Why I Don't Want to Start a Blog

A good friend of mine has been suggesting that I start a blog.

I don't want to.

Seems like blogging has become a trend (especially amongst stay-at-home-moms), and that just about anybody with anything to say is starting a blog.  I don't really want to add to the cacophony of opinions out there.

Also, as an intuitive introvert, I like to let ideas ruminate for quite some time before expressing them.  By the time I'm ready to share an idea, I'm probably already sick of it and in the process of moving on to a new train of thought.  I do enjoy reading others' blogs, though, and I try to skim at least a few a week.  I find my own thoughts articulated in others' writing, which then convinces me that no one would be worse off if I refrained from sharing.  Someone else is bound to express something similar eventually, and if she can say it better than I can, the floor's all hers, right?

A few good reasons for starting a blog:

1) It's good discipline.  Writing for an audience on a consistent basis encourages one to solidify and share one's thoughts.

2) It's an outlet.  Writing to be read has the potential to release pent-up emotions in a different way than keeping a private journal.

3) It can create positive and meaningful interactions.  I will get feedback from people that I may not have otherwise been able to meet in "real" life.

4) Why not?  In general, one should not criticize something unless it's been tried.

So, despite my hemming and hawing, I have finally relented and started a blog.

With one consolation: I choose to remain anonymous, so that the world may never not yet know who I am =)

For now, I remain

Yours truly,