When I first started my blog, I loved it and nurtured it and focused on
it daily. As my blogging world grew, I met so many new people who
shared this passion and the excitement level was always on high. There
were parties to join and themes that provided the chance to share
creations. It was a whirlwind of happy activity and my life revolved
around it.
I remember people asking me ~ what is a blog and what will this do
for you? In the early days of this blog, I didn't know what I expected,
I just knew that I loved reading blogs and wanted to be part of the
whole scene.
It was like tending a garden and watching seeds grow. There was the
thrill of seeing what was once one little blog post, grow into many new
posts and readers. In those early days, every activity became a potential
blog post. My husband teased me about it continually. I cannot tell
you how many times I heard him say Is this a blog post??? As the days
and weeks went by, my Mom got involved in the excitement too. She
would call and say What do you think about this idea for a blog post?
The whole family was immersed in this new world.
Just when I thought I had run out of ideas, another holiday or season
rolled around and suddenly the creative juices were on high alert. I
could hardly wait to pull out dishes and props and set the scene for yet
another vignette. If creativity is a drug, vignettes became my vehicle
to ecstasy. Every shopping trip became an expedition for new props
that would add to my cache of creations. Suddenly my cabinets were
overflowing with necessary items to convey a mood or party theme.
Blogging has it's seasons too. There comes a time when the life and
vibrancy of a blog begins to wain. The creative light begins to dim and
the enthusiasm starts to slip away. Many of the blogs I once followed have
disappeared. Some bloggers have changed their formats and others have
just hung up their aprons.
Technology has changed everything too. Everything is faster and blogs
begin to pale in comparison to formats like
Instagram and Facebook where
the response is quick and the posting is seemingly effortless. I used to carry
a small camera with me everywhere to snap pics. I used my Cannon to
work at home. There were so many more steps involved in creating a
blog post. Now I use my iPhone for photos and editing and speedy uploads
to a variety of social media platforms. It's changed my world completely.
In a way, blogging has become like letter writing. We don't write letters
as we once did. We text and share our news on Facebook, yet receiving a
hand written note brings us so much closer to the author. It's personal, it's
lasting, it stays in our memory longer than a text. The carefully formed
letters on a piece of stationary are unique to it's writer and become treasured
more and more by it's recipient as the years pass.
While my passion for blogging has taken a vacation recently, I have
decided that there still is a place for it in my life. It is evolving just as
the world is evolving around me. It may not be speedy or shiny and
bright as some new platforms, but it still has a place in my heart and
hope that it will in yours too.
Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
