First Blog Attempt

Well, I've threatened for years to begin a blog but then something always got in the way.  Perhaps to start the long list of "why nots" is:

My worry over who would see it and what they would learn about me.  I mean, I am a private individual!  I was born and bred on "not airing the dirty laundry".  Why on earth would I want to include people deeply (or not) into a life that I have long tried to keep closed away?  Exposing myself to the world has never been on my top "To do" list - well except for watering the flowers in the nude and getting caught...  Not that these same people don't know me already and for those that don't, who gives a hoot? 

My feelings of inadequacy - what on earth could I write that would interest anyone?  I read several blogs that friends write and I am continually astounded at their ability to transfer what happens between their ears and in their hearts to the black and white page.  My mind works like a mouse maze.  Most thoughts are half baked and abbreviated, coming to a dead end before being sufficiently explored, only to be replaced by yet another thought with the same frustrated dead ending.  Few thoughts make it all the way through the maze to outward communication, wholly contemplated, savored and expressed.

My lack of knowledge about what gets put on the web and what others can ferret out regarding personal, sensitive information.  This one is a real concern.  I mean, where does this stuff go?  Who sees it?  In today's world, I am not very savvy about what goes where and who sees it and how they can use it.  Frankly, this is probably the ONLY legitimate excuse I could have for not blogging.

The last reason for not blogging is I really didn't know how, and I wasn't that interested in figuring it out.  I thought it was a very technical thing to do and that it would take hours to set up and put together. 

I was at lunch yesterday with some friends and one of them is a blogger that I read and respect.  She finally overcame all my objections to blogging - or maybe my mind was just a bit more open.  Anyway, I believe that before I jump into anything I should probably sleep on it and send a little prayer asking for direction.  I did.  Here I am.  Thanks K for the nudge.

As far as setting up the blog and how technical I needed to be? Yeah, it took 5 minutes. Anything that easy must be good, right?

Til next time!