Saturday, June 28, 2008

Rest and Relaxation at Last

Ah, the weekend has arrived. The long workweek is over. It is Saturday morning – a time for rest and rejuvenation. Right?

Wrong.

Running errands, grocery shopping, shuttling the children to their destinations with their ever-changing itineraries, and yard work – mowing, weed whacking, and cleaning out this sad-looking, grossly overgrown flowerbed outside of my dinning room window, are just a few of the items on today’s to do list.

Ah, yes, you have to love these restful weekends.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Thirty-One Months Later …

I started this blog in 2005, posted a couple of items, and haven’t returned since – as if I’ve had nothing to say for thirty-one months. Of course, a lot has happened since then, so I have plenty of material. So, why the long absence? I think that it was probably due to my uneasiness with the concept of a personal blog, and my unwillingness to commit to all that participating in this type of activity entails. I find that putting one’s thoughts out there for all to see, even if never actually seen, is a difficult concept to embrace.

The obvious concerns held me back:

  • Who will read my entries?
  • Will anyone become upset with my posts?
  • How much information should I divulge?
  • Who would care?

It was that last concern that has brought me back. Since I can assume that no one cares, I am free to post to my blog in virtually assured anonymity. Problem solved.