I've finally decided to end my days of blogging. A lot of things have changed and for a number of reasons, this blog should probably go. I'm not deleting it, I sometimes enjoy going back and reading some of the more interesting things I've written, but it's just not a practical thing for me to spend time on anymore. I'm a writer, so it's going to be a little difficult not having an outlet to vent some of my major frustrations or share big milestones, but for now, I have to do what I have to do. And this is why:
1. I simply don't have time. Because I'm a writer and somewhat of a perfectionist, I can take hours to write just one post, hours of time I simply don't have anymore. Between searching for and applying for grants and loans to get through school next year, learning about London and trying to learn to speak German, plus the fact that I work and maintain my own household, I can't justify spending several hours at a time trying to write just six paragraphs.
2. I don't have enough readers to justify writing this blog regularly. I do enjoy reading the blogs of others, and some of these folks are people I wish I knew in "real life", because I'd definitely be friends with them. People like The Vegetable Assassin, Kirby, BeckEye, and Kristina. Some of them already are friends in real life, Skyler's Dad, Dale, Flannery Alden and Doc. I'm grateful for the reading of this blog they've done, and the often supportive comments they've left.
3. Most of what I post here, with a little thought, can be condensed into a Facebook status, and those of you who know me, know I'm all over Facebook with my silly thoughts, mildly-controversial statements and everything fun (sometimes not so fun) that I go through on a daily basis. Stuff that doesn't end up here on my blog, mostly because I don't have time. Or it's meant to be short and there isn't anything else to say. When I am on Facebook, I jump on, say what I need to say, make a breeze through the status updates of my friends and then jump off, because I don't have time to chill on Facebook all night either.
4. Most of what I post here isn't pleasant. Some of the worst thoughts I have about my life and other people in it end up here. It's become more of a venting outlet than a true picture of my life. I'm more real on Facebook because it's easier to access, there's more people there (people who can't know my true thoughts and feelings on some things), and because I only choose to blog when something horrible is happening. On Facebook, I post all kinds of things, good news from my doctors, bad news from work, incredible meals I've made, thoughts on everything from football to what I experience riding the bus in to work. I'm a much more "fun" person on Facebook.
So here's the sort of good news:
1. I'm not going to stop reading other people's blogs, though I'll be doing a lot less reading than I have, my stupid comments will appear less. In a way it sucks because I genuinely take interest in the lives of the people whose blogs I read, which is why I can't give that up completely.
2. If any of you bloggers are on Facebook, I'd like you to "friend" me, I'd like to still keep in touch regularly even if I'm not on blogger. I'm "Gennifer Harding-Gosnell", the only one on Facebook. I'll also be deleting my name within the next couple weeks so I'm not too identifiable with this blog, but I want to put it there to give you the opportunity to find me on FB if you like. Those of you that are friends on FB with Skyler's Dad can find me on his list of friends.
3. I may not be done blogging for good. If it happens that I do end up moving to England, my adventures there will be quite blogworthy, both the good ones and the bad ones. Blogging from there will be a great way to stay connected to the US and what's familiar to me, and having my adventures documented in some way is pretty important. Not 100% sure I'm going to start blogging again once I'm there, especially during school, my free time will be slim, but I'm leaning toward it.
That all being said, on to new beginnings knowing the door is open to return.
:)
G
4 comments:
Good luck with the move and school.
I completely understand. Good luck and it's been fun reading you over here.
The door always needs to be left open a wee bit for sure. Luckily for you, most of us have stopped writing as much so there's even more free time for you to stalk Kasabian! See how nice we all are?
:)
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