And so it Begins!!

I have joined the ranks of "the bloggers". I resisted for a long time, but finally decided my wit & wisdom needed to be shared...;-)
And now to my thoughts on blogging and those who blog.....
Is blogging, the new journal? For years my husband kept a journal, he wrote everything down, EVERYTHING! This habit of his started right after we were married, if he was "missing" in the evening, I could find him in a corner somewhere writing. For years I wasn't allowed to read this deepest thoughts but then one day he finally let me... okay "let me" is a little misleading, I found them in his closet (while cleaning), They were interesting and boring at the same time. The first couple of years his writings were full of  his life philosophies, they also covered the everyday. As the years went by the everyday overwhelmed his philosophical musings. And by the time the kids came along they were limited to "Went to work, came home, worked out, ate dinner, went to bed".... There were still daily entries, but rarely were they more than his daily schedule! As our lives grew busier with... well... life, his entries became sporadic, then at some point ended all together. His journals weren't an account of an important historical event, but it was a snapshot of what was going on in our lives in the beginning. A window to a very young, very optimistic young man.
What is my point of all this??? Not sure, other than to say, is this what blogging is?? An opportunity to 'journal'? To leave a record of who I am and what I think at this time in my life?  A lovely little indulgence in narcissism?  Maybe someone will find it interesting enough to read? Or maybe it will give some of the people in my life an opportunity to see who I am/was. Instead of leaving my journal out where it might be discovered, I am putting it out there for EVERYONE to read (you don't even have to pretend you were cleaning the closet ;-)
And so I am beginning my time as a "journalist" (I like that term rather than "blogger") Here you will find my opinions on life, my discoveries and whatever my brain throws up. When my kids were little I used to tell them, "just because you THINK it, doesn't mean you have to SAY it". Now we will see if I am able to follow my own advice. Although isn't the opportunity to NOT use our "filter" a large part of the blogging/journaling experience? The joy of WRITING it down with the bonus of the DELETE button!!
And so, I say again, it begins!!!