So Zoot did this meme this morning (afternoon?) and I thought, eh, what the heck. I’m sure you all could definitely use the break from my rants about sick babies and sleep issues. So the question is: Why do I blog? I’m sure I’ve answered this in various posts in the past, but I’m just gonna go with this. You won’t think less of me, will you?
Five Reasons Why I Blog
- I’m a writer. I love to write. I’ve loved to write since about as long as I can remember. I used to write stories in notebooks while in class (it always looked like I was hard at work or taking notes). I always thought I would be a novelist when I was an adult. That hasn’t exactly happened. But I still feel the innate need to write. Before the blogging days I would write in a paper journal. Mostly when I was pregnant. So even if I’m not writing the next Great American Novel, at least I’m writing something. I’m frankly embarassed at how long it took me to transition to the internet for my journaling. I always thought that if I couldn’t hold a pen in my hand, that I wouldn’t write as much. Duh.
- Like Zoot, I love to read blogs. I read blogs long before I wrote one. But I was the quintessential lurker and never left any comments. I’m still really, really bad at leaving comments at all the blogs I read. But anyhow, I read these blogs and was getting more and more inspired to start my own.
- Also like Zoot (dang, am I stealing enough of her ideas?), I am a piss-poor scrapbooker. I can’t remember the last time I pulled out Liam’s baby book to update it. I don’t even keep up photo albums. For shame! At least with my blog, there is proof of my children’s childhoods. And Flickr makes it even better because I just keep all my pictures there. I think I’ve printed out less than 50 prints in the last three years. Mostly don’t have any reason because hey, I don’t even have any current photo albums. Put Flickr together with my blog and you’ve got scrapbook gold right there.
- I’m sorry, this one is also sort of like Zoot’s answers. (Not one for originality, am I?) But it’s about friends. I’m a stay at home mom out in podunk Reno, NV and I don’t have a lot of friends nearby. I spend a lot of time alone. As a mom, that gets very isolating and it’s easy to feel like you’re the only one. With blogs, I can just pull up someone’s site, read about their triumphs or failures and realize that I’m not the only one. I can have a connection with other moms out there without ever having to change out of my pajamas. And with things like the BlogHer conference, I can now meet some of these people and that is just plain AWESOME. Although, I do feel like something of a stalker at times. Still, the community that comes with blogging is a huge, huge bonus.
- And, the real big reason why I blog: 2004 was a shitty year. It was the shittiest of shitty years. I just wish wish wish I had started blogging sooner, instead of in the last days of the last month of 2004. I know having this outlet would have been a godsend to me during those dark, painful months. This blog is a vent. Writing is fantastic therapy for me and whenever I spew something forth on here, I almost always start feeling 10 times better right away. This blog has seen me through some pretty dark times and for that I am eternally grateful. I’m not entirely sure where I would be emotionally right now if it weren’t for this blog.
And there you have it. Why do you blog? I’m not going to tag anyone (partially because I’m not sure anyone I’d tag would a) do it or b) read this blog and realize they were asked to do it, but I’m going to open it up to anyone out there who wants to do it. And if you do, just leave a comment and I’ll swing by and check out your answers.
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