It was a little sad the other day when I looked up my Technorati stats and saw that they have gone way down over the past year or so (and lost about $15k in “value”). I’ve been blogging for about two years now (since June 2005), and hey, it takes a lot of upkeep. Especially when I don’t particularly want my personal life displayed as freely as it once was. But, I have met some cool people, received some awesome press (DC Blogs, Washington Post Express, and Wonkette) and learned a lot about blogging, enough that now I am able to do it for a living.

I’ve noticed my posting frequency trickle from every day or every other day…to once a week…to a few times a month, to once a month. At this point I feel like I can’t really call it a “blog” but more of a random update of sorts where the few people who still link/read this are able to get a little bit. Sure, sometimes I’m inspired by a current event that I would like to comment on, or something big happens in my life…but truth be told I’m even slacking on the big things.

The reason I have kept my blog up is because it’s a hard habit to break. It’s been a long term relationship, and I like knowing that if I do need to get something out, in writing, that I can. It’s there for me to look back and see what I’ve done and how far I’ve come (or not). How often is it that we find old diaries or papers from our adolescence, and reminisce in that way? I have a great set of archives (OK, so they are not all tagged as of yet) that I can go to and see if I still feel the same way I once did about work, the world, my relationships, and myself. It’s pretty cool to have that all there at my fingertips.

I’m now working at a job where I am blogging professionally, and I like it. It’s giving me an opportunity to really get into social media and take the knowledge and interest I currently have and expand on it. I’m hoping that catching the blogging fever on the professional front, will increase my hunger to update the personal side. But, until then it’s going to be hit or miss…and I’m OK with that.

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