Blogging is a tortured pleasure. About 100 entries ago Sellsius posted an article on blogoholics. My recollection is that one of the symptoms is having more than one blog. At that time it was clear I was already a blogoholic despite the fact I had only one blog! Blogging was fun in a twisted way. It was hard work.
Somehow this last week, two more blogs have crept into my sphere of responsibility. My fairy blog mother invited me to join Active Rain, a community of real estate professionals who blog. It's been an interesting experience as members of Active Rain can post "Members Only" posts asking for advice or opining to other professionals. The public cannot view "Member Only" posts, but there are so many members and so many entries, one could read every night and not catch up on the public entries. You can view my Active Rain blog by clicking here.
The second blog is a tool that has been fermenting in my brain for some time. It is a completely private blog for my family only. Each member has the ability to post an entry, photo, or anecdote. It will be the place I record conversations with my dad about his war memories, dating my mom, his parents, and his life. It's a vehicle to convey this information to my heirs. When the entries reach 400, I've found a place to create a blog book at www.blurb.com.
Blogoholics Anonymous beware. The opiate of writing has definitely taken hold. Three should be enough. Yes, I think three is a perfect number!
(c) Bonnie Erickson 2006
Hello again, That was me that left the comment above -- I thought I'd logged in so that it wouldn't show up as "anonymous" but I forgot to double-check before clicking the submit button.
.:: Leanne ::.
Posted by: Leanne Paynter | October 26, 2006 at 10:05 AM
Posted by Anonymous
I was the "anonymous" one who said they forgot to include "having more than one blog" as a symptom of blogoholics and Sellsius replied with "how could we forget that one?!". I've got you all beat on the number of blogs, though I won't say how many. What I want to know is where's the 12-step program? Hey -- I may just blog about the need for that! :-)
August 30, 2006
Posted by: Anonymous | October 26, 2006 at 10:02 AM
got you beat, I already have 4. One for family (my first blog) one for a non-profit, one for training purposes and one for business. I am lucky in that two of them get content from other people. You may be a blogoholic but I am most certianly a blogaddict.
Oops!
Teresa Boardman
I don't think I'm up for teaching about blogs. It sounds like too much work, but I'll attend one of your training sessions! BE
Edited by bonnieerickson on August 28, 2006 at 9:06 am
Posted by: Teresa Boardman | October 26, 2006 at 09:58 AM
You are a blogaholic! I only have two blogs... my Active Rain blog one has two public entries. I am blogging AR tomorrow on my RT blog .It's already written and put to bed. Thanks for the mention and good night.
Edited by Maureen on August 27, 2006 at 10:50 pm
Posted by: Maureen McCabe | October 26, 2006 at 09:54 AM