Why Do I Blog?
I blog for the sheer narcissistic joy of the glory of having millions of people read my all-important thoughts and…
Oops. Those are my secret thoughts that are never to be seen or heard. I really should delete those words.
All joking aside, when the OBN writing prompt asked “Why we blog” I did have to stop and think about it.
I’m pretty new to the blogging world – this blog was only started in February. I have started blogs in the past but would make two posts and forget about them. So what made me think I should try again? Why did I even feel like I should?
I guess one reason for starting this blog was that I had a lot of time on my hands. I had just been laid-off and needed a way to fill my time. Writing has always been something I enjoyed so I initially tried writing short stories to fill my days. Unfortunately, I found I wasn’t feeling all that creative. I was a little depressed about my lack of employment and coming up with story ideas was difficult. Then I realized that I was having no problem writing about my fishing trips and posting them on my WFN Ambassador Page.
I love being a WFN Ambassador and being part of the WFN Community, but I realized I would enjoy writing about topics other than fishing. And if a few people actually read my writing that was really cool. It was even better if someone left a comment so I could interact and talk to people while I was sitting at home. That’s when I decided to start a blog again.
This time around I had a big advantage – I was on Twitter. Twitter is responsible for introducing me to so many interesting people and through their tweets I have found so many amazing blogs and other resources. I started reading what other people had to say and it encouraged me to write about my own outdoors adventures. And then I started receiving messages from people whom had found my blog through Twitter and it just seemed to escalate. Twitter was how I found out about the Outdoor Blogger Network and the support from the OBN Community has been amazing.
I also made an effort to post links to my blog on Facebook and have been overwhelmed by the incredibly kind comments from my friends. They actually seemed to enjoy reading my posts which made me want to write even more.
So I started blogging because I had the time, I wanted to write, I wanted to share information and adventures with others, and I have fun interacting with those who read my blog. But there is another reason I blog.
I think – I’m never entirely sure – I blog to document my adventures. I enjoy being able to read through my posts and remember each adventure. As much as I hate to admit it, my memories tend to fade with time. I used to think pictures would be enough to prevent that but I have photographed hundreds of horses I have worked with over the years and by now I’m forgetting the names of many of them and the characteristics that made each one unique.
By blogging I am keeping a record of the things I have enjoyed most – fishing trips, outdoors adventures, meeting interesting people, learning about interesting topics, time I have spent with people (and horses), and of course, time I have spent with those I love.
I absolutely love writing and maintaining this blog, and I hope to keep it going for years to come. I am grateful to everyone of you who takes the time to visit. Thank you so much!
So that is why I blog – although I reserve the right to change my motives at any point in time. I tried to come up with a funny response but this is what I ended up with 🙂
argosgirl
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I went to read a few of your entries on WFN. They were quite good.
Did you seriously pick up your first spinning reel this fall? Or was that a story from a few years ago? You sound like you’ve been fishing for years.
I went ice fishing a couple of times last winter but my first time with the spinning rod was mid-April last year 🙂 Once I got the bug I just immersed myself in the sport. Doesn’t hurt that I live with a fishing freak.
I just cannot get enough fly fishing, it’s that simple. Running my own blog allows me to meet fellow fisher’s, talk, dream, and plan fishing trips, as well as shareing them with others.
Very well said! Thanks for visiting.
Personally, I’m just impressed you could spell ‘narcissistic’ -I would’ve had to look that one up!! I think blogging is great & agree it keeps your memories alive. I’m hooked on reading blogs – now if only I could convince Steve Haskin to blog everyday……sigh….
Hahaha I was surprised the spell-checker didn’t pop up on me with that one.
Documenting our adventures is really important…because we won’t always remember all the details of where we’ve been and what occurred. I know that blogger has an option to print off my posts and make it into a book…that is my next endeavor. A lot better than writing in a journal! 🙂
That’s a neat option…I wonder if wordpress has it…I’ll have to look into it. Yes, much better than writing in a journal!