Help Me Decide: An Additional Blog or Write it Right Here?

I’ve been toying with starting a new blog quite a bit. But, you already know that — I mentioned it before (a few times, huh?).

Oh, and mind you – when I say that I’ve been toying with it, that apparently means I bought both the .com and the .net of the domain name.  I have it hosted (where I already have my other sites hosted, so it’s not like I’ve spent extra on that).  I installed WordPress on it.  And, now I have a header (which would change seasonally) for it.  You know, because I’ve been “toying around” with the idea.

Though I have composed some posts in my head for it, I haven’t actually put them on there yet.  I think that I’m concerned, because there is a fine line between if things would be posted here or there.  It’s a fine enough line that it has made me stop in the last day and think, “Maybe I really just need to put anything I would have posted at the other blog on Many Little Blessings after all.  Maybe that’s what I’m actually feeling called to do.”

Here’s the thing – I have felt pulled to make changes in my life.  (Especially, I think, given the loss of both of my Grandmothers in the past year, as well as the shockingly sudden open heart surgery of one of my very best friends – my wonderful, amazing mother.)  To do things that will help me to recognize more of the joy.  Sometimes I look at this blog as a recording of our lives, as they are now.  I was having trouble thinking about recording the thoughts, emotions, and journey of some life changes here where I typically tend to post more of the “now” things.  I also notice that it’s not unusual for me not to post often about how I really feel about things and life.  I do sometimes, but often times it’s more matter-of-fact.

But, maybe you won’t mind.  Maybe you want to make the same kind of journey too.  Maybe you also feel that you get caught up in so many schedules and “have to”s that you’ve lost some of that joy too. And, maybe, just maybe, you don’t want me to stick that off on some other blog.  Maybe you just want me to pop it in here between posts about things like  household tips that have worked for me (and some that haven’t), posts about being a blogger, and posts about being Mom.  Then again, you might want me to shut up about that stuff and stick to the freezer jam.

So, I want to ask you guys.  Do you mind a couple more posts a week (yeah, I’m not going to get crazy with posting) about some of the changes I might try to make and some of the ways I’m trying to find a little more joy and contentment? Should I just start the other blog and not post as much on either site?

(Mind you, this does mean that probably once  week, I might mention that I’m trying to lose weight.  I won’t really dwell on it at all, but I do feel that at this point, I have to have some public accountability because in private only, I don’t have to face people to tell them if I gained five pounds.  This will not become a weight loss blog, but it’s something I am going to need to mention from time to time.  Sometimes, it might even just be an item in the 7 Quick Takes.)

I can’t guarantee that I’ll do what you guys suggest, but I just want to hear what you have to say.  It’s like I told my photography co-op students, “We’re all artists here.  Even if you think you’re not, you are the second you walk in that door.  And, if you do something in your art that someone else doesn’t think is right, but you love it, then you can just consider that an artistic choice.”

Thanks so much for any feedback you give.  I appreciate you all more than you know.

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