Onto the blogging world.
I felt anonymous in high school, but I had a little niche with some good people who understood me well, and we were loyal to each other. I am still friends with some of them today.
I feel non-existent in the blogosphere, but I do have people who log on to read.
To Read.
My question is this - why do people blog?
More importantly - should I continue?
I don't have a white backdrop for the food I cook in my home kitchen. I lack a sponsor. I don't do giveaways, or product reviews (the Ziggy Marley CD and Peter Benchley book aside). The camera I use to take my pictures with was a Christmas present from my husband, not a tax write off because my blog generates so much money.
I started blogging because it was writing.
But now I feel like blogging no more, and perhaps I am letting what others do influence me too much.
I went to high school because I had to. I blog because I wanted to, but there is a life which needs a constant stream of energy and faith and focus poured into it; I'm wondering if blogging is worth it.
I'm inclined to turn inward.
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Hmmm...not sure we have the answers to your questions, but I know why we started. Aside from wanting to share the crafty, goofy things we were doing, it gives us a moment of sanity. It's something that's just ours in a world where everything seems to revolve around everyone else's needs (husbands, kids, etc.).
Not sure if this is helpful, but we're happy to have found your blog on MBC, and happy to be following. Looking forward to future postings (hopefully!)
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I often go in waves with those feelings. I don't know how long you've known me, but I deleted my blog in April with the intention of never returning to the blog world.
I reinstalled in June. I'm so glad I took the 2 months off but now I know that if I am questioning what I'm doing or my desire to be doing it, I'm going to step away and take a vacation from the computer. I won't delete again, but vacations will be essential.
Well, I've only recently found your blog. But I think you have to do what makes you happy. I blog because I love the interaction with so many wonderful, diverse people. I wouldn't do it if it felt like a chore.
I started my blog not so much to meet other people but rather to keep an online account of my family's life so that my children can look back and see how we lived. I used to keep journals but I like that I can add pictures so that it gives it more of a scrapbook look. My blog is also for family members who live out of state so that they can keep up with all our happenings.
On the other hand, I enjoy reading other people's blogs to get an insight into their lives as well. I like the ones that talk about their lives and things their children do rather than the ones who mainly do product reviews and giveaways.
I think if you have the mind set that you are doing this for yourself and not anyone else than maybe you will enjoy it more and it won't feel like work, does that make sense?
I've enjoyed visiting your blog many times :)
I've had this same debate with myself many times. There are days that I feel like I should blog but it's hard to find the time... and then I feel guilty if I leave it go too long without doing it, but then it does turn into a sort of homework assignment at times.
I think what I've come down to is that I need to not compare my blog to those of other people because that part makes me feel stressed. There is always going to be a layout that I like better or a great post or wonderful pictures or more followers or something that makes me feel critical of my own blog. But whatever. It's my own blog and it can be what I want it to be and that's all that matters.
Do what makes you happy, that's the important thing.
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