A Blog about Nothing – Blogger Identity Crisis
I’ve lately started to feel like the Seinfeld of blogs. All these Memes seem to take up a lot of space, yet they’re kind of fun and a nice little window into my sometimes twisted, sometimes absolutely normal psyche. I’m not sure which scares me more, my twisted way of looking at some things or the realization that I might just be … normal.
I see some blogs that have very thought-provoking commentary about their writer’s beliefs, and well..I just don’t want to be that serious. I have a lot of interesting views on life and maybe someday a few of those will make their way here when I am more secure about not hurting anyone’s feelings or insulting their beliefs. I think it’s the Japanese in me, I don’t wish to offend. LOL
I think that it’s sort of too late for me to be a “Mommy blog” because while I am a Mommy, my daughter is about to graduate from high school in a couple years. Boy would this have been a nice thing to be doing when she was smaller. Just think of all the cool history that the mommybloggers of today will have written down for the ages. For the time being, the best I can do is offer anecdotes about the strange creature known as the teenage girl and hope that the aliens that body snatched my cute little girl return her someday soon.
My friend Yoshi says that I am a cat blogger, for the simple fact that I’ve posted about my cats at all. What can I say? I love the little boogers and I think they’re cute. Maybe I’m channeling my mommy bloggishness to the cats? Since, they still (for the most part anyway) love me unconditionally and enjoy (usually) being hugged and loved on unlike above referenced alien abducted teenage girl. I don’t speak “for” my cats here, so I don’t think I’m a cat blogger, though I love reading the cat blogs where our beloved animals are given a voice. I just haven’t given in to that yet. My husband thinks it’s just a matter of time. I can tell. But if I did that, it wouldn’t be here. This is MY space, the cats get my food off my plate, the best spot on MY recliner when it’s reclined…if they want to blog, they’ll do it somewhere else.
I don’t blog about my husband much, because he often says I make him sound mean. LOL No, it’s not that, it’s just that the things he does amuse me. And he clearly hasn’t read a lot of blogs of wives, we like to poke fun of our indentured servants soulmates and greatest loves sometimes. I always say, it’s when I no longer make fun of you that you need to worry. Making fun of you means you did something really funny and I want to tell the world about it I love you.
I have so many different interests, I don’t want to put myself in a box and devote my time to one specific subject. I just wonder if any of you all had any sort of identity crisis when you were starting to blog?
Until I figure out “who I am” in the blogosphere, I guess you’ll continue to be subjected to my daily thoughts about a myriad of topics and I’ll continue to hope that somewhere you’ll find a reason to come back to continue the conversation. 
December 11th, 2006 at 12:52 pm
Your blog can be whatever you want it to be. There are so many categories that you could fall into, just like my blog. Mine is both personal and ‘mommy blog’ so to speak.
You do and write about whatever you want
December 11th, 2006 at 1:35 pm
I think you’re doing a great job so far! It’s not necessary to identify with a particular group of bloggers. In your case, you’re lucky because you have a wide variety of subjects to talk about. In return, you’ll get a wide variety of visitors! In the end, this is your blog and you should write about what interests you. Bottom line.
December 12th, 2006 at 3:11 am
I enjoy a rambling blog. I started mine as a place to post my poetry and my observations. Sometimes I’m a little too serious. Which amuses me ’cause I’m really all about the silly!!!
Write what you enjoy and enjoy what you write, I say! The rest is gravy. . .or is it cake. Cake??? I love cake.
That’s it – the rest is cake!!!
December 12th, 2006 at 9:03 pm
I like rambling blogs too! Mine rambles. And occasionally rants. Blog for yourself, first, and let the rest of the blogosphere deal with it!
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January 4th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
I think this is a perfect post as well – and I boy do I relate! I’m a mom — but my kids are tweens. I’ve got dogs — but they are not my whole life. I’m a working mom — big deal. I am a student — so? I am dieting and sometimes talk about it — but mine is not a diet blog. I hear you on the identity crisis!! I like the title “rambling blog.” Rambling is more fun than committing to any of the above (or being serious, or being funny, or being useful…….). Sorry, I will stop… I was rambling! Anyway — GREAT POST!
January 4th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Here from Island Life to see your perfect post.
I never know who I am and why I’m blogging.
It’s however I wake up in the morning.
And sometimes I’m just happy I woke.
January 4th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
I have rambled my entire life, but only blogged for a month or so. I did create another blog just for kudos and rants, but rambling is me. . . It is hard to be anyone but me — so I ramble away, some days unsure! (My son’s married, no stories to tell. My husband has started blogging in self-defense with me – never in my wildest dreams did I expect he would really do it.)
Congratulations on the perfect post.
January 5th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
Man, I can’t believe I missed this post! I don’t identify with the title “mommyblogger”, though I do blog about them quite a bit. It’s just a blog, a place where i can vent and crack myself up, in the very least ROFL!
As I have said before, I can spew my feelings all over my blog without “chewing” my husbands ear off, I can say what i want and feel, and he can read it if he wants. It’s my online diary and I’ll air my dirty laundry if I want to!
My hubby used to get his panties in a bunch about me blogging about him, but now he knows that it is usually done in fun. There was only one time i blogged when i was pissed, not even thinking he would be reading it at work… I hurt his feelings and deleted the whole thing because it meant that much to him. My first blog post ever, I made fun of him, but most of the post was about me. I dubbed him the MISU ( Male Income support Unit), LOL!
Congratulations on your Perfect Post award… I don’t care what category you finally decide to go with, I’ll be reading (and commiserating) all the way. :O)