Comments on: A Blog Hiatus?

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:59:57 +0000

Don’t quit! I just found you and I think you’re interesting. (By the way, HI! I’m Ashley)

But, I know how you feel. My blog is pretty much garbage, and most weeks it feels like I’m posting because I HAVE to, and not because I enjoy it. I keep it around, and keep plugging away at it because I’m optimistic that someday, something will click and it will become fun and easy. Maybe someday…

By: Miss OverThinker

Miss OverThinker — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:44:25 +0000

Don’t go.. I absolutely love to read your blog even though I rarely comment..

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:46:46 +0000

I know this is already old news now, but I just wanted to comment that I understand how you feel about the comments. I have been absolutely horrible about blogging and commenting in the past month due to exams and whatnot. And I must admit that I just marked most blogs as read, and only saved the ones I actually exchange comments with frequently for later. The ones that I love reading but that never comment on my blog I simply read without commenting. Since some rarely ever react to my comments anyway, I figured they wouldn’t miss them. But now that I am a little less busy I am slowly catching up with all blogs and will also blog again soon. I hope people will still remember who I am. Hah!

By: Keven Summitt

Keven Summitt — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:09:07 +0000

Nice blog dude Thanks

By: Kayla

Kayla — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:54:21 +0000

Just because no one’s commenting doesn’t mean we’re not reading (or interested in what you have to say). You have to decide what’s right for you, but I’d hate to see you go.

By: phampants

phampants — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:32:16 +0000

Write what you want, not for others. The interaction is always a plus, but it’s not the reason you should blog.

By: LilSass

LilSass — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:07:36 +0000

*sigh*

I totally wrote about this recently. I am struggling and I think a lot of other people are too. You know who we can blame? Google reader! I’ve been reading you since forever and then I added my blogroll to my reader and now I skim through tons of posts a day on my reader, via my iPhone …and clicking through to comment? Waaaaay too much work for my lazy ass.

So, the reader has caused a ton of people to have less comments. With all of that being said, I agree with others … blog when you really want to get it all out. When you feel inspired or angry or upset or share-sy; blog when you feel it’s right. And don’t worry about us, we’ll still be here!

By: Mindy

Mindy — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:32:19 +0000

Sometimes stepping away is the absolute best thing. If you find yourself missing your blog and wishing you had that outlet back to write within, then you’ll know blogging is worth continuing. But if you find yourself less-stressed, less-concerned with the blogosphere and generally uncaring about making a return, then you’ll know you made the right choice in stepping away.

I can honestly say I’m one of those people who regularly commented on your previous site, but perhaps don’t quite as a often here. Truth? Hearing about other people’s adventures isn’t always that exciting for me. In my own personal life, I just become jealous because I don’t have the means to do ANY of that. I still read some of those posts, but I have little to say. I’ve become more of a …hm, what’s that word?… lurker lately.

You need to write for you and write about things that you want to share. So maybe some of us, like myself, don’t have anything to say when we see those postings. But would you rather skew to your audience or stay true to yourself?

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:14:26 +0000

I can definitely identify with this. I’ve moved blogs a few times and made a stupid move just as my first one was gaining a fair amount of readers/commenters. Now? I struggle with why I write as well. My blog has no direction (for the most part) and there are times I severely censor myself by not writing at all, because I dont think it’s fair to have a slew of passworded posts due to IRL readers. It’s not that I don’t want to share sometimes, but yeah nvm I really don’t want to share with specific people sometimes. Anyways, I get it. I think all bloggers do.

So…I still read! So I’d hate to see ya go. Maybe a break will be good, but I always fear bloggers will enjoy the time away and never come back. Soooo I hope you come back

By: Nora

Nora — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:15:43 +0000

I’ll start at the beginning:

1. I love the blog look/layout. I don’t even know you and it seems very “you.”

2. I am one of those offenders who is bad about commenting lately; I’m reading, I promise! Just not always commenting. Blame it on work being busier during the summer, meaning I can’t steal the hour a day I used to read/comment on blogs. And also, I’m bad and don’t open Google Reader because I know it’s exploding with numbers.

3. I know how you feel though… sometimes I reserve the really personal stuff for me and then the blog stats & comments go down. I blame summer for that too, like Renee said.

4. I’ve been a crappy blog friend lately and I am sincerely sorry for that; I’ll try do to better!

5. I’ll read your blog no matter what. as someone who hasn’t been able to travel to the places she’s wanted to go yet, reading about other’s experiences really does make me happy