A New Blog

Blogging.

I used to gawk at those who called it an occupation or a hobby. I imagined them all as those stuffy hipster types you'd see dressed in an eclectic mix of bohemian style "vintage" thrift shop clothing, with piercings and tattoos tucked away in the corner on their macbooks. The type of people that ate or drank only organic because it was good for their bodies, yet they'd be chain smoking the second they stepped outside of whatever establishment they were bumming the free WIFI off of. Looking back, I think this was an incredibly judgmental attitude and for that I am sorry. It's amazes me how much we judge or criticize what we don't understand. Embarrassing really. But i've learned a lot in the last year reading blogs, and with that, maybe these folks had it right all along. 

Blogging isn't for a specific demographic. It's for all walks of life, old and young, students and professionals, grandmothers and first time moms. It's an escape, even if only temporary. 

When I was growing up, I found that writing was an escape and incredibly therapeutic. This isn't to say that I had a bad childhood, or that I wasn't granted everything my heart desired (that my parents could reasonably afford). But it was, and continues to be the way for me to get my feelings out and be able to see them from a different view. Seeing your thoughts and dreams in print allows you to evaluate them in a way we might not otherwise be afforded without doing so. And that perspective is so important. It keeps you grounded, shows you when you're being a real asshole or when you need an attitude adjustment. It shows you when you look back months or years later how much you've grown, or what you need to work on. Perspective, perhaps most importantly, reminds you that life's been good to you so far. 

So as we begin a new year, and having wanted to do this for some time now, there is no time but the present to begin documenting my hopes and dreams. My vent sessions and my musings. My attempts at humor and frustrations. I'm not doing this for someone else, hoping that someone else will read it or follow it, that i'll develop a following or that anyone will give a damn. This is for me. 

A new year, a new day, a new blog.