tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post4132081915282770511..comments2008-07-28T17:03:59.933-07:00Angelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216322840161752535noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-13253763555439849802008-07-28T17:03:00.001-07:002008-07-28T17:03:00.001-07:00Hi honey!<BR/>Interesting words.Bloggy burnout was not necessarily my demise,more.... unusual (for me) depression.<BR/>For me its feels hard to share my down times.I always wanted my blog to be a fun place,and suddenly I wasn't very fun anymore,I was downright grumpy!<BR/>Here I go again ,tying to come back and trying to find inspiration to share.<BR/>...but as for you...<BR/>I always love your dark or philosophical moments!jungle dream pagodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290854834776445693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-91751599412106146872008-07-28T17:03:00.000-07:002008-07-28T17:03:00.000-07:00Hi honey!<BR/>Interesting words.Bloggy burnout was not necessarily my demise,more.... unusual (for me) depression.<BR/>For me its feels hard to share my down times.I always wanted my blog to be a fun place,and suddenly I wasn't very fun anymore,I was downright grumpy!<BR/>Here I go again ,tying to come back and trying to find inspiration to share.<BR/>...but as for you...<BR/>I always love your dark or philosophical moments!jungle dream pagodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290854834776445693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-38051130807254500062008-07-28T16:34:00.000-07:002008-07-28T16:34:00.000-07:00I can see where blog fatigue can happen. I've been a writer my entire life; keeping a blog is just one more extension of that. I write because I am. So, yeah, I'm sticking around and I'm glad you are, too.Maryhttp://confessionsofacraftaddict.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-91929379066443582842008-07-26T19:57:00.000-07:002008-07-26T19:57:00.000-07:00I understand the quandry. For me, blogging really takes a lot of my time. For right now, that's not an issue but I could see that life events might make it more difficult. I don't know who's dropping off the blogosphere because I've been pretty bad about reading blogs lately... I guess I'll have to check it out. <BR/><BR/>For me, it's difficult to know what to let fly on the blog given my current state of legal affairs with my husband. It's hard because I'd like to write about a lot of it... I plan to once things settle a bit...<BR/><BR/>Keep on keeping on!!Berlinswhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584230355784440144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-38918172638375422002008-07-26T16:54:00.000-07:002008-07-26T16:54:00.000-07:00Hi, I just found you blog and so glad I did.<BR/><BR/>I have been blogging for 3 years and just lately I have considered giving it up, I am completley blogged out.<BR/><BR/>I can relate to so much of what you say.<BR/><BR/>Racheal xMiles Away In Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766148041866102479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-42539243533933449402008-07-26T08:22:00.000-07:002008-07-26T08:22:00.000-07:00Thank you everyone for all your kind comments and support. I wasn't considering not blogging but since burnout seems to be a natural occurrence amongst bloggers I felt like examining what I get from blogging myself.<BR/><BR/>MSS- you are so right about the social obligation factor creeping into blogging. I find it curious and it certainly makes for some annoyances.<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth- I don't read your blog every day but I'd be sad if it disappeared! I love seeing what quilting you're up to and your adventures with Pam are always so much fun.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for delurking you lurkers! And also I love to see new people here like rachel. <BR/><BR/>The nice thing about a blog not getting too popular is that the author can still make personal contact with the readers. I've thought about how you keep that personal aspect if you become a widely read blog and I don't think an author can realistically keep up with making personal contact with over fifty commenters a day.<BR/><BR/>Lisa- I'm glad you're not going anywhere.<BR/><BR/>Kelly- if you ever stop blogging you have got to promise me we'll still keep in touch. I would be devastated if I lost you completely. Plus you and Pam are the first two bloggers I really connected with. Your last post was amazing.Angelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216322840161752535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-75548073881933826132008-07-25T19:01:00.000-07:002008-07-25T19:01:00.000-07:00I love reading your blog! For an office-bound singleton with absolutely no hope and no prospects of success at anything it's an absolute balm! please keep it up...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-20764781078616211512008-07-25T18:39:00.000-07:002008-07-25T18:39:00.000-07:00I agree with anonymous. What are they not telling us? Maybe that is it. Maybe what they put out is all there is. Their lives are wonderfully crafty and shiny and full of blue birds landing on their shoulders whistling a cheerful tune. I find myself reading certain blogs less and less because those blue birds are getting on my nerves. I check your blog several times a day. I sometimes have to be really quick at it when I am at work. You know, if I am having one of those days when one of those freakin' blue birds has used my head as a target and I read one of THOSE blogs...I sometimes feel like I missed out on something, not quite fitting in like back in school. On the other hand, when I am having one of those days and I read about something cool happening for you, like you finding your dream house or making some fantastic food or something, I feel better. If it's one of those days for you, then I don't feel so alone. Thanks for doing what you do! --toniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-75121022123204899632008-07-25T18:00:00.000-07:002008-07-25T18:00:00.000-07:00I read you all the time even tho you do scare me once in awhile--which has led to some interesting conversations with (of course) Pam!<BR/>I really admire your writing--regardless of what you're writing about and wish the best for you.<BR/>But yeah, if my blog went away tomorrow, not sure if I or anyone else would really miss it!Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069261145556065998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-23937753012715573672008-07-25T17:03:00.000-07:002008-07-25T17:03:00.000-07:00I don't think I've ever posted a comment here, but I read you. Thank you for blogging.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16357719409776550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-31262732296959043922008-07-25T12:47:00.000-07:002008-07-25T12:47:00.000-07:00I'm not going anywhere and I'm glad you're not either.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15672673922035857292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-66170257038505641052008-07-25T09:56:00.000-07:002008-07-25T09:56:00.000-07:00Blog fatigue. That's a good name for it. I've spent a lot of this summer rethinking my purpose in blogging. I've been blogging for 7 years and on several blogs but now I find myself more and more constrained by being a one-blog person. I feel like the other parts of my life are languishing...as are my other blogs.<BR/><BR/>There has been a sense of social obligation that's crept into blogging recently. And, yes, sometimes it seems very much like high school with its cliques and gossip and "popular girls" that make me wonder why I want to be popular when I don't really like those people.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, as you mention, there have been unexpected social rewards--meeting people, like you, who make me feel not so alone in my worldview. In the last few months I've pruned and pruned away at my reading until I'm keeping up with about ten blogs. And I'd be devastated to lose anyone. (I still remember people I followed years ago who disappeared from the Blogosphere; it's a very empty feeling.)<BR/><BR/>I like the part of yourself you reveal here even though I know it is not your whole self. I hope you'll keep the balance between the sometimes dark philosophical and the urban homesteading. I don't really come for the crafts and the cooking...I come to hear your unique take on the world around you. You almost always give me something to mull over during my day.mss @ Words Into Byteshttp://www.zanthan.com/wordsintobytes/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-30035885234138964462008-07-25T07:23:00.000-07:002008-07-25T07:23:00.000-07:00I don't always comment, but I do always read! I'm glad that you're not going anywhere. I'm also not "popular" lol, never was, but I do enjoy those that stop by my blog. So I will continue to post (albeit sporadically). In case you were wondering. lol Which you probably weren't.MichelleBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12518684189152417492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-13829634603645047222008-07-25T05:14:00.000-07:002008-07-25T05:14:00.000-07:00The light, bright girls with nothing but shiny crafts and upbeat words and nary a dark thought? I always wonder what they're hiding. Keep on being yourself--that's what I'm here for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-6800187165048233762008-07-25T03:48:00.000-07:002008-07-25T03:48:00.000-07:00I'd like to find that writing thread with my blog again. I've been blogging since 1998...ten frakking years. Not at Her Able Hands, but that's neither here nor there. I just feel all out of words most of the time, but then I find myself at the dashboard writing another post. It just feels right to let it all percolate for a while and see what's coming (if anything). I don't think you feel this way--like you've run out of words and ideas--and I'm glad you don't because it's a log jam in my head, but a logjam of who knows what.<BR/><BR/>guh. i make no sense. which is why i am posting a LOT less.<BR/><BR/>but super glad you're out here...xo.Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02889737746282355235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-29621532072434662232008-07-24T21:58:00.000-07:002008-07-24T21:58:00.000-07:00I'm standing! And waving my arms! And sending big, huge hugs! I love reading my favorite blogs dark moments or not. It's a personal experience. People are multi-dimensional. And you're amazing.Rachel@oneprettything.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06250788078724611457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20487305.post-81880468579482607252008-07-24T21:45:00.000-07:002008-07-24T21:45:00.000-07:00Thanks for the kind words. I enjoy your blog and your thought provoking explorations. I've been reading about the events you reference. Sad. I'll miss reading the blogs. Life is a schoolyard in so many ways. Weird huh? Anyway big hugs back to you.PamKittyMorninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03700213212597420809noreply@blogger.com