the post about posting

I did it! And if you've been reading, I apologize!

No, but really, I'm glad I did it. Glad that others, like Gretel, did it, too! And no way do I want to continue at this pace. I hear of some people doing blog 365 and I think, no way, not for me. Here is why.

I am an editor. Many people think editing and writing are about the same, and many people are equally talented in both areas, but I find myself pretty firmly in the editor camp. I love to write, but it is not an effortless task for me. I have to mull and ruminate, which for me usually leads to improvements. For instance, I thought of the G.O.B.B.L.E. punchline on this post the following day. I remembered a few days after the time suck post that I should have included Passive Aggressive Notes. (Thanks to those who shared theirs, by the way!) A bit more time would have allowed me to make my Thanksgiving post a bit less schmaltzy and cliché. Your composition teacher was right: drafts are important!

I hope this exercise will kick me back into more-frequent blogging. The amount that seems right for me is about 2-3 times a week.

HPR had another idea for a daily activity. Hmmm, it is getting pretty cold outside. . . . We'll see. But I probably won't be blogging about it.

Comments

[ratphooey]

I started with Blog365 in 2008, having posted something nearly every day the year before.

Some days I had to dig deep, but I liked ultimately feeling free to just post whatever. I used to take my time and really craft my posts, but since I had to just do it when it came to writing for my grad program, I became much less precious about it.

So I've done it again in 2009 (knock on wood - there's one month to go).

[SteveO]

OK, I'm just back from spending another hour on Passive Aggressive Notes. I hadn't been there since September and had to catch up. Serious time suck.

[Gretel]

I'm glad you did it, Julie. Since I've been so bad at journaling here, I'm going to try to keep the blogging up, just so I have the record. Of course if I had a partner, no way I'd waste my time blogging ;o)

[Catherine Hurley]

I like Passive Aggessive Notes! We'll have to take some photos at Mom and Dad's condo and post. (I love that their property mgmt. has custom-made plaques permanently installed around the property!)

[Jennifer]

Awww, you linked to me!

Also, I keep meaning to come back and tell you about ThereIFixedIt.com - I discovered it after your time sink post, and I like it even better than Awkward Family Photos.