it’s been a while

It’s been a long time since you blogged and it’s been a while since I’ve checked. I have noticed that the bloggers I used to avidly read because they wrote avidly no longer do so. The culture and the atmosphere in the blogging world has changed -many have left to move to social media. I was on FB for a good long while and about ten or so months ago realized I really needed a break from it. It had become a place of whining, complaining, finger pointing, and very little substance. So at the end of October 2016, for a number of reasons, I left it completely. cold turkey. I swear it was like a drug. The first two weeks I think I reactivated my account multiple times only to reactivate it minutes later realizing not much had happened or changed. I’m on IG now, and I like it much better. It’s a set up that makes it so I’m not thinking out loud and sharing it each and every minute. I like seeing the pictures of my friends, etc. I miss the old culture of blogging. I miss the writings and the introspection and observations shared. Social media has cut our thoughts into short little snippets, “120 characters” so to speak. Thanks for holding on. I have always felt that your blog served two purposes: a place for you to half heartedly vent, and a place that speaks my mind about my own family -all tongue in cheek, and all very healthy.