In one of my anniversary posts, I had said I had actively blogged with 33 blogs (not at the same time of course) and that is true. But if you do the math, which I hate doing, it's like I had two blogs per year. I have no idea why I keep changing blogs. There is the usual need for newness but I could have stayed at my first blog and keep renaming it but it wouldn't be the same as getting a new url. Maybe it's foolish to want to match url with the name of your blog but it makes sense to do that right?
Blogging is not my life but it's part of my life. It's always joyful (and occasionally stressful) for me to keep blogging because I find no other platform that suits me. Social medias such as twitter or facebook is just not my cup of tea. I think I'm at the slow lane when it comes to being social. I'm slow to keep up with trends, slow to find anything out, slow to process my thoughts on anything and when I do settle on something, the moment would have passed and there would be no need to post about that something. It's not terrible to be on the slow lane because I have company (other bloggers) and I enjoy their company.
I started this blog you're reading on July 17, 2021 and this year makes it 4 years old today. I like to make a note of this phenomenon of staying in the same url for a bit longer than some of my other blogs but that's due to my laziness because setting up a new blog takes work and I can be lazy about such things.
Postcards from the Bookstore is exactly what it states as I do buy postcards from bookstores. Reading and scribbling or scribbling and reading remains what I do on this blog – reading books and scribbling stories or artworks and maybe a new thought now and then. I wish I can say I added something new idea or new kind of posts to this blog but I didn't. I guess I have not changed my blogging ways even after all these years. I suppose what keeps me blogging is all the challenges (like the a-z challenge in April) or the memes or prompts (like Words for Wednesday) because my blog is dull without them.
But blogging, yes, I believe I'll keep doing it because what else I'm going to do with my pitiful thoughts and ideas and stories? Can't store them in my computer forever. Can't eat them either. Let's hope I don't quit this blog and start a new one. Happy 4th blog anniversary! May we all stick together in this slow lane for a long while.
How long have you been blogging? And what keeps you blogging?
Happy 4th Blogoversary (in this incarnation)! Love the illustration too, so cute! In September, "She Who Seeks" blog will be 17 years old. Hard to believe I've lasted this long, but I too enjoy blogging in the slow lane.
ReplyDeleteDebra: Wow! I never had a blog that lasted 17 years but I guess I'm a bit too fickled.
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I'm another member in the slow lane. I started blogging in 2011 and have the same blog. It needs to be overhauled, but that's not a priority at this point. I'm glad that I don't need to rely on it for income.
ReplyDeleteLive and Learn: I'm also glad I don't rely on my blog for income, I wouldn't have made much money.
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Happy Blogiversary
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DeleteHappy blogoversary, let's stay blogging in a slow manner for the next many years. My blog will turn 13½ years old in a few days ;)
ReplyDeleteCharlotte: Let's hope we all continue to blog in the slow slane for a long while. Happy blog anniversary.
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I too write my Blog posts slowly for people who cannot read fast.
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Victor S E Moubarak: I guess I'm one of the slow readers as well as a slow blogger.
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I'm in the slow lane when it comes to social media, too. Probably why I choose to continue blogging. Happy blogiversary! :D
ReplyDeleteLark: Blogging is a form of social media but I guess no many people think of it that way but I do.
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Happy birthday to your blog Lisa!!
ReplyDeleteI'm relatively new to blogging, only a year or so... I created the blog in a University course (it's a very long story too) and when I finished University and the Master's degree I changed jobs, resulting in me working 5 hours a day. Before I had my own job where I worked from 8 in the morning until 11 at night. Then I did the housework and started studying... When I finished after a while, unfortunately my husband got sick and we were in the hospitals (fortunately now he is much better). So last year I thought about writing articles on the blog about my job (I am a special educator) but that wasn't enough for me...To be honest, I created 5 blogs to see which one suits me and which one I will keep. Now these blogs are my refuge in difficult days and the expression of my creativity, without having to refer to the problems... I like commenting on other blogs, it's like going to a friend's for coffee.
So I have a blog almost out of necessity.
Katerina: I don't think I would be able to keep such a busy schedule going. I think blogging really helps one to express themselves and to also relieve stress. I think mingling with other bloggers and visiting blogs is like going to a friend's house for coffee like you said. Sometimes words, even brief ones, comforts us, like the ones we post on our blogs or on other people's blogs.
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