Another milestone

I have officially been blogging for 6 months!  Up until recently, I had blogged almost every single day but unfortunately time constraints have stopped me doing that.  I couldn’t have imagined that I’d still be here or that my blog would have become so important to me.  This has become my outlet and my second home, and I continue to be grateful to all my readers and commentators, without whom I probably wouldn’t have continued. Read on

No computer!!!

Bad news I’m afraid folks. My laptop adapter has died on me, so I have no access to it at the moment. I’ve been having problems with a loose wire on the adapter at the laptop end, which means the charger light has been flickering on and off, but now I’m getting nothing. . . . → Read More: No computer!!!

Blog Announcement

I am currently making changes to my blog in order to make it easier to navigate and also brighten up the site. Whilst the blog wasn’t too difficult to navigate, there were a few things I was unhappy with. The site was a bit too dark and I have been unable to turn . . . → Read More: Blog Announcement

Projects all completed!

I made it and it didn’t kill me.  Yay!  Okay, I’m sure it’s the reason I have this stupid chest infection, but who cares?!  I did it, and with over a week to spare!  It has been a real challenge for me, but  I can see a big difference in my work from . . . → Read More: Projects all completed!

To blog, or not to blog

I’ve read several blogs recently in which the blogger explains why they blog, why they started blogging, and why they continue to blog.  I found their insights very interesting and it lead me to question my own reasons for blogging.

I had a blog, but hardly ever used it.  I think I was excited about the idea of blogging, but I’d blog for a couple of days, then forget about it for a few weeks.  It wasn’t as exciting as I thought it would be.  I didn’t get any visitors to my page.  I knew nothing about how to attract visitors.  I’d never kept a diary in my entire life, because I’m a private person, and I really wasn’t sure what to talk about anyway.  I didn’t have anything of interest to talk about.  My life was boring and mundane, and I didn’t want to get too personal.  So, why should anyone want to read what I had to say?

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