- To make money.
- For fame.
- To show off, pride.
- For family history.
- To keep in touch with family and friends.
- Just for the fun of it.
- Because they like to write.
- To send messages to friends, family, or posterity.
I blog because I am a writer at heart. I am always composing essays in my head. Weird, I know. Entries come from experiences I want to share, ideas I want to communicate, and achievements or people I want to herald. Once in a great while I will write something in hopes that a particular someone will read it. But mostly, I blog for myself. Add in a dash of I want my extended family to know me and my gang. And a heaping spoonful of family history and you've got me.
Why do you blog?
I write in my journal every day, but it's about the mundane every day stuff. My journal is a journal, not a diary. I have found that in my blogging, I am writing more personal stuff about me. I know that seems backwards, but it works for me! I also write stuff that seems too impersonal for a journal. Like my love for office supplies. That is something that I have never put in my journal, but it is something that defines me.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first started my blog, I would blog about whatever just for the fun of it. Since I've started printing it off and keeping it as a record, it's turned more into a journal/family history so we can remember everything we have done.
ReplyDeleteI should blog for more of a family history purpose. I'm not good at that yet. I think I blog to feel connected to people, most specifically to my ward people. I like to read people's thoughts and experiences, so I guess I feel to share mine to participate in the conversation.
ReplyDeleteI started blogging when I knew the reality of moving had set in. I wanted a way to keep in touch with everyone without having to constantly write emails, repeat myself or send mass emails.... because that's just not personal. Once we moved, I started getting messages from people who wanted to know more about Turin so then my blog became more about life in Italy and less about me. So, I started the 2nd blog for family related issues only.
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