Why I Blog

Someone asked me yesterday how I can blog? How I can write all that personal stuff for everyone to see?

Well, the answer is simple: Because I can and because it is cheaper than therapy!

I started this blog as a way to keep up with family and friends that are far away from me. I began this blog to share photos my Jared and I and our friends and allow my grandparents and aunts and uncles that I rarely see an opportunity to see into my life. It started like that, but it has become so much more.

Sometimes, when I write things down it is like the stress is coming out of my neck, through my arms and out of me through the keys I punch. Do I write about EVERYTHING? No, but there aren't many bloggers who DO write everything. There are some very brutally honest, candid blogs out there where nothing is held back and I commend those people for being so brave and, I have to say, those blogs are a pleasure to read.

I try to keep personal family matters out of it, not because I don't wanna talk about it, but because I have a duty to protect the personal business of my family. I told Jared last night that if I really wanted to have a blog where I wrote EVERYTHING I wouldn't be able to give anyone that blog address. I would just let it sit out in blogshere like a secret online journal that's really not-so-secret. I'd be better off having one of those diaries with a lock and key like I did when I was a kid if there are things I wanted to write that no one would see.

The reality is, I love to blog. I have been able to catch up with old friends, meet new friends, get advice, give advice and just offer and receive support from others. When we first moved up here and I was sad, lonely and scared, I blogged about it and I received an enormous amount of support from people I know and people I don't know. They encouraged me to keep my head up, have faith and everything will work out. Those words of encouragement mean the world to me.

So, there it is. This is why I do it. :) Why do you all do it?