In my day to day Internet searching I read a fair amount of news/gossip/"celebrity" updates (put in parentheses because the classification of a celebrity is up for interpretation). I try to keep my junk news to a minimum.....in fact I I don't consider myself a junkie, but I come across interesting tidbits from time to time that peak my curiosity.
Like most of the world I caught the royal baby fever and was pretty darn excited when the little bundle of joy finally made his first public appearance. So excited that I felt I wanted to, nay, MUST write about the occasion like every other blogger out in cyberspace. Not that my opinions, observations, lack of expertise on anything to do with the royal family would stand out from any of the other commentary, but I got caught up in the moment and just felt compelled to go for it.
So I started a post. I saved a post. I didn't finish a post. And you want to know why?
I realized I didn't care about the post enough to finish it. Most of the information I was pilfering from other websites, and frankly the only points I cared about making were that I absolutely love everything the Duchess wears (including her maternity clothes), and that the whole concept of a royal couple having a baby is just kind of exciting in a very old world sort of way. Those of us who don't live under a monarch tend to find the whole "heir to the throne" thing rapt with intrigue.
To summarize and more or less bring together the above paragraphs: I read a lot of stories about the royal baby, I got excited, I thought I should blog about the happy occasion as well as the Duchess's clothes. I mean seriously, her style is impeccable! What I wouldn't give to raid her closet.......
Moral of the story? I felt no real connection to the post and in turn couldn't even be bothered to finish it. I realized that I don't like posting something just to write words for a given day, I want to post/write about things that actually matter to me, that I feel some kind of connection to. I find greater satisfaction in writing that is more personal, or at least on topics that I'm more passionate about.
Not that I'm trying to take anything away from the Duke and Duchess, they seem like lovely people. But you will have to seek beyond this blog for those extra special glimpses into their lives.
Also, in case you got lost along the way, this post was about how I didn't finish an earlier post, so I decided to write a new post explaining why I didn't finish the old post, and also to reaffirm my posting policy from here on out.
Did I mention I'm a big fan of clear, concise writing? It's Monday, people. Please don't give up on me!
