I managed to do a quite a lot of thinking this week during the two whole days I managed to spend offline, about blogging, friendships and life in general.
It occured to me after a day off line, when I suddenly found myself logging on and replying to comments, just how important this blog is to me. The perks are nice, the small amount of income it generates is appreciated too, but it's not that. It's the connection it gives me with other people.
My feeling is that people blog for a variety of reasons, and we may not even be sure exactly what those reasons are. That is, until we log off for a while and discover there's a gaping hole left behind, which is how it felt for me earlier this week.
It is easy to suggest that's it is better to log off and live your life out there in the real world, but in the evenings it is just me. And you can't have a conversation when there is no-one else there.
I have met some warm and wonderful people through the world of blogging, and I missed them all this week.
I logged back on and discovered you were all still there, and thank goodness for that.
And I'll be honest. I started writing this post on Monday night when I was supposed to be 'off line' having realised how much better I felt when I saw people were coming over and commenting, and I just had to reply to them, because I wanted to say hello.
So next time I announce that I am logging off, come back the following day and you'll probably find I've updated my blog. If you've found a lifeline, why sever it?
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