"Why do YOU blog?"

Over the past 2 months, I've found a ton of new blogs

but lately, I've really been trying to branch out in terms of the different types of blogs I search for and read.

Since doing so, I've started to notice just how many different types of blogs AND BLOG WRITERS there are out there!

...Beauty-lovers, fashion-admirers, trend-setters, anecdote-sharers, kitchen-creators, world-travellers, adventure-seekers, daily-recorders, advice-givers, story-tellers...

People are motivated to write & share posts by lots of different things - it might depend on the content they publish or even just what they hope to achieve from blogging down the road.

All you bloggers out there have found a REASON to blog!

Something that made you start, and something that makes you keep going.

If someone asked you, what would you say?

"It's...

Cathartic

An escape

Like a diary

A free hobby

Something I can take with me anywhere

A little space of the internet all to myself

Convenient seeing as I'm on the internet a lot anyways...!"

"It helps me...

improve my writing

improve my photography skills

track my progress - goals, cooking, fitness, school, whatever I want!"

"It's somewhere I can...

give advice

make people laugh

make people think

share my experiences

share what I'm passionate about

find people with similar interests!"

Perhaps it's just somewhere you can write what you want, when you want.

Maybe it's somewhere you can truly express yourself how you'd really like to.

For everyone, I think it's a little different, but it's interesting to find out WHY your favourite bloggers really do blog, and what makes them post what they do.

From an "outsider's" perspective, I can see why it would be interesting to know why so many people do blog.

And from an "insider's" perspective, I can acknowledge each individual person's reason(s) for blogging, and can even understand why some bloggers choose to keep their blogs anonymous. (*high five!*)

Yes, potential readers might care how often you post, and your views might be higher if you post about certain topics, but, I think my point of this entire post is just
to blog if YOU want to blog, and blog about what YOU want to blog about.

If you want to blog, go for it! When that spark's gone though, that's okay too.
Whatever motivates you, keep that in mind.
:)

So,

Why do YOU blog?

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Let's Say It Now ... I'm Blissfully Aware

... Damn. Well, let's get it out of the way right from the get go, shall we?

Procrastination.

It is currently 10:11 PM on January 2, officially Day 2 of blog-every-day-month, and I have just started writing today's post...

The day started with one of my weekly volunteering shifts, then moved on to an unexpected couple hours of work, and ended by me going to the mall to return some clothes. Not a whole heck of a lot, but enough to keep me busy, and apparently, just enough to say: "I just couldn't write this any sooner."

Don't get me wrong, I have a book with lists and lists of ideas (LISTS.) that I'm planning on writing about, and have even been carrying it around with me for the past couple of days to jot down random ideas that come to me, but procrastination doesn't take a holiday.

Oh, the excuses would pile up - I've been through 17 years of schooling, I know how this goes. And the thing is, when you're a common procrastinator such as myself, you know exactly when you're doing it and how you'll feel later when what you're putting off actually has to be done, but you continue on, blissfully AWARE, every time.

NYE 2013 .:. Commitment: Here Goes!!

Write a new post everyday in January...?

Commitment.

It usually involves someone relying on you for something or having to fulfill a role or obligation. It's a kind of promise, and those I don't take so lightly. (...so I guess, if anything, you know I keep my promises haha)
This is why I have difficulty with commitments sometimes.
The struggle.

But, today is New Years Eve, and I've been thinking lately that I'd like to do something - have a project of some kind - and came to thinking about my blog! I used to love reading and writing, but as I got older and started University, more things started taking up my time. But now that I've graduated, I've been trying to do other things that I've been wanting to do, and writing is one of them!

So, I came up with (just today), that I'm going to try my damnedest to:
Post everyday of January 2014...!!
(You have my permission to constantly remind me if I start slacking)