On Blogging...

I've been pondering the blog thing.

Some weeks, I seem to have lots to say.  Everything I see is blog-worthy.  I take pictures of all sorts of silliness just so I can blog it.  And my readers' comments inspire me to blog more.

Other weeks, nothing seems to be blog-worthy.  I carry my camera around and take no pictures... or I don't even carry it.  Then, I find myself wondering if my readers will become so bored with my not blogging that they'll abandon me.   Sometimes, I blog just so that my readers will have something -- anything -- to see here, so that I won't lose you all before the blog-muse inspires me again.

Then I feel a bit like a twit.  But... sometimes, those something--anything posts inspire lots of comments!

I enjoy sharing my knitting progress -- as long as it's visible.  But I feel rather silly photographing an inch worth of sock knitting -- or lace knitting.  Today, for example, I could show the sock project, but there's not much progress to show.  I could show you the progress on Chrysopolis, but then again ... you've already seen it in that state.  I promise ... when there's progress that you'll be able to discern from where I was before the dreaded fifty-row frogfest ... I'll take pictures.   Heck, I might even take pictures with Mary's, since she's amazingly not finished hers yet either.

This weekend, however, I anticipate some progress on Must Have.  The Divine Though Blogless Elizabeth is up in Chicagoland to see her sister graduate, and she has taken ONLY her Must Have to knit.  I must put aside Chrysopolis and Deep Breath or she'll whiz past me, and I'll have to whine about it.

I'll have some concentrated knitting time in the car tomorrow -- when we drive up to Chicagoland to see my stepdaughter graduate from high school.  {gulp - I am not ready}.  And then in the doctor's offices this week (more tests for poor Bookworm).  I promise -- I'll take pictures.

So... which is better, silence? or the blog posts that are there just to keep the blog from being silent?

Comments

[Sligo]

I like reading your blog, even if I rarely comment. You often make interesting observations about life, and I like that. Your wondering may have as much to do with the stress of moving and child health issues as with blogging itself. Those bigger issues can make everything else seem small.

[kmkat]

I say do whichever makes you happier. You will stay in my Google Reader regardless. Unless you start talking about stuff I don't like -- the need to consult your astrologer/priest/medium before you decide what to knit next, what a a great job Fox News does, stuff like that. Then I'll be out of here. But I kinda don't think you will ever write that.

[Mary]

Hey, I like your blog, even the "just something to write notes"! They may not seem to great to you, but you are a good writer and I enjoy the glimpses of your life, especially since you have kids about the same age as mine, and you knit. I have not hooked up with a knitting group around here (Naperville) so reading knitting blogs is as close as I get for now. That said, we are heading to New Hampshire for the month of July (and a bit of June) next week, so I will not be able to read your blog with much regularity until August anyway. (No Internet at summer house.)

[janna]

I decided a while back to only post when I really wanted to and/or had something knitted to show -- and there's been very little of the latter lately! I figure it's my blog..... and I think that's how everyone should feel about their blog. You should never feel obligated, but at the same time, you should never worry that what you have to say isn't worthy!

[faerielady]

Well, it's all about you :) Last year I didn't blog much at all, this year I'm posting pretty much every day. It's all a matter of what YOU want.

[The Divine (though blogless) Elizabeth]

Not much chance of me blowing past you. I got about 5 rows knit this whole weekend. The stupid graduation ceremony was badly lit but *3 hours long*!

Sigh.....

By the way, write what you want, when you want. Blogging is supposed to be fun, not a chore!

[Colleen G]

Personally, I'd prefer to have you post something, even if it isn't anything 'important'. But my purpose of reading friends' blogs is mostly selfish: it gives me something to break up the day and also allows me to keep up on what is going on in their lives.
If it's ceased to be fun, you need to stop doing it; take a break. And don't worry about pictures (although you do take beautiful ones) Pictures are no more than the frosting on the cake.

[bev]

If you want to post or have something to post, then post! If not, relax. If blogging is your business then you need to post daily. If not, then post when you wish. Sometimes a bit of silence is good for the soul.