Miss Britt - A Blogger With Balls

Why do I blog? I think if I could answer this question, my husband and I would get along better. The truth is, there are millions of reasons that bloggers blog. I started because I had seen other blogs, other writers, and I was driven by the compulsion of being able to do "that, only better."

I continued to blog because the feedback was, and is, addictive. To put your thoughts out into the world and have people - even strangers - lap it up... it's a rush. It's like performing on a stage, without the diet restrictions. And ever since I can remember, I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to know me - to know of me. The blogosphere is a tiny little way for me to live that dream on a daily basis. I don't think that's why most people blog. Most people care more about human connections than notoriety.

In a way, blogging provides a sense of self because you get constant feedback. But my blog is a very skewed lens because only people who LIKE me hang out there. People who think you are annoying and shallow and bitchy don't show up to read you day after day. If they did, I would be OK with that - but they don't.

I think you have to keep that in perspective - that, for the most part, you're only hearing from the "fans" and perhaps the "haters" would have a few valid points if they bothered to stop by... but everyone needs a little fan mail in their life from time to time.

Blogging is one of the few things in my life that is all about me. All me. All the time. It's indulgent in a life that can be severely lacking of indulgences.