Changing my Focus

Just a little.

In addition to being busy with my crafts and suffering from some down days, I have also been kind of stuck in regards to this blog. I think I want to shift to a slightly more personal voice. After all, this blog is for me. I have some other blogs in support of my business, but this one is just for me.

Recently, I have had some things to say, but I think the formality I had built in to this blog was intimidating me. Truth is, I had begun to worry more about what some might think of my writing than on thinking of what to write. Somehow, without meaning to, I had set up imaginary expectations of myself. I needed to remind myself that this blog is just for me. (Yes, I repeat myself, but I need to pound it into my own head. Sorry.)

My solution is to relax a little and write more casually – like a journal. Don’t worry, I do mean journal, not diary. I am hoping that in treating this blog more like a journal, I will write more often and as a result, become inspired more often. Then, when I do want to write more formally, I can…At least I hope and what is life without hope?

I received some encouragement this week from a young man I met on Bloggeries Blog Forum. (An excellent forum, by the way.) He said he liked my writing, that his only complaint was that I did not write enough. Well, I liked his writing as well and in a few weeks, I will review his blog and post it here. Encouragement and talking with other writers is motivating. It certainly takes journal writing to a whole new level!

My strategy is to write at least once or twice a week, even if I don’t have anything earth shattering to write about. Just write. That’s what they told me years ago in writing class – Just write.

And now, I have actually written a new post or, as many are now calling it, “bloggerie”.