Sep. 14, 2006 - I have been a negligent blogger
I confess I have been a negligent blogger. A naughty negilgent blogger, completely neglecting this awesome opportunity to share my ramblings, hopes and longings.
The truth is - technology has been making me crazy.
I have been through TWO laptops is the past two months. I have a love/hate relationship with technology. My laptop and I had a real Love relationship. I spent a lot of time with it, then it let me down.
So, I bought another laptop, as the other was out of warranty and would cost $400 to fix. We took a while to get to know one another, but I grew to love this new laptop as well.
Then, last week her hard drive crashed. I had to send her in a big cushy box to the laptop hospital where she is being treated. I grew to love her, and she crashed and burned.
What's a blogger to do?
Hey - I finally re-did my website. Check it out!
Comments
Oct. 21, 2006 - From the reluctant blogger...
Posted by InkTraveler
So, you say youre a naughty, negligent blogger. And you confirmed my suspicion that blogging is valuable, but I'm not still not so sure WHY it's valuable and to whom. So I find myself being the big reluctant blogger.
The whole programming aspect intimidates the heck out of me. I want to add pictures and be creative and make it artsy (because deep down, I'm kind of artsy). I want to link to great websites and offer some great information, but I just can't seem to figure out how to do it. It took months just to figure out how to add an avatar! Punch line to this story...my husband used to be a programmer. But he's so busy, and when he's home I'm so covetous of his time. I don't want to share him with my blog!
Then there's the whole question of whom I'm writing for. If it's just for me, I'll stick to my journal. I can take it on the front porch with a cup of coffee and enjoy the delicious smells of autumn or cuddle up with it in my bed at night. If I'm writing to a community of homeschool moms, then what do I say? What would bless them? And how do I let them know I'm here? Sometimes I feel like I'm talking to myself in a big, echoey room ever feel that way?
Someone needs to write a book! (Maybe there is one, I don't know). A complete how-to and why-to guide to blogging. Any volunteers?
Thanks for taking a moment to read my rant. Any blogging feedback would be greatly appreciated!
Fellow blogger (sort of),
Jenni
Oct. 22, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by christinefield
I understand the mixed feelings about blogs. My serious writing is done on a clip board with a fountain pen. I wrote most of my 7 books this way! Call me old fashioned.
Yet, there is nothing like the community of a blog. It can't be beat!
