world or an industry
115. If you had a million dollars, what would you do?
Alright, no excuses you have a list of 115 blog post ideas now so get to writing!!
Originally published on 07/24/17
[UPDATED] List of 200+ lifestyle blog post ideas:
- Round up your favorite posts from other bloggers on a topic
- Your favorite blogs to read
- Round up your favorite influencers to follow
- Travel Bucket List
- Quote Roundups: whether they’re for some added #girlboss inspo, getting through time of loss, or changing stages of life! There are so many ways to put a spin on this to represent where you’re at
- Snack roundup: Healthy snacks, movie snacks, road trip snacks…. Ahhh so many options!
- Productivity apps you couldn’t manage your time without
- Monthly Obsessions
- Latest guilty pleasures for the week or season
- “Life Lately” on Instagram rounding up your last few weeks, or month, in Instagram posts
- What made you happy/grateful this month or week
- Must haves for your workspace
- Essentials for creating a cozy home
- Apps you use everyday on your phone
- Date ideas
- Financial planning tools and apps to keep you in the green
- Travel necessities
- Movie roundups: your all time favorites, movies for a certain mood, etc.
- X Things To Do Before X Age (25 things to do before 25; 30 things to do before 30, etc.
- Seasonal bucket list
- Must listen to podcasts
- Favorite beauty products
- Favorite books
- Favorite TV shows
- Annual bucket list or goals
- Self care ideas / How to unwind after a stressful day
- Top blogging tools
- Your favorite Instagram accounts to follow
- Reverse bucket list, rounding up awesome things you’ve already experienced
- Your most popular posts
- Favorite healthy snacks
- What you eat in a day
- Favorite people to follow on Twitter
- Favorite things about a season and why
- Favorite restaurant or food round up
- Ted Talks for (insert topic)
- A day in the life
- Q&A post (ask your readers to send questions in questions via your blog or IG)
- The “Why” Behind Your Blog
- Style Staples: LBH, most of us have some go to's we secretly live in, let your audience see a little more of your “real” side, not just your trendy finds from Instagram
- Favorite memory from a certain stage of your life and why
- How you create an at home spa nights
- Weekly fitness routine
- Playlists for the season, a mood, or an activity
- 48 Hours in your city
- Spirituality routine
- What’s in your bag?
- How you spend “alone” time or date yourself or recharge
- # things you might not know about me
- Share about your pets if you have them
- Write about your first something [kiss, concert, etc.]
- A day in the life in photos, chronicling what you are doing every hour on the hour
- Share how you met your significant other or what you are looking for in a partner
- Share one of your secrets
- Morning Routine
- Evening Routine
- Share your engagement story or the best engagement stories you’ve heard
- Share your favorite foolproof recipe
- Things you think are worth saving or splurging on
- An embarrassing story
- Share the wedding planning process (or what you envision your wedding will look like)
- Describe your dream day
- Highs and lows of the year so far (or of a certain period of your life, e.g. college)
- Your goals and how you plan to achieve them
- Your biggest pet peeves and why
- Happiest moment of your life and why
- Inside your home reveal
- Favorite course in college and how it shaped you
- Favorite teacher and how they shaped you
- Favorite city you've ever lived in
- Dream cities you'd like to live in
- Real life attempts at bringing a Pinterest DIY to life
- A letter to your younger self
- How to save money on food
- Advice on a relationship issue (romantic, friendship, workplace, family, etc. all count as possible relationships here!)
- How to properly pack a suitcase or for a long trip to avoid airline fees (or forgetting something!)
- Share your greatest strengths and weaknesses and how you use them
- Hair hacks to save time in the morning or after a workout
- Most challenging part of your life, why, and what you learned from it
- Kitchen hacks to save time and money
- 77. Cleaning hacks
- General money saving tips
- Tips for decluttering
- Organization hacks
- What are your biggest fears and how do you deal with them?
- Anything related to your career journey
- What’s a deal breaker for you in a relationship (whether that relationship is romantic, platonic, career, or otherwise)?
- Advice for recent grads
- Lessons learned in college or in your first job
- Lessons learned from a past relationship
- How to decorate a small space or a rental
- Lessons learned from family
- Shopping tips: saving money on clothes or home items
- Iphone photography tips
- Habits of successful [type of person, e.g. business owner, blogger, student, etc.]
- What you wish people knew about you
- Assumptions tag: ask your audience for their assumptions about you and share them in a post with your response to each
- Tips for new bloggers
- DIY gift ideas
- BTS blogging process
- Lessons learned from blogging
- Lessons learned from your favorite tv show, movie, or book
- Lessons learned from a mistake you've made or failure
- Teach yourself a new skill or topic and share the journey
- Product review
- Healthy changes to make today
- What inspires you?
- Opinion and thoughts on a controversial topic (link bloggers bashing brands)
- Your opinion on a current trend
- If you could do anything with your life or in your life what would you do and why
- Your biggest success in life so far and what it felt like
- An open letter to someone or a trend
- Interview someone
- If you could have dinner with one person, living or dead, who would it be and why?
- Who is your spirit animal and why
- DIY something
- Things to do with friends
- X things you want to see change in the world or an industry
- If you had a million dollars, what would you do?
- Favorite stores to shop at
- How to make friends as an adult
- Seasonal self care ideas
- Products you use every day
- Video round up on your niche
- Worst Advice You've Ever Gotten
- Respond to another blogger's article
- Share a list of unexpected things people would never guess about you
- A list of unexpected things people would never guess about being a blogger
- Top distractions you face daily and how you deal with them
- Current goals and how you plan to achieve them
- List of your achievements and how you got there
- Life motto or mantra
- Celebrate your blogs birthday
- Things you're currently improving on
- If it was your last week on Earth, what would you do?
- Skills someone should develop if they want to become a blogger
- Truth vs. Lie post
- Things that can destroy a blogging career
- Out of the box ways to make money
- Budget tips
- Meal plan ideas
- Ways to save on clothes
- Ways to save on food
- Favorite finance apps
- Things you splurge on
- Favorite bargain stores
- How to brighten up any room
- Motivation behind your current decor
- Home decor wish list
- Tips for staging your home
- Tips for styling photos
- Gratitude list
- Where you see yourself in X years
- Your perfect day
- What's in your bag
- What you're looking for in a partner or friend
- Round up of quotes
- Who would play you in a movie
- What you'd bring to a deserted island
- How you stay positive
- Playlist for _____ (working out, holiday, etc.)
- Habits for success
- Productivity hacks
- Tips for being authentic on social media
- Favorite blog plugins
- SEO advice
- Go to dessert
- Emergency meals you always have in your home
- Healthy changes you've made in your life
- Ways to love yourself
- Favorite workout clothes
- Favorite workouts
- Grocery store haul
- Lessons learned from your worst breakup
- Your spirit animal and why
- Make up must haves
- Make up fails
- Getting started with bullet journaling
- Most memorable holiday
- Stretches at your desk
- Favorite social media and why
- Must have tech gadgets
- Tips for hosting a dinner party
- Do's and don'ts in your job
- Do's and don'ts with friends
- Do's and don'ts in your relationship
- What success means to you
- What happiness means to you
- How to let go of fear
- How to let go of insecurities
- Most recent beauty “empties”
- Home decor or clothing picks for the upcoming season
- Current cravings list of _____ (food, clothes, make up, movies, etc.)
- Letter to your future self
- Letter from your future self once you've achieved all your dreams
- Everyday make up routine
- 5 minute make up routine
- Favorite places you've travelled to
- Skincare routine and essentials to prevent anti-aging
- Favorite youtube accounts
- Youtube videos that have helped you the most with ______
Originally published on 07/24/17
Great list. I’ll be pinning this for later when I’m in need of some inspiration!
I’m pinning this because I love all of it! I’ve done the bucket list thing but never the reverse bucket list! This is such a great list filled with fresh ideas! Thanks!
x
Missy
http://popofstyle.com
thank you for this great and insightful post. I just pinned it so I can study it later:-)
Yes!! This is an amazing compilation of blogging ideas 🙂 I will definitely need this. I am still new to blogging so I still have a bunch of ideas I want to write about but these will also help with how to title them so I get readers attention!
These are great!! I sometimes feel like I have nothing to write about so I’ll be pinning for future use! Thanks!!
This list has definitely sparked some ideas! Thanks for sharing 🙂
This is great thanks! I am saving this for sure, sometimes I really struggle to find new ideas.
These are some of my favorite posts to both read and write. I should do a favorite blogger roundup though!
Yes yes yes!! I love how you included “monthly obsessions” because I have a “My Current Obsession” style series!!
Oh I love this! I for sure get in ruts sometimes and these are great ideas. Pinning for later!
Yes to scheduling 1000% lol. I’m not so great with spontaneity and love for things to be planned out. I think it has a lot to do with the need to feel in control all the time lol. I’m also so jealous that you got to go the the blogher conference……I’ve been dying to go! 🙂
HAHA YESS!! I was actually at her conference, not blogher, I did go to blogher about a month ago though!! It was so fun!
Oops I misread her conference as blog her lol……..its a monday XD
Definitely going to be using some of these ideas!
xo, Lily
Beauty With Lily
These are all such awesome ideas Rachel! Thanks for putting this together!
Awesome list! Just pinned this for later!
Wow, this is great! I’ll definitely be using some of your ideas here! Thanks for sharing.
Daaaaang, girl.
Pinned this before I even read the full post! haha
This already gave me so many fresh ideas for content…I just got excited about my blog all over again. 🙂
Excuse me while I go create 15 new post drafts in WordPress, brb…
Tendril Wild
Aweee you’re so sweet! excited to read what you write!
I love these ideas! Definitely pinning as I continue to brainstorm some ideas for new blog posts to schedule! I’m teaching again this year so I want to start scheduling more posts for the year, but I’ve been so stuck. This post has definitely helped get some ideas flowing again! Thank you 🙂
YAY! Happy writing 🙂
Saving this!!! Brilliant ideas!!!!
So many great ideas lady! So helpful.
These are awesome! I love how different they all are! Pinning 🙂
So many great ideas! I’m feeling very inspired now
This is awesome!! Thank you so much for putting this together! +1 for the quote round-up–I love doing my seasonal collections of photos, quotes, and a playlist. I have so much fun putting it together–it’s inspiring to me, too! I love the idea of doing a round-up of my favorite blogs–I’ll have to give that a try (and you’ll be on the list, of course!).
Ahhh you’re too kind!! thank you! Those posts are great for traffic boosts too since most people you mention on them will share on their social!
SUCH good ideas! I want to just sit down with this list and my laptop and keep going until I have one post for each idea. Pinning!
Love these ideas Rachel! I love how you broke them down into categories. I will be returning to this list for sure.
Wow… I can’t believe you put together such an extensive list!!! Some of these are great posts for sure!! Saving some for the future 😉
DANG girl!!! Definitely will be pinning this!!!
This is exactly the kind of inspiration I needed this morning! So many wonderful ideas 🙂 Thank you for helping break my writers block.
So happy it was helpful!!! Happy writing 🙂
Love these post ideas! I could even use some of them for my mom blog.
Thanks so much! These are such great ideas! I’m pinning this for later!
This is such an awesome list! I need to hang on to this when I’m hitting a road block!
This is a great list of ideas. I will be sure to reference this when I’m stuck in a rut!
Haha yassss!!
These are such great ideas! I’ll definitely be adding a few to my list and will be coming back to it later for some inspiration!
Love this! Definitely saving this for inspiration. #115 is a question Michael asks me all the time haha!
Oh my gosh the possibilities are endless! Definitely saving this one!
Great list! I am saving this for those days when I just feel totally blocked! You listed some of my favorite kinds of post that I totally forgot about! Thank you! 🙂
I need to do a Favorite Books post. It has been on my mind for a long time. I honestly look all these amazing ideas!
Love this! It’s great to freshen up your post ideas when doing your content calendar.
*slow clap* You just never cease to amaze me! This list is amazing and has soooo many good posts! Saving for future use on those uninspired days.
haha and you never cease to bring a smile to my face!!
These are such awesome ideas. I’ll never be stumped for a topic again!
These are all great idea! I want to look back on this!
Oh my gosh, pinning this RIGHT NOW. I’ve needed this all summer long- I’m lacking inspiration!
These are all awesome ideas, Rachel! Pinning this for future reference!
This is a massive list! I’m pinning it for later. Thanks for doing all the hard work for us!!!
Wow, absolutely saving this for later. Great resource for when you’re stuck, thank you!!
I am SO going to have to come back to this list- it’s amazing! Lists like these are so helpful when you’re trying to come up with new ideas- thanks for sharing!
I loveee this post! Definitely pinning it to refer to. As I was reading, I kept wanting to start writing!
So many great ideas! Lets face it we all get writers block at times!! I have a growing lists of ideas now if I could just get to writing them!
Wow! So many amazing ideas here! Thanks for sharing. I am pinning this for the next time I have writers block ?
So helpful! I have so many new things to write about now. THANK YOU!
Wow! I don’t even know where to begin with these great ideas. I will be sharing, printing, and creating posts using some of these ideas.
Great list, Rachel! Definitely awesome ideas to keep nearby for when you’re running low on ideas for post inspo!
Wow you came up with so many great suggestions. I have used some of these but always need a little inspiration!
These are amazing girl! I just bookmarked for when I need a creative boost and ideas! Thank you so much for making this list!
These are all such great ideas!! I have major writer’s block and this post helped me do a ton of brainstorming
Bookmarking this!! Literally so helpful!!
Holy cow, so many amazing ideas! THANK YOU! Sometimes I run out of ideas to write about, so this is so handy!
Great list to have if I am ever in a block! I am sure that day is looming in the future haha xx
I LOVE these ideas!! So many great ones – it can be so difficult to think of fun, creative posts sometimes! I love the idea of sharing a hypothetical situation like winning a million dollars! Love your ideas!
Wow great list! I’ve been having a bad case of writer’s block so I’ll definitely pull up this list the next time I can’t think of what to write!
Thank you thank you thank you for this! <3 I've been in need of some inspiration! 😉
Thank you thank you thank you for this! <3 I've been in need of some inspiration! 😉
These are great brain storming starting points! I need to pin this for when I’m feeling uninspired and need some help!
These are some great ideas! I am definitely using this as a reference when I am having a brain fart on what I should post on my blog. Your ideas are very inspirational driven.
Definitely saving this for later when I’m in a rutt! You have some great ideas here!
OMG I can sometimes barely think about what I’m going to post for the next week, let alone think out 115 ideas!! This is seriously amazing!! Will definitely be working on a few of these ideas! 🙂
xo
Sami
this is amazing! I have SO many ideas now!
I am going to bookmark this . I have a couple of blog post in mind. I will use this when I get into a trut
This is such a great list! I will definitely be using some of these ideas on my blog 🙂