I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately as to why I choose to blog.
My time seems to be at a premium lately…I barely have time to do stuff around my house let alone sit down to hammer out a post. Not surprisingly, the longer I go between posts, the harder it is to get back into a writing groove.
And I’m okay with that. Blogging for me has always been discretionary. If I have time, great. If not, then I’m o.k. with that, too.
When I started this blog, I was at a different place in my life….the kids were really young and I felt almost like it was my connection to the outside world. It was comforting to know that I wasn’t alone in the parenting issues I was having. I tried to take the “If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry” approach.
The older the kids get, the less I need that “new mom” outlet.
Then I started to get into the whole weight loss realm. It was comforting to know that I wasn’t alone in the weight loss issues I was having.
The less weight I had to lose, and ultimately as I reached my goal weight, the less I felt like talking about it. I’d basically be saying…every week…”Yep, the weight’s still gone!”
Then I started working out more… you get the idea.
“They” say that when you write, you should know your audience. If you don’t know who you are writing for, then you won’t be successful at it.
I go back and forth about who my audience is. Is my audience ME? Should I treat this as an online journal and readers be damned? Is my audience YOU? Should I stress all the time about wondering “will anyone want to read this?”?
I don’t have the answers. I don’t know who my audience is, or should be. Honestly, I’m not sure why I blog. What’s my purpose?
That sounds way deeper than I intended it to.
All I know is: I feel like this blog, my little corner of BlogWorld, has gotten stale. I’m not sure how to change that.
Do I need to revamp and refocus?
Do I need to keep calm and carry on and realize that EVERYTHING ebbs and flows?
Do I need to throw in the towel and close up shop?
No answers here. Only questions.
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Eh, I have that same thought. Status quo can sorta drag down your inspiration. I have no advice as I’m not ready to stop, but at the same time I don’t have much content. *Shrug*
Me too, me too, me too. Although I just posted some funny pictures of me and Anthony in our Halloween costumes, lol!
I feel like my life is kind of boring but I feel that my blog is a creative outlet. Honestly I love it when people comment and read it but at this point I feel it is all about what I get out of blogging….I hope you don’t give up on blogging cuz I love reading it and feeling more connected to you!!
and can it get stale if it feeds your needs.
and if it isnt feeding your needs is it time to move on?
my questions too.
xo