Out of the blue, I decided to dust off my blog (after initially having grandiose dreams of creating blog entries every week and for every trip I went on, which obviously didn't happen) and attempt to pick up where I left off a few years ago.
Looking back, I think the reason I stopped blogging was fear. It's a little scary to put your thoughts down in a consistent manner and especially so when I start thinking about the friends and family who may stumble upon my blog. I start thinking, "was that last post any good?" or "what if people don't like what I'm writing?"
I've come to the conclusion that sometimes you just have to give it a shot and shut out all those little voices - especially your own. You may try and you may fail, or in all likelihood, you might write a bunch of crappy posts until you get into the swing of things and then start really finding your voice. The idea is just to keep the momentum building. In this case, it would be to write small blog posts frequently so that I can overcome my writing-fright.
With that said, let's start over. "Hello, I'm Joycelynn. Thanks for reading my blog!"
