My Thoughts On Blogging

  Okay, well...this will not be a legitimate "first" blog post if I I don't say it, so here goes: This is my first official blog post! Ha! I have to say that I'm a little nervous about it. But why if I love to write and I love to journal am I nervous?

  It's funny-I shouldn't be anxious at all because of the lifelong writing relationship that I've had with my journal. I know by saying that I have had a relationship with a book with lined pages is sort of weird, but it is true. Let me explain. Back when I first started keeping a journal, I would use it for writing down my feelings. Sometimes those feelings would be pretty darn personal. Oftentimes I felt like I was actually writing a note or letter to an individual-hence the usual friendly formal address: "Dear Journal." So you can see how the "journal" could be thought of as a "person" if you're sharing your innermost thoughts with it. At times, my blank paged spiral was my most trustworthy companion because I knew no one would read it! It certainly was not going to talk!

  So all this rambling on about journal writing does bring me back to my original question which was "why am I so nervous about blogging?" I think it's because my opinions will no longer be shared with just a pen and paper but with the worldwide web! My thoughts will be published and possibly shared with millions of others! And being a more introverted private-like person, am I ready for this? Well one thing is for sure, if me blogging will help my students become better writers and prepared to face our ever-changing digital world, then I am more than willing to take a flying leap into the world of digital writing.

Question: So what are your thoughts on blogging? Any anxieties? Feel free to comment below!

Signing off, 

Mrs. Burk w/o an "e"