I was just looking at my list of the blogs of my family and friends and I realized how few of them actually blog anymore. I used to love reading all the blogs of my friends. If you're my friend and I know you have a blog, chances are, I'm still reading yours. I'm just not commenting most likely. There are a lot of other ways to stay socially connected now and many have migrated to other social media platforms.
I'm the first to admit that my blogging has taken a serious nose dive the last few years and the few people who used to read this blog have probably long since abandoned it. I did so well for so many years, reaching a peak of 85 blog posts in 2011. And then it plummeted to 21 in 2012, 22 in 2013 and a measly 29 in 2014. But 2014 at least ended strong with 10 and 7 posts in November and December, respectively. I'm committed to blogging more in 2015.
I started this blog as a way to connect with friends and family, but its main purpose has always just been a place to document and record our lives. I re-read my blog posts often, marveling at how things have changed in the last 7 years and how the girls have grown. I'm glad this record exists and I'm disappointed that I've been so lax in keeping up with in these last few years because a lot of memories and moments have been lost. Even if I'm just posting into the online void and no one but me and David cares, I'll still be here. My personal journal hasn't been touched in years. (Five to be exact. My last entry was about Zara's birth and I stopped mid-story. Got distracted by a newborn, I suppose, and never made it back.) So this is it. This is our lives and I want to remember it.
Still, it'd be nice to think that other people are still stopping by on occasion and enjoying this blog. It might make me more diligent and consistent in posting if I thought someone else was reading.
As David would say, this is me blogging about blogging on my blog and he'd make fun of me. If you're there, I'm glad. I'm still here. And stay tuned. The best is yet to come.
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I love reading your blog. I really wish I had the energy to keep up with one myself!
Halfway into the first paragraph I had to stop and make sure I wasn't reading a post from my own blog. For real. I often feel like I'm writing my posts for my parents and grandma to see... and that's probably it. And yet, I love reading old posts. I love seeing how we've changed. I love that I have a record of my children being witty and adorable, especially on the days I need to be reminded that they are capable of such behavior.
I read your blog. You are not talking to the void.
Margot, I totally read your blog but I never comment either. Your blog was actually the inspiration for my renewed interest in blogging. I used to spend so long crafting these long, picture laden posts and it just took forever. I loved how your posts could be just short snapshots from the day, the little moments that I ultimately most want to remember from this time. So now I try to blog about the little moments, a picture here, an anecdote there. I enjoy blogging more now as a result.
Just checked on your blog today (1/20) when I was thinking about updating mine, but then I decided to watch hulu instead. I am lazy, but an occasional reader.
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