{"id":6921,"date":"2015-07-08T09:24:16","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T13:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=6921"},"modified":"2015-07-07T23:17:22","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T03:17:22","slug":"is-just-the-new-sorry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Just the new Sorry?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people probably don’t realize this, but blogging isn’t just about writing fun posts. \u00a0That’s definitely a big part of it, but there’s also an administrative side. \u00a0I spend a lot of time working with companies, gathering stats, managing giveaways and replying to e-mails. \u00a0Lots and lots of e-mails. \u00a0I’ve recently witnessed a new phenomenon in my e-mails. \u00a0For some reason, I write the word “just” over and over again. \u00a0For example:<\/p>\n

“I’m JUST checking in to make sure you received my last e-mail since I haven’t heard back from you in a week” OR<\/p>\n

“Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner. \u00a0I was JUST\u00a0 busy with my family” OR “JUST wanted to let you know that…” and so on.<\/p>\n

\"Sorry,

Sorry, I’m not sorry. I’m busy spending time with my kids.<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s as if I’m trying to apologize for taking up their time. Taking up their time to read my e-mail which will take a total of 2 minutes at most. Apologizing for reminding them to do something or apologizing for not receiving something from them (wait… that doesn’t make sense).<\/p>\n

I also use it frequently when I speak. \u00a0When someone asks me “What do you do?” I say “I’m JUST a stay-at-home-mom” or “I JUST blog”. \u00a0But really, are either of those things worthy of the preface of JUST? No! Most definitely NOT!<\/p>\n

\"JUST<\/p>\n

So why do I do it? Why do I continuously use the words JUST over and over again. Am I too nice and polite? Or just a little naive? \u00a0Either way, the word is unnecessary 99% of the time. \u00a0The sentence would sound right without it. So why do I continuously use\u00a0it?<\/p>\n

Honestly, I don’t know why, but I hate it. \u00a0At a recent blogging conference, when I introduced myself, I made a point of declaring that this is the year I will no longer say “JUST”, especially when I respond to the question “What do you do?”. \u00a0Starting today, I’m taking a vow to remove the word JUST out of my vocabulary (unless absolutely necessary). \u00a0I have nothing to apologize for, especially not for being helpful and for spending time with my family.<\/p>\n

\"I

I JUST happen to love blogging!<\/p><\/div>\n

Spill it… do you overuse the word JUST?<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many people probably don’t realize this, but blogging isn’t just about writing fun posts. \u00a0That’s definitely a big part of it, but there’s also an administrative side. \u00a0I spend a lot of time working with companies, gathering stats, managing giveaways and replying to e-mails. \u00a0Lots and lots of e-mails. \u00a0I’ve recently witnessed a new phenomenon […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"How often do you say or write the word JUST. I know I do and I've taken an oath to stop it! Is JUST the new Sorry? http:\/\/wp.me\/p3dEqj-1ND","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[137227404,5309],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6921","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-parenting","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nwhy saying and writing just is not good<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you overuse the word JUST when speaking or writing? I know I do and I've taken an oath to stop it. Do you feel JUST is the new Sorry?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is Just the new Sorry?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Do you overuse the word JUST when speaking or writing? I know I do and I've taken an oath to stop it. Do you feel JUST is the new Sorry?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mayahood\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-07-08T13:24:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-07-08T03:17:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150629_132218.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Maya Fitz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Maya Fitz\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/\",\"name\":\"why saying and writing just is not good\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150629_132218.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-07-08T13:24:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-07-08T03:17:22+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab87498b10435d27bfa2b016e7110739\"},\"description\":\"Do you overuse the word JUST when speaking or writing? I know I do and I've taken an oath to stop it. Do you feel JUST is the new Sorry?\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150629_132218.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150629_132218.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Sorry, I'm not sorry. I'm busy spending time with my kids.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Is Just the new Sorry?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/\",\"name\":\"Mayahood\",\"description\":\"A blog about parenting, family-friendly travel & product reviews\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab87498b10435d27bfa2b016e7110739\",\"name\":\"Maya Fitz\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f93a95ecc497d4225d2ab83a4267bb1?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f93a95ecc497d4225d2ab83a4267bb1?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Maya Fitz\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/author\/mayahoodblog\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"why saying and writing just is not good","description":"Do you overuse the word JUST when speaking or writing? I know I do and I've taken an oath to stop it. Do you feel JUST is the new Sorry?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Is Just the new Sorry?","og_description":"Do you overuse the word JUST when speaking or writing? I know I do and I've taken an oath to stop it. Do you feel JUST is the new Sorry?","og_url":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/","og_site_name":"Mayahood","article_published_time":"2015-07-08T13:24:16+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-07-08T03:17:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150629_132218.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Maya Fitz","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Maya Fitz","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/","url":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/","name":"why saying and writing just is not good","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150629_132218.jpg","datePublished":"2015-07-08T13:24:16+00:00","dateModified":"2015-07-08T03:17:22+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab87498b10435d27bfa2b016e7110739"},"description":"Do you overuse the word JUST when speaking or writing? I know I do and I've taken an oath to stop it. Do you feel JUST is the new Sorry?","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150629_132218.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150629_132218.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"Sorry, I'm not sorry. I'm busy spending time with my kids."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/is-just-the-new-sorry\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Is Just the new Sorry?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/","name":"Mayahood","description":"A blog about parenting, family-friendly travel & product reviews","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab87498b10435d27bfa2b016e7110739","name":"Maya Fitz","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f93a95ecc497d4225d2ab83a4267bb1?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f93a95ecc497d4225d2ab83a4267bb1?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","caption":"Maya Fitz"},"url":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/author\/mayahoodblog\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150629_132218.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3dEqj-1ND","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6921"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6968,"href":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6921\/revisions\/6968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}