It's been a good many years since I last wrote anything that even resembled a blog. Even then, it was admittedly god awful and genuinely terrible. I was blogging during a tough time in my life, and decided to write about my troubles, tribulations, and how much I wallowed in my self pity. Looking back now, I can definitely see why I quit blogging in the first place, and I'm extremely thankful, based on the stats I saw here on this very account, no one saw it. Well, no one except me.
I decided to return to blogging mostly because of my cousin Diana's blog Pancakes in Bed which you can find here. In it Diana, chronicles her and her family's life, the challenges they go through, and the joys of going though it together. Along with the occasional tasty treat recipe, her blog posts instilled a lot of hope in me, and the inspiration to give blogging another shot. I'm no longer that self pitying kid I once was, and I'm far more well put together. That isn't to say I don't struggle now. I do; I just handle it better. I see my world from a very different point of view than I did three years ago, and coming back to this blog, I caught a glimpse of what I was and decided to start over. I deleted the mess, and now my page is empty. It's like having a blank canvas: I don't know what I'm going to make of it. Whether it be beautiful or exciting, heartwarming, humorous, or depressing, I'm just excited to be creating again and painting the world I see with my words. It's a new beginning for me, and just like with every beginning, I'm nervous, afraid of what's to come, but something inside me is excited to get started and dive head first into this blogging business.
There are self-imposed rules to how and when I post here, because I need a way to keep my self in check and prevent myself from spiraling into an endless torrent of Debbie Downer/ Negative Nancy/ self-pity posts, as well as keep this blog somewhat consistent.
1. There is a minimum of one post per week and a maximum of one post per day. I'm not allowed to forget about the blog, and I'm also not allowed to flood it with multiple posts just because I have a lot to say that particular day. I want to stress quality over quantity, and one post per day feels a lot like I only get one shot to get it right and I need to make it count.
2. No "Dear Diary" bullshit. I'm not here to write about how my day went, what I ate for lunch, or what person X said to person Y. If I do talk about something in my day, it has to be relevant to a bigger idea I have in mind when I'm writing the blog, or a celebration of a milestone in my life and/or the lives of people around me. This is just so I don't ramble on about nothing, and give a synopsis of what I did in a mundane fashion all the while being purposeless. Speaking of which...
3. Entries must be purposeful and for the most part benevolent. I write. I write a lot. Sometimes I write poems. Sometimes I write stories. Sometimes I write essays. For fun. Knowing what I tend to do as a writer, I'd like to ensure what I post is actually worthy content by my standards. I need to have a purpose for writing the post. I can't just post just for the sake of posting.
I also know that I can rip into people pretty harshly and spread a lot of bad vibes using my words. I'd rather not poison the well as much as possible, so I can't be too negative or critical of people here. Ideas are fair game, but specific individuals and groups are off limits.
4. Posts must be (mostly) original content. I'm allowed to share things but at least 60% of every post must be something I wrote. Posts don't count if that 60% of my content conflicts with rule number 3.
5. Everything else is fair game. I can posts stories, poems, discoveries, essays, photo essays, even experiments I'm conducting and how they're progressing. I really hope this will keep my blog somewhat interesting and give me the motivation to try out different styles of writing I don't normally do.
Enough rules, let's get this business started.
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