Thank you, Jo.
If you’ve not visited her blog then please pop along to:
In return for this award I have to talk about why I started
blogging. Some of my original hopes for this blog have not been achieved but
the failures have been cancelled out by the successes.
- Failure: I started this blog when Mr A was first diagnosed with Amyloidosis. I had hoped to contact others in a similar position. This didn't happen but we’ve got used to his condition now and it’s become part of our lives.
- Success: I’ve always wanted to write one of those opinion columns in the newspaper. *Glances at soap box in the corner* I don’t suppose I’ll ever get paid by a newspaper for doing it, so this is the nearest I’ll get.
- Failure: I wanted to promote myself as a writer. *hmmmm, me and over a 1000 other writers*
- Major Success: I thought it would be nice to meet other like-minded people. I never expected that I would get to know so many lovely, chatty, supportive bloggers. Social Networking sometimes has a bad press but for me it’s all good. *virtual cup of tea and cake anyone?*
- Failure: I thought that writing a regular blog would kick-start some of my writing projects, the ones that have been ruminating in my pending file, but some weeks I hardly have time to do any writing. I’m far too busy enjoying and commenting on everyone’s blog posts, not to mention writing my own. OK, I exaggerate but it is a commitment and inevitably takes time.
- Success: Not a week goes by when I haven’t written something new, edited and polished it and posted it up for people to read so I am writing!
There are as many negative bullet points as positive ones but I
wouldn’t want to be without my blog, no way! What are your blogging positives and negatives?
I now have to nominate five other bloggers to receive this
award. They now have to explain why they started blogging and pass the award on to five
others. Do go and visit them and, if you don’t already understand why I spend time reading other people’s blogs, then you will soon.
Val at Watery Ways
Joanne at Word Splash
Lizy at Lizy-expat-writer
Ann at Morning AJ
Carol at Carol Hedges [I’ve just noticed that
Carol has, last week, blogged about why she blogs *synchronicity* but I think
you should visit her blog anyway.]
