New Beginnings... Blah Blah Blah.

I've been neglecting this blog. I know it, you know it, and even BlogHer knows it. They keep sending me nice emails saying I haven't posted and they'll reinstate my ads when I post. When I read one I get that "But I don't know what to write about!" sick feeling in my stomach. 

I feel bound, trapped, and exhausted when I think about writing a blog post. That isn't a good place to be. Like many bloggers, I've been struggling with where I draw the line between blogging and real life. The whole "secret identity" thing is getting old. 

I wrote about my experience at BlogHer last summer, where I came out of a discussion about blogging anonymously and then ran into someone I went to high school with. More and more lately, I find myself wishing I could speak up in my real life without giving away the "secret blog." More and more, my life intersects with local bloggers and I want to just be out on the web as myself. 

I'm getting there, I think. I need to take some time and read through my archives and see if anything I wrote 4 years ago will hurt anyone I might tell about the blog today. It's going to take some time. The cool thing is that I'm stepping up my blogging game a bit with a new website and my own domain. I've owned the domain name for years and have never done anything with it, but have now put the ladies from Sweet Blog Design to work on switching me to a snazzy new on-line pad. With that being said, I want to give a big shout out to those of you who continue to keep me in your bookmarks and feed readers. I'm still here and I'm so grateful you are too.

Labels: blogging, frustration, lack of creativity for label nameing, social awkwardness, spring blahs, winter blahs

Comments

[AnnetteK]

Still here! Same boat too. I hate getting those notices from BlogHer. I have to say the only negative thing about dropping the anonymity for me is my in-laws now practically cyber stalking me. The rest of my family and friends were totally cool about it.

[blackbird]

XO!

[Fairly Odd Mother]

Hi (omg, almost wrote your real name here!),Im happy to read that Ill be seeing you around more in the cyberworld. Hopefully more IRL too. I can understand why people want to be anon, I just think its soooooo hard to do, especially once you get even a smidgen of outside recognition. I think that once you remove the cloak, so to speak, the inspiration to write will come back to you.

[Jill]

Im still here. And feeling the same bloggy malaise as you are (as evidenced by my whopping three posts in March and April). Do what you have to do. Well still be here.

[Hear Mum Roar]

I find Im very careful with what I write in terms of who might read it, then Im not so worried about who will find it in the real world. Be proud of your blog, youd be very suprised how many in your real life will support you and be proud of you:)I am more likely to protect my identity in terms of not giving out too much info on the net, but I imagine thats natural for all of us, isnt it?

[Trout Towers]

I just got the same email from BlogHer. Yay.