This blog was supposed to be funny, and sometimes it is. This blog was supposed to be a "mommy blog", and sometimes it is. But, what I'm discovering is that this blog is just as neurotic as I am. Like many blogs I read, it is less about a category or a style or a genre of writing, and more about ME.
Me, glorious ME!!!
But, I digress....
Tonight, I considered submitting an old post to BlogNosh. As I read and explored the site once again, I realized that none of their "channels" really fit me and my blog.
Last night, as I was tackling giants, I took a brief break to write about tackling giants. FireDaddy asked me, "Are you still working or are you playing?" I was working.
He didn't buy that. "Neurotic, Yet Classy is PLAY," he argued.
That is what I said when I started this. I remember telling people this was my "recess". But something has changed.
I put this on my to do list and really want to get to it. Perhaps it's NaBloPoMo. I want to know if I can cut it. I want to make it to the end. (Which is really a mute point because I've already missed a day...but I made up for it!) I want to accomplish that. But even if it weren't for NaBloPoMo, I do have a bigger goal in mind...I'm just not sure what it is yet.
True, it is still a "me" thing. (Aren't all bloggers at least a little narcissistic at times?) But that's not all it is.
So, I stand at the threshold of another post tonight and many exercises are running through my mind. Exercises I turn to when I'm just not feeling it yet. Or, perhaps when I'm "feeling" it, but can't put my finger on it. And yet, I yield. I wonder if this is the place for those things. Those words. Those stories. Do you mingle stuff like *that* with stuff like *this*? Do you bring your baggage - whether it be good or bad - to the playground?
I war with myself about this aspect of blogging. Do I write for me or for my readers? (You know, those 17 people have a lot of pull in my world.) Where am I going with all of this anyway? What is my goal? Do I have to have a goal? Am I really just completely self-absorbed and none of you really give a flying flip what I write about -- or even IF I write at all??? Do you? Do you give a flying flip? Huh? SAY SOMETHING, WILL YA?
(And this is where I realize I've gone too far.)
Welp, guess it's back to the drawing board. I'd better get down to "work", right? Enough of this silly stuff for one night.
Ain't gonna Nablopomo no mo' today.
**Postscript: Just wondering....Do you have a favorite post from Neurotic, Yet Classy that you would submit to BlogNosh if YOU were me, glorious me? If so, would you be so kind as to leave a comment reminding me of my glorious writing? ;) And don't worry...if you can't remember the titles, just say something like "the one where you ....." and I think I'll be able to figure it out. Thanks!
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I love this photo. It reminds me of one of my favorite Monet paintings.
Any of the posts where you mention your fabulous sister-in-law are my favorite. See? All bloggers are narcissistic!
ReplyDeleteReally, though. I struggle with the fact that I'm dying to pour my heart out and dump out my "baggage" in any given post, but I remember who reads the posts and hold back. Then it ends up being a post less for me and more about me.
get it?
anyway.
I like the "moley" post. That's my vote.
Posts about "me" are just about all I do.
ReplyDeleteI would suggest the "Personal" channel. I know a thing or two about Blog Nosh Magazine.
Blogging is supposed to be whatever you want it to be. Fun, work, therapy, whatever.
ReplyDeleteJust keep on. I like being able to stay in touch this way.I like getting to know the "adult" you!
Love ya!
I hear 'ya girlfriend. That's why I finally decided to abandon all the "rules" and write what I want when I want. I love your blog just the way it is. Why? Because it's YOU. It's hard to pick a fave b/c so many of them are great, but as far as choosing one for BlogNosh, I'd have to go with the mole story. :)
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