Friday, January 24, 2014

An explanation of why my blog has been so boring lately

I feel like every time I come post here I start by apologizing for not keeping up on my blog. My life really has been fascinating, but I just haven't posted about it like I used to. This is for a few reasons. First, in many areas of my life right now I can't be as open  as I used to be. In ministry, in my job, even in parenting not everything should be posted for the world to see. Second, the parts where I am an open book, it's easier to post it as a status update on Facebook. When I subtract out the stuff that I'm not going to post and the stuff I already did post, there's not much left that's very interesting. Third, most of my creative writing energy has been directed towards my schooling and my internships. When I come here and blather on without really proofing what I write just for the sake of keeping up a blog, I can't help but be bored by it, especially when other blogs out there are actually worth reading. When I was a kid I kept a diary every day for about eight years. There are entries that say "Nothing happened today" but I felt compelled to write it because I didn't want to skip a day. Then finally, after being married for awhile, I realized that I didn't need to keep doing that. And I stopped. I guess that's how I'm feeling about this blog. Lately when I've posted, it's only because I've done it for ten years and it would be a shame to quit. Do I want to quit? I don't know. I don't think so. I just don't want to post mindless blather just so I can say I kept it up.