Get yourself a cuppa, come sit down at your computer and let's think about blogging for a bit. Blog is short for Weblog, a log or diary on the World Wide Web or internet. Your journal or diary can hold personal stories, ideas, opinions of all kinds and can be private or public as you wish. It is an excellant way to document your life or interests.
1. Why did you begin blogging?
I started blogging many years ago when I was on an extended leave from work due to illness. I was looking for a way to do something creative and productive. The blog was also intended as a vehicle for expressing positivity to keep me from getting in the doldrums about illness.
2. What benefits does blogging offer you?
I started blogging as a way of focussing on positive things to encourage myself while I dealt with my own health issues and the health of a family member. Along the way, I expanded the blog topics to share the missions in Kenya and documents my creative and other daily activities.
3. Have you made friends from blogging?
Yes, I've made a few friends through blogging and I've been fortunate to meet a few bloggers in person as well. I would have met more of them but several plans with other bloggers fell through.
4. Where do you get ideas for things you blog about? Do other bloggers influence you?
The last few years there have been a number of quirks and issues I've faced with the blogging platform, Blogger. It's resulted in fewer readers, followers and commenters. Since I don't want to be talking to myself or blogging about things that are only of interest to me, I've thought about giving up blogging altogether. But it seems I've been able to rally when one or two others have encouraged me to continue.
Sometimes I have many ideas for blogging and at other times I have no ideas. Blogging ideas can come in different ways: every day life, what I see on television, what I read and what I see around me. Other bloggers influence me too especially when I read their uplifting posts, beautiful photos or heartfelt personal news.
For some time now, I've been preoccupied with decluttering, household renos, condo business and old personal business so the blog has been in caretaking mode rather than robust activity and original content. It's helped enormously to have a few memes to participate in to support my blogging efforts. Once I've completed all old business, I'll be able to decide what direction to go with the blog.
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