I’m Back . . . With Some Thoughts On This Project
I’ve been in a kind of paralysis when it comes to this blog – at first I was just completely burned out on the project – not in creating things, but in the daily documentation that came with it. Then, after days missed turned into weeks missed, and then into months missed it seemed harder and harder to start up again. Now as the one-year anniversary of this blog approaches I’ve been thinking about what it might become, or if it even should continue.
It was an interesting exercise. It was hard, and it got that much harder once I felt I had learned the lessons I set out to learn at the beginning. It did force me to stretch myself in ways that I hadn’t much for awhile and it was fun for the first half of the year, but as the year went on I found that I was making things without much enthusiasm and not a whole lot of effort, and I certainly felt put-upon at times that I had to take a picture and write a post. Of course there is something to finishing what you’ve started but I also think there is some maturity to knowing when it’s time to quit. I didn’t want to end up so bitter and frustrated with creating and with blogging that I didn’t ever do it again. In a way I sacrificed the blogging in order to keep finding pleasure in the act of creation.
Lately I’ve missed blogging some, but I feel a little bit constrained by the parameters of this site, as though I’m not able to post about something that’s not related to my own creativity, or that wasn’t done on that particular day. I’m leaning towards starting the blog up again but not on a daily basis, and with more leeway to the posts. I’m going to give it a try for awhile and see how it feels, so check back every once in awhile to see what’s new. Thanks for reading along this past year!
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I’ll be checking back . . . it’s your blog so IMHO go with whatever parameters work for you. An ‘organic’ blog would be a good thing . . . creative according to whatever you’re doing and whenever, not necessarily daily. Thanks for sharing the past year!
Kathy
thanks Kathy!
Thanks for doing this blog – it’s been great reading it this past year. You have creative freedom to make whatever changes suit you, so go with that. I’ll be checking back.
Cheers!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the feedback! Happy New Year!
You know, I’ve missed it! Whatever you do, you have an audience in me! 🙂
Thanks!
Me too! I just happened to check, wondering if you might be starting something up again! Yea!
Marcia
Thanks Marcia!