tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post5239741827115889585..comments2023-09-09T05:35:11.672-07:00Comments on Boots and Saddles: Blogging - just do itMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-71967053998706567432011-10-10T20:16:10.087-07:002011-10-10T20:16:10.087-07:00Great post - Reading yours and others blogs are pa...Great post - Reading yours and others blogs are part of what encouraged me to start my own. But the real motivation was keeping in touch with friends and family during a crazy time in my life: applying to vet school, leaving my job, moving and then starting vet/grad school. I wanted to share details with those I loved and they wanted to know them, but I also wanted a record of this crazy time in my life to look back on and remember what I was thinking about and how these changes affected me. So my blog is a journal in a way. It helps me organize my thoughts sometimes, and I dare-say I often feel better after posting about an agonizing decision (ie: having to rehome my horse).<br /><br />As thing settle out, I'm hoping to reach out more to other newbie students or people considering grad school to share my experiences, in the hopes of offering some perspective they might not have considered.<br /><br />http://www.awanderinthewoods.blogspot.com/Cat in Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347945218024808768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-51212777693157804082011-10-07T07:54:56.397-07:002011-10-07T07:54:56.397-07:00RaggedyAlice - Yeah - if you go back and read my f...RaggedyAlice - Yeah - if you go back and read my first month or so of posts it's almost painful :). It was torn between wanting to have readers and not wanting to have readers. I had never written for other people before, so I had initially dedicded that I wouldn't tell anyone, they would just have to find the blog on their own. I think I caved after a couple of weeks and sent out a mass email to friends and family letting them know.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-1274748373654505782011-10-06T20:49:33.135-07:002011-10-06T20:49:33.135-07:00Ha ha! Love that you mentioned the "lonely &...Ha ha! Love that you mentioned the "lonely & feeling fake" stage, because that's exactly where I am! Good to know that it's something that everybody goes through. ^_^<br /><br />I started the Princess Witchface blog partially as a way to sort out my feelings surrounding my fantabulous horse, & partially to introduce the world to my fantabulous horse. Interestingly, it's turned into more of a "my opinions about all things horsey" blog, with my fantabulous horse almost as a minor character.RaggedyAlicehttp://princesswitchface.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-42857301130381261462011-10-05T10:20:33.728-07:002011-10-05T10:20:33.728-07:00I totally love this post. Very well written and qu...I totally love this post. Very well written and quite convincing.<br />If I didn't already have a couple blogs, I'd surely start one after reading your post!<br /><br />~LisaLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-48475659962349555852011-10-05T06:34:45.805-07:002011-10-05T06:34:45.805-07:00Oh yes, I forgot the most important parameter abou...Oh yes, I forgot the most important parameter about blogging - poking fun at oneself. LOL. So very true...Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-35995935106849781222011-10-05T00:32:40.815-07:002011-10-05T00:32:40.815-07:00I fell into blogging like you'd fall into a pi...I fell into blogging like you'd fall into a pit of vines. I sort of hacked my way out and kept my spirits up by poking fun at myself. I started as a commitment to write something every day. Not publish :) write. I am finding the distance to the publish button gets much shorter the more frequently I write.<br /><br />The best part? "Meeting" people, hearing other ways, thoughts, takes, interests, has been incredible. I feel part of a community of cheerful, wise-cracking, soul full, earnest, funny, serious horse people - of all disciplines. SO interesting and fun.<br /><br />You're right. Anyone lurking? Blog. You don't have to share, but you might discover the idea of sharing sounds pretty good!<br /><br />Great post.Janehttp://theliteraryhorse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-47192544971890838832011-10-04T08:36:08.323-07:002011-10-04T08:36:08.323-07:00"don't quite the day job"
LOL - oh..."don't quite the day job" <br /><br />LOL - oh so true. Besides the small amount I get from adsense (a whole 3 dollars last month!!) this is strictly an exercise in entertainment and self improvement! I've never had a job writing - it's all been volunteer - so I'm not even sure I would LIKE writing as a job. I've made it no secret that I would like to write a psuedobio that based on real events, while having the license of fiction some day (I'm thinking as a retirement project?). So that's as far as I've gotten as "writing as a job". There is a TON of writing opporutunities as a vet I guess no matter what happens in the future, continuing to write regularly will only help me.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-60671016684958372152011-10-03T21:13:43.352-07:002011-10-03T21:13:43.352-07:00All that stuff you said: DITTO.
Blogging has mad...All that stuff you said: DITTO.<br /><br />Blogging has made me a much more fluent writer (although my spelling still leaves much to be desired, sigh). Writing an "essay" every few days has taken ALL the stammer out of getting words on the (virtual) page...and the blogging practice I've gotten in the past three years has led to getting a LOT of articles published in the last two. Many, many, MANY of my published articles started life as a blog post. <br /><br />("don't quit the day job"...yet...)AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072169739345465380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-48779823387377143832011-10-03T18:51:21.551-07:002011-10-03T18:51:21.551-07:00Kelly of RGF - too funny to see you here! Just li...Kelly of RGF - too funny to see you here! Just like Mel said - oh, the people that you'll meet!<br /><br />:0) KarenBakersfield Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05571487914424695283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-24991826790329377082011-10-03T18:49:48.381-07:002011-10-03T18:49:48.381-07:00Yes, yes, and yes! Blogging has been an incredibl...Yes, yes, and yes! Blogging has been an incredibly rewarding experience and has also helped improve my riding! And as a blogger, I've discovered that I love to read many other blogs which in turn has provided a new level of learning opportunities. But, I think we're preaching to the choir! :0)<br /><br />Karen - proud owner of www.bakersfielddressage.comBakersfield Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05571487914424695283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-80679213503209921962011-10-03T14:13:24.038-07:002011-10-03T14:13:24.038-07:00A absolutely second you! It took me a while to get...A absolutely second you! It took me a while to get started and sort out what kind of blog I wanted, and what I wanted it to be about, but I'm enjoying it so much now that I'm rolling.<br /><br />So far it has only had a positive impact. It's motivating and encouraging - and I have found the horse blogging community to be welcoming and supportive.<br /><br />I have two blogs (one is in hibernation - I intend to pick it up again once I've established my primary blog more), and ideas for a couple others. All quite different but all horsey. I guess you could call me an early-stages addict ...<br /><br />Go blogging!Kelly RGFhttp://www.ridegroomfeed.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com