To blog or not to blog...that is the question

I am not a blog expert.  In fact, the sum total of my blog information is associated with the book and movie Julie and Julia. 

My mom suggested I start a blog.  I suspect this was her way of trying to help me find some middle ground knowing I am really busy, but maybe if I could do one post, then that might happen instead of several different e-mails.  I chose this site quite randomly as I think it came up once when I was checking my gmail address and so I thought what the heck, how hard can it be?!?

Well it's not hard at all; everything is straight forward.  I choose a template, customized it and started writing.  I sent an e-mail to friends and family and thought no more Aunty- or Mom-guilt about 'I'd really like to hear how things are going...heavy sigh'.  

blog novices in matching pajamas

The problem started when I suspected it wasn't being read - particularly by the very person that had suggested I write it.  I was puzzled.  Then I went to see my mother and got asked NUMEROUS questions that were clearly answered in my blog: MOM WAS TOTALLY BUSTED.

There was some sputtering about how, "I DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE IT!"

I think that's sort of pathetic because she has an iphone and a kindle and is generally pretty tech savvy - she texts me. To eliminate the excuses, here are a few tips:

• Apparently if you join the blog, it does not send you an e-mail and tell you I have posted something new
• If you scroll down to the bottom, you can keep up-to-date by putting in your e-mail address, then the site will send you an e-mail when I post something new.  It will send you an e-mail confirmation that you want this - you have to respond in order for it to work
• You can and should comment on the blog - see there is like a comment box - you know it's for comments.  This is a great way to get in on the funny Scottish stories; it is also objective evidence that you are actually reading my blog
• You can do some other things like hit +1, which I think means you recommend it, but you'll have to ask someone under 20 or the guy in Germany that +1'd "Never Let Bo Make Your Travel Arrangements"

Blog trivia - that is my eye.  I didn't really want to use a photo of me, and I thought a photo of my eye would be a compromise because they are fabulous and whenever I look at them I think about my dad.  Imagine me on a Saturday morning in my PJs with makeup on one eye. 

Ideally, I would have used a photo of Margaret and Thatcher, but I can never get them to sit together.  In fact, they lead these really colorful and funny lives unless I take my camera out and then they just act like regular dogs.  Most disappointing...but every once and a while there is something so wonderful around they put aside their camera phobia and just go for it.