[I know, I know, I have disappeared from the blogosphere for a few weeks now.  The last week of March and the entire month of April were very busy.  But hopefully I will start posting at least once a week again.  Maybe even PICTURES -- I know, what a concept for me and my blog LOL.]

A few weeks ago, I decided to take a moment to check my friend and fellow homeschooling mom Kim's blog ("Nuttier than a Fruitcake," in case you viewed it at some point)...lo and behold, her blog was GONE!  So I e-mailed her and asked what had happened.

She said that keeping it updated was stressing her out, so she deleted it.  Anything in her life that was stressing her out and could be removed from her life, was.   

To her decision, I say, "YOU GO, GIRL!!!"  I admire her for having the courage to do that.  If she's anything like me, she has that little "tape" playing in her head, telling her to "finish what you started" -- "you can't quit".  But guess what -- if something is only a hobby (although she is in business, too, so she probably did have customers looking at her blog), by all means, opt out if it is causing you stress rather than relieving it.

I occasionally evaluate my blogging for the same thing.  So far, I am okay with the fact that I may not post an entry for three weeks at a time and may not produce anything noteworthy even when I do.  I am okay with the fact I may have the world's most boring blog.    If I ever feel myself succumbing to "peer pressure" (whether real or contrived), I hope I will be brave like Kim and pull the plug.

Ditto scrapbooking.  I love scrapbooking because it is a creative outlet that gives me some free time, and yet it keeps me connected to my family (because I am scrapbooking pictures of them).  I have often said, though, that as soon as it becomes just one more thing on my "to-do" list, I will stop.

Well, this post wasn't exciting, no pictures, no links, no nothin' LOL, but I'm back.  Now, onto lesson planning...

Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.            ~Matt. 6:33

-Lori.