Sticking to my New Year's Resolution Too Well

This year I made a resolution to not backdate my blog posts.  While I have been mostly successful, it has ended up with me posting less.  Not sure if it is really getting the result I intended.  Whoops!  Although, I think it has given me an opportunity to step back and think about my blog space.

Last year I had wedding planning to sprinkle into my rotation of posts.  It was nice to take some of the focus away from my past IF experiences or how IF pops up in my life here and there.

Maybe a shift set in motion.  This year there have been times where I may feel at a loss for what to write.  I have not been as inclined to write about IF, so I guess I have not been writing as much.  I've needed my life to be more, which it has.  It just may not be well reflected in my blog.  I should probably just write more about the everyday or what is current, rather than trying to make that connection to IF specifically.  Just write about life as it is.

Microblog Mondays

Setting the Tone

After much reflection and searching on Pintrest, I have found my new mantra or inspiration.  It is from a motivational poster.

"Feels good to get some stuff done.  Yay!" -- MaryKate McDevitt

Some good words for the procrastinator in me to remember the good feelings of accomplishment and relief when the task or job is done.  I'm trying write more consistently in real-time on my blog.  I was satisfied with the number of entries last year, but I'd like to get out of the habit of back dating them.  :)

The Long and Short of It

Last week one of my favorite blogs (of the non-IF type), Wait But Why, posted an article on Facebook that highlighted them.  It was about how in a world heavy on brevity (i.e. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), there is still an appreciation and a place for longer format writing.  Depth does matter, and their is an audience for it.

Yes, it may be a bit ironic to be sharing this article on a Microblog Monday.  However, from time to time, I have read that some in the blogging community wonder if blogging may be fading off or becoming less relevant.  I think this article points to no, and it encourages people to keep writing, keep the depth, and keep telling your story or writing about what you are passionate.

On the flip side, I also love Microblog Mondays.  It can serve many purposes.  It can offer flexibility and give permission for the writer to mix it up or stretch the space.  It can foster the habit of writing.  It also reminds me of poetry.  Poetry seems so powerful to me.  Most often in a poem a person can express depth in a condensed way and each of the words seems so carefully chosen.  It is not that long essays do not involve the laborious, critical eye of carefully selected words.  They involve different skills and I find it more challenging to cut out words (as evidenced by this post).

Depth and power can be found in the long and short.  There is room for all kinds of writing.  

Microblog Mondays