Why I love to blog

Okay, so honestly, a year ago, I thought blogging was the stupidest most self-centered thing in the world. Really, no one cares about anyone else's life and all the mundane things they are doing and what is happening with their children etc. except for the person writing the blog. So why, I thought, would anyone want to post all of that for the rest of the world to read, when the rest of the world could care less about your little life. I even made fun of people who were "bloggers."

Then, with encouragement and help from my friend Sherry, I finally gave in and started my own blog. I haven't kept a real journal since I was in High School and even though I am a scrapbooker, I only "journaled" occasionally in it and when I did it was months after the event and by then I had forgotten most of the details and emotions involved. Blogging has changed all that for me. I now look forward to coming home from an event and immediately typing what happened and how I felt and posting pictures. I find myself writing about things that I never would have written otherwise and that would have been forgotten. I've discovered that a blog is not about whether people read it or not, it is about me keeping a record of the events that happen in my family's lives and how I feel about those things. I find that I go back often and read my older posts and reminiscing about past events. What a wonderful thing! It is so much easier than a real "journal" and plus, there are pictures to go along with it. I have to admit that I am hooked! My plan is to take all my blog posts and make them into a book or scrapbook. It is also nice to know that the posts can never get lost since they are on the Internet.

I am really grateful that Sherry convinced me to start a blog. I love getting comments from others, but really, even if no one ever reads my blog, I will, and that's the most important part.