Kim from Jogging in Circles tagged me for this meme about why I blog. Here goes:

How long have you been blogging?
Since early March, 2007. Approaching a year already!
What inspired you to start a blog and who are your mentors?
One of my BBFs, Wendy over at Southern Mom, was outed by her husband that she had a blog some time ago. At the time, I was all “what’s a blog?” I came to really get addicted to reading her blog, even though as her friend I knew a lot of what she was writing about. It was so fun! Add to that my secret desire to become a novelist, and the flame was lit for me to blog.
Are you trying to make money online, or just doing it for fun?
I do have ads, but unless things change soon and real revenue is earned, I will be canceling all ads.

What 3 things do you love about being online?
1. The new friends. I have made contacts with people that I don’t think I would have otherwise. Some from finding my blog and some from me finding theirs.

2. The new eyes I have. Blogging, I find that when I am in a situation that used to make we want to get out off at the first chance, I now slow down and take mental notes of the craziness of it so that I can blog about it later. Talk about turning lemons into lemonade!

3. The timelessness of it. I can hop online when Sun wakes me up at 3am and catch up on things that I may not have had time for earlier in the day. It’s 24/7 and I love that!

What 3 things do you struggle with online?
1. Content. I try to write about things that are not just “a day in the life” because, trust me, it’s not exciting. And I hate when I have nothing to write about and I feel I am “forcing” a post. I am getting better about not blogging on those days.

2. Not caring about comments. When I decided to blog, I gave NO THOUGHT to comments. And now, I hate to admit that I do care! Yet, I am amazed at the posts that get high comments and those that get low comments. I am TERRIBLE at predicting what will strike a nerve with folks.

3. Staying positive. I don’t want my blog to be the place where I piss and moan. Nor do I want it to appear that I am a Pollyanna. I struggle to find the things in my life, in my beloved NOLA, that are positive to blog about. But sometimes I’ve got to “blog it out” to get something off my chest. I tend to regret my negative posts.

Okay, so now onto tagging other blogs:

1. My “mentor,” Wendy;

2. A new blogger, Penelope; and

3. Another NOLA blogger who needs a distraction, Katie.