For the month of August, I'm taking an online blogging class. I'm not new to blogging. I've been blogging for several years. My first blog started at Myspace. It was rudimentary, at best, but it allowed me to share my feelings with the general population.
The topic for week one was blogging goals. More specifically, what are MY blogging goals? I had no vision for my blog other than to record my memories of living in Hawai'i. It's a quick way to keep the rest of the family and my friends updated with the happenings of our lives. Last year was not a good year for me, in the blogging world. I was tired, overwhelmed and not feeling the bloggy love. I plan to change that this year. I realize that I've only got four months left in the year, but I am determined to blog more than once a week. I can do it.
I've already covered what I plan to blog about: my adventures in Hawai'i. Eventually I'd like to expand that to my adventures in baking and cooking. For the time, I'm going to stick with the most attainable goal of blogging about life. The main purpose of my blog will be to keep my friends and family updated on our life. It's so hard to call everyone I know to let them know what's happening. This may be a lazy way of doing it, but I'm not going to feel bad about it. As I've had this blog for two years already, I'd like to think that I'm going to be a long-term blogger because I'm excited about what I blog about(mostly) and I feel like it keeps me connected to the outside world.
I've got a lot to say. Sometimes it's funny. Sometimes it's not. And, I can't appeal to every reader all the time. But, I'm not dry toast either. I'd like to think I'm somewhat entertaining at times while also being informative. It's a good mix.
I can only hope that I'm bringing a spot of sunshine to someone, somewhere. I'm going to keep blogging until I feel compelled to do something else.
A hui hou!
