Comments on: What the Heck is It?

By: Renie Burghardt

Renie Burghardt — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:49:17 +0000

Well….I just blog for the enjoyment of it. Never thought about what the heck is it? And I didn’t know there are stat counters. Well, I don’t think there are at Blogger.

I do enjoy your blog, Tricia. You have some great subjects. Keep on Shouting Out!

Renie

Renie Burghardts last blog post..Twenty Five Years in the Woods!

By: Mama's Losin' It

Mama's Losin' It — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:38:26 +0000

I try not to think too hard about content or offending people or trying to write things that people will like. It’s really hard not to get sucked into that. I would just write what’s on your mind and what interests you. It’s not always going to be a hit, but that’s not why we write.

I didn’t know Dooce or any of those big names either and I try not to pay attention to what they’re doing. I find I start comparing myself to them when I really just need to do my own thing.

Let’s go have drinks…I’ll slap you around a bit…

Mama’s Losin’ Its last blog post..Dear Ellen (letter 3)

By: Brandygirl

Brandygirl — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:08:11 +0000

When I first started blogging, I wanted to “keep in contact” with my friends cuz we had just migrated and it was getting very tiring to tell each and every friend what was happening in our lives.

Though I was an infertile closet for some time, I just couldn’t handle the emotions that I was going through after a while and started blogging about it. And I started to get conscious of my stat reader as well cuz I was curious where my readers were from and wondered why they kept coming back to my blog.

Like you, I am the author of my own story. And really, it is my journey and it is my own experience. Maybe by sharing with others about infertility, women out there, may feel that, hey, they’re not weird, they’re not alone. I felt a lot like that before I knew the infertile bloggy community.

Besides, if I hadn’t blog about my f-ked up infertile experiences, I wouldn’t have met you, I think.

My my, I’m rambling today!

Anyhoo, have a great weekend.

ps I think I’d define your blog in 1 word – COOL….yep, a really cool blog that I look forward to reading week after week

By: Tricia

Tricia — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:35:09 +0000

Thank you. You all have humbled me and I’m not sure what to say, except thanks! I think I am in a bit of a funk, and as MamaGeek correctly diagnosed, I have blog burn out. Perhaps it’s like working for a daily newspaper, except the copy deadlines are self-imposed. I’ve always enjoyed more robust feature article writing than truncated daily journalism, and I know I need to carve out time to complete some writing projects and delve into some research.

I like my blog neighborhood and I’m pleasantly surprised by the sense of community that develops so quickly.

Jan:
#1: Yahooo…I love seeing your image with your comments rather than the coffee cup.

# 2 *stands up beside Jan* ahem…

Stat Gods grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:58:55 +0000

Oh yeah, a "mommy-blog" is a blog about being a mother. In my opinion anyway. And that encompasses more than just telling stories about your kids. It's all aspects of a mother who is a person. Wendys last blog post..More Glimpses of Tripp

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:56:36 +0000

I started my blog because I wanted to get warmed up so I could write a book. Then I found that I really really like it. I write for myself, for my kids in the future, but also because I want people to read what I write. I want to feel like I have a voice.

Don’t worry over which category you fit into. That’s not important. Just be yourself when you write. It doesn’t have to be something that changes the world. If it even changes/helps 1 person then you did all you could do. And sometimes mindless drivel is exactly what is needed to make someone realize what’s important.

Wendys last blog post..More Glimpses of Tripp

By: kim

kim — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:14:26 +0000

don’t forget you have wings take your blog into the next generation

By: MamaGeek

MamaGeek — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:07:42 +0000

I had blog burn out. REALLY BAD. Then I started blogging less (WAY less) and I did it when I wanted to and that helped immensely.

Don’t stop. Take a break. Hopefully that will help.

My blog doesn’t know what it wants to be when it grows up either.

MamaGeeks last blog post..A REAL Man Of Genius

By: Lisa P

Lisa P — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:34:08 +0000

Totally feel you here. Don't you dare shut down Shout though. Jen, I'm going to steal what you said in another forum we belong to. "I blog/write because I have to." Writing creatively without a particular assignment or deadline is good for the soul. Let your outlet be what you wish. If you really want stats, just switch your content to porn. Lisa Ps last blog post..I Love To Talk

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:02:23 +0000

#1 – don’t you DARE retire this blog. I’d cry then and you don’t want to be responsible for that, do you?

#2 – My blog not only doesn’t know what it wants to be when it grows up, it’s downright schizophrenic. Is it a midlife blog? A food blog? A humor blog? A parenting blog? A political blog? It is, on any given day, any of those things, often all at once. The only thing I know for sure it will never be is a religious blog.

#3 – You wouldn’t happen to know of some helpful 12 Step Program for the statistically addicted, would you? I wish it were only a stat counter – because of my incredible geekiness, I have full-blown site statistics, then installed that stupid Feedjit map on my site like a twit.

Here, I’ll start. *Stands up* Ahem. My name is Jan and I’m addicted to my blogs statistics. I need help.