I remember the first blog I came across, well over 5 yrs ago, maybe 6, and I was so taken. This person, putting her thoughts, crafts, baking, sewing, findings all out there on this web page. My husband then said, “Why don’t you start a blog?” And I was nervous, and excited and next thing I knew, I was overwhelmed and it became all consuming. But I enjoyed it. Blogging motivated me to create, finish what I started, and share it. Next thing I knew I was incorporating my family and life into it, and making so many wonderful friends. But it did become all too much so I definately started fading. But the family, all my family, extended and so forth enjoyed it. And we enjoyed looking back at the holidays and reminiscing.
So recently I have become more interested in starting back up, but for my intentions it is personal. It is at this point, not to advertise myself, or generate ad money. Not to say I never would do that, but for me, taking it slow and “cataloguing” my life and interests, for my small circle of friends and family. The question that comes into play is blogging something that you are held accountable to comment on other blogs that you enjoy reading?
Just like high school or college or 5th grade, there are cliques, and “the popular crowd”. I find it sad that this is the case, and it can be found in every age group, town, neighborhood. I guess I am not going to let my blogging fall into that. If you blog, and it is public and I feel compelled to read it, I will leave a comment if I want to. I have experienced many times, that I do not get a response, even if I ask a question, and that does not feel good. In fact, it is rude, and quite often I don’t revisit, and certainly don’t comment again.
Blogging has taken a turn since I rested my eyes on my first one. It is all about the advertising and money for so many. And that is okay. Take it for what it is. Enjoy what they show you and leave it at that. It is the blogs that can successfully respect your comments and still advertise themselves that will stay on your bloglines.
If you stumble upon my blog, and want to comment I would love it. With that said, I openly appreciate any comments, and can’t ever imagine that I would get too many comments to warrant exusing myself of replying.
As I pack it up for the summer, my list includes summer reading, summer knitting, a smattering of art supplies(good thing they don’t get moldy…since they haven’t been used since the end of last summer….hmmmph). So my running list of late has had the “find a knitting project for the summer” on it. Well…I did promise a dear family member last summer that I would look into knitted breasts, since she saw me knitting my “summer knitting project”. And, like leaving it to the last minute….my summer project is going to be to quickly knit her up a couple of sets of tatas! titties! boobies! The terminology doesn’t offend! 
