Am I drifting along?

It could be that time of year....but I am feeling a little restless, uncertain, frustrated and feeling a bit like a one -legged duck......going round in circles. I shall be taking a slightly new direction at work in September as I shall be teaching some art to Year 7 and 8. Do not fear, I do have an art background and I can draw a bit. I am actually looking forward to it as I do feel that I need a change, something new to get my teeth into so to speak.

Talking of getting my teeth into something, I am looking into re-starting my own website which I shut down about 4 years ago to concentrate on Etsy and Folksy plus, more importantly, Sophie starting school. The website provider was also very slow, problematic and I use to spend most of my evenings shouting at my laptop. Not good for the old stress levels!

After a couple of emails with the two lovely Julia's of Down to Earth and Marmalade kiss, I feel up to giving it another go.
Over the past (nearly) 4 years, I have been getting used to using blogger and coming up with ideas to put here, plus being asked to take part in the 2010 sew calender, appearing in an issue of Sew Hip and making many blog friends.

I like to blog as it makes me use my brain, writing a post takes time and thought to a certain extent, planning.

But is this blog just drifting along?

Do you like what is featured here? Is it any use? Interesting? Are the tutorials any good? Etc.

Comments have been small and I am wondering if I am posting items that are, dare I say it, boring, or a bit run of the mill.

What makes people want to add a comment? I like to leave comments to support ideas, other people, to keep tin touch with those who I have sent swaps to, have something in common with, etc etc. I have never actually met anyone via my blog, maybe one day I will. I find blogging less threatening than Facebook, although I may need to set up an account to support the website.

From a personal point of view, having this blog has been a good way of looking back. I looked up the before and after pictures of re-doing our kitchen which is just over a year ago, where has the time gone? For that reason alone blogging is fun.

Also logging all of the things that I have made and when you look at the dates thinking, crikey I made that quilt two years ago, I might be due to make another etc.

Sophie gets a kick out of seeing her makes featured here and I have even set up her own little section too.

I have learnt alot from craft blogs, which have pointed me in the direction of good tutorials, books, ideas, humour, laughter, an insight into other parts of the world and even sadness.

Maybe I amnot so adrift afterall. So I shall keep adding to this "online diary", although any feedback would be of interest to me as I am coming up to another blog anniversary and my annual blog building session. I changed the layout nearly a year ago and another change might be in order, keep things moving forward.

What are your reasons for blogging?

xx