I haven't posted in a while. The truth is, the longer I don't post, the easier it is to not post. And, the longer I don't post the less likely anyone's reading this, because people don't generally stick around for dead blogs.
Back in August, I had all sorts of ideas for things to share, relating to sustainable travel, what it means to be president, and wedding planning. And then, I let myself (again) get distracted by life. None of it got written.
All guides to blogging agree. To get an audience, to have a purpose, you need to post regularly. So that's my mid-October resolution. Not just the nebulous "post regularly", but "post twice a week." We'll see where we go from there. I think bi-weekly posts are just frequent enough to challenge me without holding me back. It takes three weeks to form a habit, so the goal is to keep that posting cycle up through Christmas. Yes, more than three weeks, but today is about goal-setting!
Well, now that's settled, we're back to the matter at hand - Random Musings and Observations. What do I have? I originally thought I'd start out writing about things here and there, in a bit of a stream of consciousness. there's some of that, but it's not become what I thought it'd be. I suppose I could even argue that I've changed and don't relate quite the same way to the original blog lead. So, I think the blog needs a bit of a face-lift. The question I have in mind is whether that face lift is in fact starting a new blog. And if so, is that here on blogger or elsewhere? I'm deciding to stay here for now, thanks to advice from Pugly Pixel. There's not really something Blogger is missing that I need, although I do wish it was easier to organize the blog feed.
What is it that I want to write about? What would a new blog be called? In my mind, there's hiking/trail reviews (we need to get back to doing more of this), family homelife, sustainability, food resources, and things related to my hobbies and work. Okay, and sometimes politics, but I really try to keep that balanced and un-ranty - not always successfully. I want to write more about charity and giving. These aren't random things. They're my life and things that go through my mind. It's a way I find focus and explore ideas.
What do I want readers to get out of this? In truth, there is a bit of a self-serving aspect to the posts I put together. I try to research many of the topic and look for opinions from multiple angles. While it doesn't tend to lead to a totally new world perspective, it does make me consider other points and generally leads me away from a hard-line perspective. And those are my two primary goals: to educate and create awareness, and to offer, at least, resources to other perspectives. To break black-and-white thinking on some issues, and to bring attention to others that people may not know. To share my own experience in hopes that they will interest, or at least entertain, others. Growth. I am not just writing for myself. I hope to generate, and even participate in, new dialogues.
What do I want to get from my readers? Audience. Interest. Challenge. Dialogue. Direction. If I want you to stick around, I want to make sure I'm giving you a reason to come back. And your feedback helps me to do that!
Where does that leave me? I'm not really embarrassed of my past - just my inconsistency. If I can hold to making regular posts, perhaps I could find an audience and they would forgive my early aloofness. But I'm not happy with the title or blog description. So, let's take some ownership. These are Kacy's Musings and Observations. Perhaps they have some randomness, but not really. they're related (at least in my mind).
So, here I start on my challenge. I hope that you'll enjoy it. I hope you might even find it worth sharing. Let me know if you're around for any of the ride!
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