Both the internet and I have become unreliable. When traveling in the mountains, campsites are often in the valleys where there is no signal but that’s not been the major problem with my postings. It’s me. I’ve become unreliable. I stopped writing up my notes. Then I stopped taking pictures of everything. Then I stopped taking notes about everything.
Why? It started to feel like work. Each blog takes several hours by the time I gather the data, write it up, proofread it, and get a good enough connection to post it. I’m retired. I’m not supposed to have to work.
I still have lots of pictures and some good notes. I still occasionally take a picture and make a note. So, if I ever get in the mood again I may post something.
In the meantime, I am enjoying not working. But, I feel guilty about leaving you all hanging. How did that happen?
Linda
I think that many of us start off blogging thinking we have to produce a ‘publishable’ work every time. The blogs I end up enjoying are the ones that are off the cuff, ideas and mental wanderings. My own blog I wax and wane on. The thing for me is to find the line between public and private parts of my life. How much do I want to put out there. One never really knows who’s reading. In fact, you don’t know me or had any reason to believe that someone like me was reading your blog. I’m just addicted to blogs, and hope to have my own RV to full time in at some point.
I’ve enjoyed you blog and hope that you do continue to update it as it becomes fun again.
Linda
I am going to miss your postings but I understand completely about the amount of time it takes to keep up a blog. I’m way behind on ours but I’m going to try and do some of it tonight. My 90 year old father loves to follow along with where we are so I really try to keep it up for him. And it also helps me remember what I’ve done and where I’ve been. But I’m not sure how long it’ll last. So enjoy retirement and maybe just post once in awhile to let us know how you’re doing.
It’s really your own diary. The rest of us just read it to share in the adventure.
Note what George of Tioga & George does: he shares what he does to encourage the rest of us to boondock.
I maintain a personal blog and all I do is write down what we’ve done this particular day. It’s interesting to go back in time to see what we’ve done on any particular day. It’s a form of time travel without the technology of Star Trek.
In the future, only you and Dave will read this blog with fond memories of what happened as the two of you will remember the extra things that happened that day that you –didn’t– write down.
I find it’s so easy to forget the nuances. Further, my wife remembers the same events in a different way. If I see A then she sees B and I didn’t even see B. And the longer we live together, the more complex the memories become.
So, I encourage you to continue to blog for yourself. The rest of us will just come along for the ride.
To the future…
Oh, I hear you, Linda. I’m thinking of changing my blog’s name from RVMirror to The Albatross ;). It IS work and I’m almost always behind (sometimes because of the internet and sometimes because darn it, I just want to read a book or watch a movie)- which brings on the guilt… and the feeling that about half of the time I’m an outright fraud because I am NOT where it sounds like I am. Like right now I’m sitting in East Lyme Conn, but according to the blog I’m still in Cape Breton!
But oh, isn’t it fun when you go back and re-read… I hope you just take some time off, or lower your standards – and that it will get to be fun for you again.
Happy travels, documented or not!
Laura