Today marks my 1-year blogaversary. Yup - one year ago today I embarked on this journey for no particular reason at all other then I like putting words on paper (or screens), and, let’s be honest, all the cool kids were doing it.
Or more accurately, my wife was doing it, and either because I thought it looked fun or the fact that we are certifiably co-dependent, I started one too. To be honest, I wasn’t sure how long it would last. It quickly seemed impossible to have that many topics I’d be willing to share with the web, even if my readers didn’t know me personally. I think there were some moments when I considered just bagging the whole thing when I got lazy about posting - but then I’d switch to some new Blo*gger theme, add links, and I’d get all excited about it again. I’m a bit obsessive about how things look, and so switching to Word*press was when I felt like this blogging thing was for real.
I had some trouble at first figuring out why on earth I would have a blog. E.’s blog had a purpose, and it quickly became apparent that so many other bloggers out there had the same one (hi friends!) - sharing information and supporting each other along the journey of trying to conceive. But what would mine be about? I knew I didn’t want it to solely focus on TTC, or becoming a parent, because I’m obsessively balanced and parenting is just one part of my life, albeit a pretty big one at the moment. So I decided I’d open it up to talking about anything and everything - and realized that a lot of other bloggers do this, too.
So I found a common thread, or theme, if you will - to describe my approach to life and navigating through it all, thus Fumbling on Track. I’m still fumbling around trying to figure it all out, but I’ve got great supports, a stupendous wife and partner, and I do feel as though I’m on the right track to refining my values, goals, and dreams. And I have found some great connections online - mostly with the TTC process through E.’s blog. I don’t even think I realized people could (or would) comment on blogs when I started. Now we have an entire community spanning multiple countries who all support and give to one another. It’s pretty amazing.
I still think my blogging is more for me than anyone else. I thrive on writing out my thoughts and engaging in dialogue about them. If I can make people laugh, all the better. If I can prompt people to think, I’m even happier. All in all I like the discussion, the back-and-forth, the conversation and connecting to people through wires that completely crashes the theory that technology has pushed people apart. From my view, it’s only brought them closer together.
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