WOW = WIPs On Wednesdays
When I started blogging 10 years ago, I had no idea that I'd still be doing it today.
It takes time, effort and bother - no doubt about it.
But it also gives back so much more than it takes.
But it also gives back so much more than it takes.
In my life, I've created a lot of things - in many different mediums. Although I 'remember' them, theoretically speaking, I don't have a 'catalog' of them listed anywhere, let alone a dated entry post dedicated to them. And this is where blogging is so valuable for creative people. Believe me when I tell you this; I forget how many quilts I've made. I also forget the order I released my own BOMs in and I forget what I was up to, creatively, this time last year. Let alone what I designed and created in my younger years as a textile designer and before that, a fashion and costume designer. Oh my goodness, what a record that would have been to browse through today! Unfortunately, I've never been a diary keeper and so, many creative pursuits have simply been lost to time.
Time waits for no person and especially not the creative person. Blogging has allowed me to document and journal my work in way that I had not managed in any other time in my life right up until I sat down to that first and rather brief blog post. It was a very small, very humble beginning. But one I am so glad I started. For now, I have a record, a history and a timeline of exactly what I've been up to these past 10 years and it's a breeze to look things up, share info and sometimes even jog my own memory. Sure, 10 years isn't such a long time, but there are even blog posts I don't remember writing and projects I don't remember starting - all documented here.
It's certainly proven to be a treasure chest of my time.
And so, I'm really perplexed and left wondering.. where have all the bloggers gone? 10 years ago you could find a blog on almost any subject and be sure to find someone friendly, knowledgeable and actively blogging - it was such a indulgence. From rose gardening to perfect pancakes, there was a blogger ready and waiting to invite you into their lives. Real experiences, real opinions and no advertising or editorial control over the content - just the real goods, no filler.
Today? So many interesting niche blogs have disappeared. So many interesting spots just disappear into virtual nothingness as the years are ticking by.. and so few are being started. It's such a shame.
As for me, I'll be blogging as long as I have the internet, which I'm pretty sure will be forever. Or until Google kick me off for using up too much web space..if such a thing even exists.
What about you?
Have you noticed blogging dropping off?
