Some Thoughts on Blogging

I think I see a recurring theme in my blogging habits.
It seems that I pretty consistently post when we have a new family picture (and of course lots of news because it's been FOREVER since my last post), which happens to be about once a year, and then I maybe post one other time during the year :l

Also, I've noticed that whenever I have a friend who is a dedicated blogger, I start to feel the desire to be more consistent at it too. I think that it is due to this (and having a new family picture and of course lots of "news") that I have done a complete update of our blog and am posting today.

So, because I have a new friend who has set a great example of consistently blogging, I've started thinking about blogging, in general, and why I don't do it more. In my musing I have had some interesting insights; You see, I use Facebook all the time, in fact, if you've really wanted to keep up to date with us, that's been the way to go. It's just been less of a hassle and less time consuming to post pictures on there, and of course all the "new flashes" as they come. And one really nice thing about fb is that so many of my friends and family see my posts and pictures and can easily "Like" them or leave a comment, that it makes for a high return on my effort.
But, blogging has some unique benefits too, namely: being able to personalize it; the fact that it feels a bit more set apart and private then fb, and your not so limited in how much you can say in any given post, nor in how you can incorporate pictures in with your thoughts and commentary.

So, in weighing the two, fb vs. blogging, I think that I enjoy both of them a lot; and now that my blog is feeling fresh and functional, and I have a great blogging example (thanks Sarah S.) to keep me going, I think I may actually start investing more in our family blog. And hey, I may even start/ revive my personal blog too!

Well, if you made it this far in my ramblings and musings, good job, and thank you! It means a lot to me to be listened too (and even more if you leave a comment so I know someone is listening and so I can hear your thoughts).



Sincerely,
Jenny