What is a blog?  Well okay, I don't have to answer that because I think everyone who knows about computers knows about blogs.  The question I ask is...what is my blog?  Some are personal...Some are about hobbies...some are helpful and give advice...some are just random thoughts shared with the infinite universe of the world wide web...and some...are just too random to be categorized.

The question I ask myself is...what is the purpose of my blog?  I have read a lot of things about 'how to blog.'  How one should map it out and know it's purpose before one begins.  I didn't really do that.  I just figured that I'd use this as a way to share in the journey of a unique family homeschooling and practicing family values that are quickly becoming obsolete.

Now I feel like it's out there wobbling like a baby learning to walk.  Maybe I'm putting way too much thought into this...but as I looked over my blog I realized that the reflection of me that I see in it is as vague as I am feeling lately.  Maybe that's normal?

I guess another question is where to have the blog?  In a homeschool community seemed the logical place as I homeschool.  And I don't have to worry about a lot of the ick that other sites have.  Although, I have to say that I have spent WAY too much time figuring out html so as to tweak the appearance of my blog.  It's very rewarding...but the path to the reward was wrought with irritation and frustration.  Take for example, how to add a friend who's blog is on a different site?  I don't want it under links...another thing to figure out!

I am not an overly social person, never have been.  Thank God, that has NOT spilled over into my kids.  So, why do I feel the need to have my "blog" out there when I'm not "out there?"  That's a good question.  Maybe I'm just not the 'typical' blogger, if such a thing exsists.  I know they are as differing as the people who created them.  Maybe I just need to stop psycho-analyzing myself and my blog and just write when I can.  Maybe in time it will morph into whatever it will be....

That's an interesting notion....for now though I need to get the day going and if all goes well I just might be able to finish knitting the corsset-T I am making my eldest daughter.  I'll post pictures when I'm done.  Along with the o-so-cool gloves I made her.

If anyone as any advice as to how to truly 'make your blog reflect you'...well I'd love to hear it!

Blessings ~

Christina ~

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