SOL: Caught
Every once in a while, I try to take a purposeful break from blogging, for a day or a week or an indeterminate amount of time. Sometimes it's to focus on other things. Sometimes it's simply to get work done. But mostly, it's because I get caught. I catch myself checking my blog "stats" to see how many people are reading. I catch myself wishing I had more followers... after all, "they" have 20, and I only have 11. I catch myself coveting more comments from readers. So when I catch myself, I try to make myself take a break. (I don't always listen.) Because I don't blog for the attention (although I have to admit it's been a nice side effect). I don't blog so that others read me. I blog... well... okay. I never thought much about why I blog. I suppose it started as one of those "if they can, I can." I did it just to do it. But it's more than that now. (I just realized this yesterday.) I blog to be a writer. I have alwa...
Has it really been a year? Congratulations and happy anniversary. That sounds strange - I guess a part of me really does still think of you as a h.s. freshman. But that is all right because as I read your blog, I see a very mature, wise woman. So again, happy anniversary.
ReplyDeleteDid you save the top of your wedding cake? Ours tasted surprisingly good. I only cut a small piece at first but we ended up eating more. Of course, that may have had to do with the bottle of champagne we had also saved from our wedding night... Happy anniversary!
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