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Better, Brighter Blogging… But!

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I’m at the beach today and blogging via my iPhone (such is my committment to blog everyday for 31 days). I don’t know what to write. I’m confronted already. I’m drawing a blank. So I would recommend that you don’t expect genius… But hang on, do you? I’m thinking you probably don’t.
Don’t get me wrong, I am proud of what my little blog has become since it’s beginning in Nov 2009 but I don’t kid myself. I’m new at this. I try hard. I sometimes forget to spell check before I publish a post. I cannot make up my mind regarding the layout and header which must be super confusing. I don’t have a theme, cute kids or a hook to keep you coming back. In my brother’s timeless words, I’ve got nothing!
Does the fact that I’m trying count for anything I wonder..? I try to be more honest. More engaging. More descriptive. More open. I think of those things are what makes a very readable blog. Some of the best blogs I’ve read (am reading) offer that. I want to offer that. Genuine. Yeah, that’s the word I’m looking for. But I hold back sometimes. Did you get that feeling? Sometimes I worry what people will think if I say this or write about that. And I don’t necassarily have a concern for what strangers will think. My concern is regarding the few people I actually know that read this. Is that strange for a blogger? Arn’t we supposed to be an opinionated, devil may care bunch… Do you ever get the same?
Hmmm. Isn’t that interesting… Isn’t it funny the things that come up when you have a blank page and a commitment to write something. Insecurity much? Lol.

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6 responses to “Better, Brighter Blogging… But!”

  1. ...kate Avatar
    …kate

    i have thought these same things numerous times. my blog doesn't have a theme. i sit and type when i feel like sittign and typing. but in the end i figured if i was to force a theme on myself, then it wouldn't be genuine. yeh, it probably helps with gathering followers – and it's nice to have followers if only to feel validated – but i don't think they should be the reason or drive behind blogging. although by nature, blogging is quite open, it is also, i think, very personal.as for holding back and not wanting to offend, i have felt this all too often. in the end, the only person who can answer it is you. there are many times i have held back, and i wish i didn't have to but it's worth it to preserve certain relationships.there was a blog entry i wrote almost two years ago which resulted in the effective end of a very long friendship. i will never understand how that could possibly have come from what i wrote but it did and it was shit. i didn't think about how my words could be taken differently from how they were intended.blah blah blah. sorry for the ramble. happy ny!

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  2. E. Avatar
    E.

    I feel exactly the same way. But I do have the cute kids! LOL.There is so much I'd like to say but I figure noone actually gives a flying …. about my thoughts. No one in Real Life knows I blog it could be quite cathartic.Melissa, I enjoy your blog. And I think your brothers words are wrong!

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  3. Melissa Avatar
    Melissa

    Thank you lovely ladies for your comments. It's a nice to not feel out on this edge alone! Lol. Here's to a january packed full of posts about genuine STUFF. Lol

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  4. Jade Avatar
    Jade

    Hey, I think your blog is great and there's nothing like just getting a sneak peak into someone else's life :)

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  5. ...kate Avatar
    …kate

    btw, i like that you change your masthead. you can make it 'your thing'

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  6. Melissa Avatar
    Melissa

    Awww, thanks guys. …kate, check out the new look. Your absolutely correct, it's my thing!

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