accountable

I made this blog years ago because I thought that was what the cool kids were doing. “You have a blog? Then, maybe I should have a blog….” After I graduated from college, I used it as a way to continue writing after doing so constantly for my degree. It was my own version of Continual Education. I was going strong there for a good year or so and then the craziness of 2012 happened. A number of my wildest dreams came true and I found myself barely able to keep up with the changes. Thus, the blog suffered. Why do you care? You probably don’t. But…. I’m going to keep writing anyway.

Those of you who know me and follow my blog know that I work for Deseret Book. (How could you not know…? Seriously, I’ve beaten that dead horse so far into the ground, it’s ridiculous.) While working in marketing, I’ve learned all sorts of things including the fact that bloggers are one of our biggest tools. We send out countless books for blogger reviews that help to further publicity. We recently published a book with the astronomically popular blog “Six Sisters Stuff” because we can. And we should. For books that we want to make a splash, we set up a “blog tour” where 50 or so bloggers post repeatedly.  I recently bought tickets for some in the department to attend a blogging conference the end of next month to learn more how we can connect and increase our reach. Point being- blogs are still what the cool kids are doing.  In fact, even more cool kids have jumped on the bandwagon. And I’m a cool kid, right?

I realize that I don’t have the skills to make this into anything famous or life-altering for anyone but me. I don’t know much about cooking. I do not have a husband or children that are picky eaters and require a home cooked meal every night. If I had time to sit down and craft, I would rather spend it climbing a mountain, playing at the park, or finding some way to bask in the sunshine. Yet, I feel the void that neglecting this little blog friend of mine has created. 

Therefore, I’m back! I don’t pledge that great things will come of this. It is more self-serving than anything else but I miss it. I miss writing. I miss this social channel and its ability to connect to people, even if those it reaches are related to me and hear the same stories on Sunday. Starting today, I will post at least once a day. I know that this means less to you than it does to me but I thought I should make myself more accountable from this point forward. 

Thank you for reading my longwinded ramblings. Hello friends! I’ve missed you!