Blogging is fun. I love reading blog posts. I love writing them too. And I love the comments people leave on blog posts. Yes, the blogosphere is a nice place to be, and certainly I don't mind spending a while here.
But sometimes there are more important things to do than blog. Sometimes you just have to disconnect from the blogosphere and spend time doing something else.
That's what I've been doing for the past week. With Easter preparations, masses and family time, blogging had to give way. With so much going on, there simply wasn't time to think about blogging.
And to tell the truth, it was good to be away for a while. Once things quietened down I found that instead of blog surfing, I read, and wrote and drew. Instead of thinking up new blog posts to write, I thought about ideas for my script, twists for my novel and subjects for new doodles. I rediscovered things that got pushed to the background thanks to blogging and life.
I'm glad to be back in the blogosphere, catching up on missed blog posts. I missed writing on my blogs. But, thanks to disconnecting for a while, I found that blogging wasn't the only thing worth doing in the world. Sometimes you just have to disconnect for a while and rejoin the rest of the world. If nothing else, it helps to grow an appreciation of the blogging world when you get back.
Have you ever found it useful to disconnect from the blogosphere for a while?
It's nice when blogging finds its little niche in life, instead of consuming it, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI hope your script is going well, Immy:)
Yes, blogging is best when it stays in it's place. Unfortunately it has a habit of becoming too time consuming, and that's when I really need to take a break and remember my other hobbies.
DeleteThe script is going really well. We had a marathon session of writing today, and we're well over half done. Hopefully we'll write more than 100 pages this month. Script writing is an education.
I know what you mean. When I stop looking at blogs, I have more time to read, work on my portrait, work with our goats and my rabbit, or practice my violin sonata and play almost every piece in "The Fireside Folksong Book" and play and sing a few songs from "The Sound of Music"on the piano. I feel more creative and less as if I am permanently connected to the computer by a headphone cord.
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I spend a lot of time on the internet anyway with my study, so when I get busy blogging it can often feel like that's all I do in a day. Stepping back from the computer and doing something else feels so good after a long time on the internet.
DeleteHah, looks like you're at the same place I am, except your break was voluntary, and mine was sort of unplanned and accidental. =)
ReplyDeleteMine was half accidental too. I just turned the accident in a proper break. Sometimes those are the best breaks, aren't they?
DeleteAs long as you spend it actually relaxing! I had finals week craziness, no time to relax. This week, when I'm theoretically back on the "job", is more relaxing for me than last week. ^_^
DeleteOoh, that doesn't sound like so much fun. Sometimes, after a particularly busy break, I really enjoy getting back to work for a rest. I hope you actually find time to relax at some point.
DeleteI took a few days off last week, too. I enjoyed not thinking about blogging at all. It is nice to have a break. I'm glad you enjoyed yours. I hope you had a pleasant Easter. :)
ReplyDeleteI had a great Easter thanks. Really, it's best to take a blogging break over Easter isn't it? When I'm not worrying about making sure I've written a post, or whether I've missed a post on someone's blog, I can really enjoy Easter and spending time with my family.
DeleteYeah, it's the same thing for me, Imogen. I work on an online school, and I'm going into high school pretty soon, so I'm spending a lot more time in front of a screen than I would like. Then add blog reading, ( I can't say "blogging" since I don't have a blog myself,) and there's not much time left for anything else.
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Blog reading probably takes up most of my non work related internet time. I try to keep it to a minimum however and just find some time to do something away from a screen. It feels important for me to do that.
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