I remember an op-ed piece about a widespread acceptance of poor writing attributed to the popularity of blogging. After reading the piece I swore I would never join the ranks of millions whose narcissism leads them to think that what they have to say is blog-worthy.
Several months later here I am! So why am I blogging? A few reasons:
1. My friends, siblings, and extended family have all stopped sending me e-mails. When I try to e-mail them, they say, “Don’t you have a blog I can post to, instead?” (I have to ask: since when did e-mail become old-fashioned??)
2. I have learned a lot as a mother, student, and professional that I share with friends, colleagues, and peers who all say, “So why don’t you put this in a blog?” Well, dang it, I DID put it into web pages (see links) but I guess web sites are old hat, too!
3. Still an avid journaler (I have a trunk full of diaries I have been writing in since I was 5), I have sworn to print off every posting for placement in my journal, which should enhance that chronicle of my personal life, in which I don’t usually include entries about academics, cuisine, or training for the latest marathon!
4. I’m also an avid blog-reader, but none of the other bloggers will talk to me unless I’m one of them! 
So there you have it. I AM a blogger, and this had better be worth it!
"La donna è mobile" means "woman is fickle" in Italian. This is the blog of one very fickle, super-busy gradschooling mother of five. I blog to share what I'm glad I learned and want others to know.
I'm just thrilled with the way this series of books ended! Call me old-fashioned, but pro-family values and pro-abstinence (before marriage) in teen fiction always make for a pleasant and delightful read!
5 Comments
December 4, 2007 at 1:51 am
Bwahahaha, now we have you in our evil grip. Here is a new vocab word: blogosphere
Yup blogging is so “in” that it has it’s own little world called the blogosphere.
Actually I am so excited that you are blogging now. This way, instead of just telling people things that you have said, I can link them to your blog.
December 4, 2007 at 8:36 pm
Well, I am so glad you’ve started and I’m really looking forward to what you have to say. I started a blog just as a family/homeschool journal (I’ve never been good about keeping a regular journal) and this great side benefit is all the great friendships I’ve made and awesome people I’ve “met” through blogging (starting with missknowitall).
I still love emails though, they’re more personal than people sometimes want to be on blog comments.
I’m really looking forward to reading what you have to say about classical education.
December 5, 2007 at 1:33 am
Welcome to the blog world! I’ve only been here myself since June, but I love the illusion of having an audience for my writing.
December 5, 2007 at 5:35 pm
I’m already loving your blog! Now I can glean regularly from your wisdom
Grazie Sorella!!!!
December 6, 2007 at 7:36 am
Welcome! It’s not so bad, is it? I’m really looking forward to gleaning from your wisdom. I’m a homeschooler too, and have found tremendous support through blogging. I too, have found friends, (including missknowitall, aka. icecream and cellista) who have been a source to which I can consistantly rely on for ideas, laughs, and validation. Am I narcissitic? Probably. Am I glad I started blogging? Definately.