Today is the last day of SITS’ Back to Blogging Event. SITS stands for The Secret is in the Sauce and consists of a SITSahood of thousands of woman bloggers who come together to offer support and friendship through commenting. I’ve found so many of my favorite bloggers through SITS. If you’re new to blogging, or if you are simply searching for a way to connect with other bloggers, SITS is the place for you.
Today’s topic: Why do you blog?
This picture was taken around the time I first started blogging, in 2007.
I started blogging to document my life. Jason and I were stationed in Washington state, 3000 miles from our family. I only saw my family once a year, at the holidays, and I thought blogging would be a great way to connect and share what was happening in our lives. Unfortunately, blogging for this reason alone was unsuccessful for me. I had very few readers and quickly got discouraged and bored.
I started actively blogging again in October of 2008. Using Stumble Upon, I found some great blogs that inspired me. I decided to stop using my blog as a diary and use it as more of a social media tool. I wanted to share my interests, make friends, and get to know others.
Blogging, for me, accomplishes many things:
- It serves as an outlet for my thoughts and feelings.
- It inspires me to be creative.
- It spurs me to try new things.
- It gives me a sense of accomplishment.
- It has resulted in deep, lasting friendship with wonderful, phenomenal women I never would have met otherwise.
I feel so lucky and honored that 391+ of you (that I know of, through Google Friend Connect) want to read my blog. Even if you don’t comment, I’m humbled that you read. I hope that I have touched your life in some way – made you laugh, made you think, inspired you, helped you through a hard time, become your friend. That, my friends, is truly the blessing of blogging. If I’ve done those things to just one of you, my blog is important and worthwhile.
Why do you blog?
10 comments:
Great post Andrea! I started blogging as a creative outlet for myself and made all these friendships with the most wonderful women. It is a crazy, wonderful world!
have a great weekend with your sweet husband and adorable baby!
xox
Jen
Great blog topic!! I started blogging to just be able to get things out, meet new friends and to have a place for me to be me. I do miss blogging and I am hoping to get back to it on a regular basis.
BTW...I love your new blog design!!
I'm glad you made the decision to start blogging, how else would we have ever met?
Keep it up, it just wouldn't be the same without Andrea!
Well I have loved reading your blog!!! I have learned TONS of great stuff from you, so I do hope you keep it up!!
~Becca
Honestly, I really have no idea why I blog. I don't think that I have anything particularly interesting or witty to say or share. I've probably continued with it out of boredom in the past year, honestly. I love reading other people's blogs each day and it keeps me from thinking about not being able to get a job.
I started blogging so that family that lived far away could stay up to date with what was going on in our lives and with my son.
I love reading about how other people got started. And I especially love the sense of community that comes from blogging. Thanks so much for sharing!
I started my blog to document our life living overseas.
I have come across many blogs that are inspiring. So when my family and I move back to the states I will continue to blog. It will be like our family scrapbook and a way to keep all my family and friends informed of what our life is like in the US Navy.
For soooo many reasons! It is super fun I agree! I am also VERY jel that you have almost 400 followers! dang! If ONLY!
I just love having a space to say whatever I want to say whenever I want to say it.
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