A couple of weeks ago, I decided to take a break from my blog. I thought I’d probably resume writing around the first of the year, but at the time, I wasn’t even sure I’d be ready by then. I was feeling burned out and overwhelmed.
So, for the last two weeks, I’ve barely touched my computer. I’ve avoided going online. I’ve done some thinking. There were two questions I wanted to answer for myself. One, why was I feeling so burned out on blogging? And, two, what exactly is it that I want my blog to accomplish?
The answer to the first question was fairly easy to figure out. The reason I was feeling burned out on blogging was simply because of the busy-ness of life. I have a husband, three young adult children, a home to take care of, and I work full time. Blogging lands pretty far down on my list of responsibilities. And, rightly so. I’d love to be able to post more consistently, but the reality is that sometimes it’s just not possible.
The answer to the second question is more complicated, although not overly so. Just as I became overwhelmed in my attempts to post at certain intervals; I also put pressure on myself to post only fully developed content. I’ve always been persnickety about my writing, often editing, editing, editing a piece until I would drive myself absolutely crazy over it. Although I’ve improved much in this area, (especially since the nature of blogging hardly lends itself to such compulsive fussiness), I found that because I could rarely write the posts I thought I should be writing, I simply avoided writing at all.
You can see that the two questions and their answers are closely related, and so are their solutions. I suspect that if I get one right, the other will surely follow. I’m thinking that if I relax and stop worrying so much about what I’m writing, posting on a more consistent basis will be the result.
As far as posting frequency, I propose to post as often as I can without putting undue pressure on myself. As far as content goes, I’ve decided that the main thing, at least for me, is to just have fun with it. If it’s not perfect or fully developed, so be it. Of course I’ll try my best to express myself in a way that is interesting and entertaining for the reader, too.
Life is such an adventure to me. I love writing about its twists and turns and about the interesting people that cross my path. I’m delighted when I can share my family with you. It’s a joy and a challenge to give an account of my Christian faith, defining who I am. Most of all, I love taking the humor I see in everyday life and attempting, however feebly, to translate it into words.
And so, in the end, my purpose for this blog is simple. It is to offer up a little part of myself to you, hoping to make you think or to make you smile. It is to both ask the question and at the same time, communicate the answer…
Do you see what I see?
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