Such a Slacker...
Friday, May 09, 2014Oh man guys....
I can't believe how long it's been since I've written anything on this little ol' blog of mine!
Sometimes, I feel like I've just written it off, and that I probably should just delete it, because who wants to read a blog when it's May and the last post was written in December?
But then, the persistence (and pack rat) in me, refuses to give it up quite yet. So, here I am, checking in after a loooong absence!
I can't promise that I'll be back again soon, but I also can't say that I won't be back in a few days. I do really miss writing, and having this little outlet. But. Honestly, I don't miss the whole "blogging" thing. Those of you who blog will know what I'm talking about.
The advertising, the putting oneself out there on every media platform. Trying to connect with people as a way to gain readership. Most bloggers do this, and I tried my hand at it for a while. The truth is, I just didn't enjoy it! I got so burnt out. I love reading other blogs, but there are so many out there, and trying to keep up, reading and commenting, and posting, and sponsoring.....it just got to be too much.
I was spending too much of my time online, and not enough in my real life, and eventually it caught up to me.
So, from now on, I will write when the urge strikes, or not at all. And I welcome comments and dialogue from my readers! But, it won't be the main reason for my writing. My pictures won't be perfect (if there are any), and I won't spend all of my time trying to cultivate relationships with people online, just to get a huge "fan base."
If you want to talk, and be friends, great! If you like my content, and want to read along, I really appreciate it. But I don't think I'm cut out to be a blogger, the way bloggers are supposed to be these days. I just don't have it in me ;)
Wow, this was not even the way I intended for this post to go when I started writing! I guess I really needed to get that off my chest!
I suppose as a consolation, I will have to be back soon to write about what I meant to in the first place, and that is ALL OF THE CHANGES that have taken place in my life since the last time I was around here. You know, things like a big move, and a new job, and yada yada yada...
Now I'm going to go bake some brownies. I guess I must be more of a blogger than I thought, because everyone knows that any blogger worth her salt is going to be at home baking on a Friday night! ;)
So, thank you to those of you who stuck it out through this ramble-y piece, and I hope you'll be back next time! Goodnight!
2 comments
I guess I never got into that side of blogging, but the fact is it doesn't have to be that way. There's an underground world off blogging with fabulous writers and their stories. I don't know, maybe I've simply found the best of the best. There is tons of good stuff out there.
ReplyDeleteI have found some blogs like that as well, and I really enjoy them!
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