BLOG TALK: DO YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR BLOG?

A few weeks ago, I heard some people talking about social media. You know, those sites that us bloggers use to share photos, stories, links, and the like? Well, when I was listening to these people talk, I realized just how differently they saw it. They viewed instagram as a means to take selfies and they had no idea what Tumbling was (okay, I'm no expert at that, either). And they most definitely did not have time for blogging, or whatever that word meant.

As I was listening, I couldn't help but feel my stomach turn. If you had asked me, blogging was and is a huge chunk of my life. It's my space, my second home, if you will. Sure, social media is weird and a fairly unknown (and sometimes dangerous) territory but it can also be an amazing community of people, too. 

It's where I've formed some of my closest friendships and found people who are just like me. I feel welcomed and loved and am so blessed to be a part of it. 

That said, there seems to be a big difference between the people who read/write blogs and the people who don't. And as bloggers who live in a world that doesn't fully understand blogging, how do you bring the two together? Or do you even bother at all? To be honest, I don't talk about blogging with my friends and family. My family knows I blog but I don't really talk about it. They'll poke fun at my Pinterest use (or over-use) and my now natural habit of taking photos of everything, but I don't really talk about what goes on on my blog.

So here's where I want to know about you and your blog. Do you talk about it? When people ask what you do for a living, do you include blogging? For me, blogging doesn't bring in the bacon, but it has brought healing and friendships that will last a lifetime. Do your loved ones read your blog? Do they know it exists?

So let's talk about blogging. I'm all ears and I know you have thoughts on this...or at least I hope so!