Why a Blog?

            Lately I’ve been thinking about why I started this blog. I’ve never been much of a blogger, although I have been active on social media. So why a blog? I knew in March, of course, when I made it, but three months down the road, and only four posts later, I’ve lost my way.

            Now Sunday was my graduation party. And it was wonderful! But as I told my plans to aunts, uncles, cousins, neighbors, and family friends over and over, I remembered once again. By the 15^th conversation, I wanted to just sit everyone all down at once and tell them everything together. So later, after everyone left, I was thinking back to how many people I talked to, and those who I never even made it to, and I remembered again why I created a blog.

            In July, I’m going to move back to North Carolina, on my own, in a rented apartment or house, away from family and friends who are going to want to know how I’m doing. And sure I’m going to come back to visit, and I’ll call people on the phone, but having a blog is a way to fill everyone in on my life at the same time. So when I’m out, enjoying life 400 miles away, everyone I love in New Jersey, or in any other state, can know how I am.

            I’ve always been one to keep up on social media, particularly in sharing pictures from my day-to-day life on Instagram, but even nowadays not everyone is on social media. Or even if they are, they might not be on the same platform as I use. I don’t want social media barriers to keep me from sharing my life with those who care.

            And yes, because I’ll be a school teacher, I’ll still have breaks and I’ll come home for them, but I won’t be home as often as I was while I was in college. In college, I went back to school in the beginning of August, came home for a week in October, and four weeks at the start of the new year for Christmas. Then I got another week off in March, and I came home for the summer in the middle of May. I even came home for Thanksgiving once and Easter once (in the same year, actually!). It’s not going to be like that anymore. I won’t have a fall break in October, and spring break will line up with Easter, and I might not always come home for it. Christmas break won’t be four weeks, I won’t be able to come home for the summer until the end of June. If I’m not in New Jersey as much anymore, how will people be able to keep up with my life? I’m sure they’re not going to make a habit of coming down to EC. That’s why I made this blog! Because I care about those who love me,a and I want them to know how I’m doing.