A friend recently asked me why I blog and I found myself instantly embarrassed "I dunno, narcissism of course" was my reflexive response. But I blog because I love the communities I have found online. Fashionistas, crafty moms, and broke-ass kids a like have turned to the internet for ideas on how to dress, make, and adventure on the cheap. Friends like Stephanie and Sarah have shown me how to get started and helped me with my own networking. Amy and Rookie Mag have shown me what a blog can be "when it's all grown up". Projects like THIS are more artful and important than we know. Blogs like THIS have shown me the beautiful in the ordinary, and THIS has inspired entire internal conversations with pictures alone. Blogs like Zines before them have ultimately united ambitious people and given them a network to share ideas with unprecedented abilities.
I do this because I want to see, share and be shared. This process has been challenging even in the first month. I can't wait to see what Wildish and I become when we grow up.
This is so true! Blog for yourself first. And then if someone comes along and reads it and likes it, then that is an added bonus. Some feel it is sad, but I think we are lucky to have the internet. Loads of inspiration literally at our fingertips!
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