Friday, October 22, 2010

Trying to decide....

Do I continue blogging or do I invest in a personal journal that I can write in for my girls to have when they're older and can understand their psychotic mother a little better after the therapy sessions?

PRO's of blogging.....

  • I get to write again which I had earlier in life chosen as my future career.  
  • I pretend I'm being heard by many or at least by those who choose to read.  It's a rarity when you're single and when your children are small. There isn't much adult conversation to be had at home really. 
  • It can be cathartic. 
CON's of blogging.....
  • Potential to be misinterpreted, but hey, isn't that pretty much how life goes anyway?
  • It's all out there because I'm one who is either all in or all out and I don't like to feel censored, but also don't like to feel like maybe I've said too much.  Hmmmm.
  • This blog won't really matter in the long run---it's not anything that will get published or will benefit anyone's life in the future, so maybe I should focus on doing something for the girls?  Although the few minutes it takes for me to type up my posts would be minimal in actually producing anything too valuable, except my words, which in the long run and at the end, may actually be valuable to someone. 
Then I've thought that my blog might need focus.  
  • Is it about my family or me?  
  • Is it spiritually based with all the questions I deal with there or is it based on being single and working or being a mom to adoptive children or what hat is it that I'm going to wear on here?  Or can I not choose simply because my hats are pretty much sewn on my head at this point and not easily removed. 
  • Is it merely a venting post? (or a place to puke my thoughts out?) 
Guess it's not a major life-changing decision by no means, but obviously one that I'll mull around until I figure it out.  Stay tuned or give input if you so desire.

2 comments:

  1. You do have quite a balancing act going on. So....many hats! But sometimes you just need to put down your thoughts, whether in words or on paper (blogging). Even if noboby reads them. It clears the clutter. Maybe even a moment of clairity. So keep on writing!!

    Sorry, not much for input, but I think right now your writing is cathartic. And as your life changes, so will the reasons for your writing.

    Focus? All your hats are who you are. Mother, daughter, sister teacher, child of God. All these hats are what make you, YOU! Go with it.
    But, you are missing one thing. You keep forgetting to put on your "It's All About ME!" hat. Remember, you have to take care of your self too.

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  2. I agree with Paula. I hope you continue this blog, but I certainly understand if you don 't. You are a great writer though and it makes me feel good to know I am not alone in the way I feel. Big hugs to you, Cindy.

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