I have been
thinking about starting a blog for some time, but a few things have kept me
from doing it until now.
The first thing was
choosing what I wanted to blog about.
Originally, I thought I would write about getting fit in all facets of
life—physically, mentally, financially, socially. However, I am planning on making some big changes
in my life this year (such as quitting my jobs and moving out of state, for
example), so I decided to write about that instead. While I am sure many people have plans for
substantial life changes in 2014, I am firmly entrenched in middle age, and I
expect that to provide some unique challenges during my creation of a new and
different life. Sounds like interesting
stuff for a blog, right?
The second thing
that got in my way was the amount of information available on setting up a
blog. It was positively overwhelming. What
will you name the blog? Will you self-host
it? Do you also want a domain name? What
about Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest? Think about your “brand.” How can you
make money with your blog? OMG! Does blogging really have to be so
complicated? I was just looking for a
place where I could do a little writing! So that is what I am going to do. Write a blog.
Period. And just a note for those
of you considering a blog of your own:
Good luck! Every name you can possibly
think of is already taken. No, really.
The last entity
that kept me out of the blogosphere until now was the one that prevents us all
from doing so much: time. I do stay fairly busy working two jobs, but I
have always maintained that we make the time to do the things that are
important to us, and this blog is important to me for reasons I shall discuss
in another post.
And so begins the
story of an old dog who is going to learn some new tricks …
