Why I Blog (Karianne) pt. 2

Continuing on with my blogging reasons:

Connections with Others Being able to send people to my blog to keep up with dad’s treatments, etc. was very rewarding. Instead of having to retell the same emotional story over and over, spending my sanity with every telling I was able to keep everyone informed through the written word. It was also helpful that everyone could access the info at once. Instead of having to think about who to call first, I knew that I could blog at 3 in the morning if I needed to and everyone would get the same information whenever they logged on.
Peer Pressure Two out of town friends began blogging on livejournal and it was amazing to keep up with them and their kids in this way. It took me a long time to finally break down, but now I am the distance blogger as theirs have fallen by the wayside. I also have a page on myspace which took a ton of peer pressure to get me to do. I thought and still think that I am too old for a myspace page. But, I have one thanks to the pressure of my sister, my cousin, and my friends. Setting up all of my options has been very fun.

Trendy Although I came to blogging later than most, I was still one of the first people that I knew personally to keep one. I loved it when people would ask me, “What’s a blog?”. It made me look informed and cutting edge. I can’t think of a better combination, unless you add in beautiful to the mix.
It’s fun Now that I’ve started blogging, I can’t stop. Writing more makes me want to write even more if this makes any sense. Seeing myself as a writer is very rewarding, self publishing makes me feel on the fringe of the mainstream.

Related posts:

1. Why I Blog (Karianne)
2. Why I Blog (Karianne) pt. 3
3. The End of a Blog
4. 192 Countries Blog
5. My Many Blessings Blog

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