The Only Therapy I Can Do Right Now
As seems to be the norm for bloggers around their one year mark, I am going thru a phase of, "Why am I doing this blog?" I am generally a private person, and would be mortified if some of my "inner circle" (in the Michelle-centric universe, lol) read it. But, then I thought two things: maybe it can be a way for me to start to "open up" to closer family and friends, and also, it's kind of like therapy, but for free. I think keeping the blog is a good thing, and I will continue with it.
Sometimes it is hard, though, to go to blogs of people I read regularly and see that they don't or no longer read mine. Why? Not enough of the content they want? Did I piss them off? Wrong politics? Try as I might, it still stings some, even though in all likelihood it's not anything personal. There's no way I can write about crochet exclusively here, as I don't get that much time to either crochet or write. What I write is done at work ;o) and I don't have access to my crochet stuff.
I am also dealing with something that I hesitate to bring up here for fear of losing more readers or angering them. I am ****SO*** jealous of the stay-at-home moms/wives that get to crochet and parent and work in their homes all day. The topic upsets me inside. Please don't delete me from your bloglines just because I said this. It is nothing personal to any of you--in fact, I truly consider you closer friends than most of my coworkers. I am just very jealous of your positions, I'm sorry. Sigh.
Well, for now I leave you with a quote I ran across this morning. It immediately made me think of cookies, my personal drug of choice:
"I just need enough to tide me over until I need more." --Bill Hoest
p.s., It is cracking me up how yarn manufacturers are scrambling to make poncho patterns like Martha's "coming home from the slammer" number. If she jumped off a bridge, would people do that too?
Sometimes it is hard, though, to go to blogs of people I read regularly and see that they don't or no longer read mine. Why? Not enough of the content they want? Did I piss them off? Wrong politics? Try as I might, it still stings some, even though in all likelihood it's not anything personal. There's no way I can write about crochet exclusively here, as I don't get that much time to either crochet or write. What I write is done at work ;o) and I don't have access to my crochet stuff.
I am also dealing with something that I hesitate to bring up here for fear of losing more readers or angering them. I am ****SO*** jealous of the stay-at-home moms/wives that get to crochet and parent and work in their homes all day. The topic upsets me inside. Please don't delete me from your bloglines just because I said this. It is nothing personal to any of you--in fact, I truly consider you closer friends than most of my coworkers. I am just very jealous of your positions, I'm sorry. Sigh.
Well, for now I leave you with a quote I ran across this morning. It immediately made me think of cookies, my personal drug of choice:
"I just need enough to tide me over until I need more." --Bill Hoest
p.s., It is cracking me up how yarn manufacturers are scrambling to make poncho patterns like Martha's "coming home from the slammer" number. If she jumped off a bridge, would people do that too?
posted by Michelle at 8:52 AM
5 Comments:
I think the same people are probably still reading your blog. They just don't comment. That is my two cents. :-)
I still read your blog and will continue. Write on! :)
And I will still read your blog... the first time I read it was with your Christmas wish list... and I sent you the 2 Opal yarns. And I'm a knitter. I always look everyday to see if you've posted something new. It's part of my morning routine at work. JC in NC
OMG, why would anyone stop reading because you have an opinion. I'm one of those stay at home moms and I think I'm lucky to be able to. I also sometimes envy the mom's who work cause you get a break....there's no right answer!
Glad you liked the postcard. First time I read your blog, now I'm subscribing!!
I'm a new reader, and honnestly, anybody who stops reading a blog because of an opinion they don't share aren't worth writing for.
I personally prefer to read people with different lives and opinions than my own, it's more interesting. Otherwise I'd just read myself ;)
I too feel jaleous of stay at home moms sometimes, but I wonder if I would still have time to crochet if I had to take care of kids?
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