Most of my family have blogs. My mum writes on several
blogs. My three younger sisters all have their own blogs. Even my older sister
Felicity, who lives a long way away, has a blog. But, in all the time we’ve
been blogging, we’ve only ever written on our own, personal blogs, except for
the occasional guest post on each other’s blogs. Until now.
This year we’ve started a new blog,
Mother, Daughters, Sisters, where all us Elvis girls will be blogging
together about our lives and the things that interest us. The blog has been going for about a week so far, and
already it’s been amazing fun. This past week has been all about introducing
ourselves, and it’s interesting to see how each person has introduced themselves
in a different way, from Sophie who interviewed herself, to Felicity who wrote
a heartfelt post on why she is different and it doesn’t matter.
Yesterday it was my turn to introduce myself on the blog.
Somehow I find introductions very difficult to write. How does one manage to write
an introduction that tells people about you and at the same time make you sound
like an interesting person? Well, I don’t know if I managed to write an
interesting post, but
my attempt involves Jane Austen’s heroines including a
previously unknown one...
There are lots of great things about blogging with my
family. There are lots of people to share the posting with. It doesn’t matter
if no one reads the blog (though of course we would love it if people did),
because we’re sharing our posts with each other. It’s a way to keep connected
with Felicity, who lives on the other side of the country. And most
importantly, we’re all sharing a passion for writing in a personal way that
connects us, no matter how far away we are.
Have you ever shared a
blog with friends or family? Would you ever consider being part of a shared
blog? What do you think is the best part about blogging with other people?
