Thinking About Blogging

I have been madly trying to format el Blogo for printing before the credit I had expired, so I've spent the last several days entrenched in 2008-2009 according to these Lines across my Face (TLAMF). A very interesting experience, I must say. Here's what stuck out to me:
1) I said I was tired. A lot.
2) I was tired. A lot.
3) There were some pretty rough months in there! Life right now is CAKE comparatively!
4) I was one proud, observant momma. I posted A LOT of month summaries about Jane's skills and abilities. I saved the world such ad nauseum proud parent behavior by keeping track in a "achievement calendar" for Emiline. But trust me, she is quite skilled and able, too.
5) Pain was a daily reality for a long time. And it's not now. And it feels so long ago.
6) I wasn't impressed with my writing as I read it retrospectively. I have to admit, I have blog posts that just taste so good to me as a writer in the moment. But apparently, my words got stale...not sure what that means, except that I'm really self-conscious about my writing at THIS moment.
7) I miss blogging. I really love doing it more regularly.
8) I write for an audience (seems like there were a lot of posts soliciting comments or throwing out questions), which I'm not sure I like, but I think as a rhetorician, I can't really get around. Unless I go private. And considering the copious amount of info about Jane, maybe I should before she starts to read??

Anyway, writing has always been a way of thinking through things, crystallizing moments, clarifying feelings, dehydrating ideas...we made jam today, can you tell? I heart writing. I'm glad that blogging has been a venue that motivates me, in a way that journaling doesn't quite do, to write through this whole period of becoming a mother and growing into the awesome and joyful role that is. It's made me think about how I want to post from here on out. I like that this is sort of a family record, but I like that it's also a personal blog where I go off on things. And I'd like to do more of the second, you know, once I got caught up with more of the first.

Also- I did NOT have a great experience with Blurb for said blog-to-book project. All said and done, the work I put in did not equal a product worth it- the time or money. At least for me.

And I feel like saying thank you- to the inventor of blogs, to blogger, to blog readers everywhere, and to who ever reads mine.