A Little Breathing Room...

I have decided I need to take a little step back from my blogging habit, at least for a while.

Lately I have found that I haven't had as much to say... I will find myself thinking up great ideas to write while I'm on the bus or at work, but when I finally sit down in front of the computer I'm just not finding the inspiration or the energy to write them down. The last thing I ever wanted was for blogging to feel like an obligation or a chore, but sadly it's starting to feel that way. I've also been thinking about the future, and wondering "will I still be blogging a year from now? what more could I possibly say?"

So I'm feeling the need to reduce the pressure I put on myself to come up with good ideas and churn out posts on a regular basis. I'll still post sometimes, but not nearly as frequently as I have been at my peak. And hopefully that makes it better for you, too, if I care more and spend more time focusing on what I actually am writing. (Although you can probably count on weekly LOST recaps...)

At the same time, I am going to scale way back on the number of blogs I read regularly. I have 10 "real-life" friends with blogs of their own, and those will be the ones that I still check on an almost-daily basis (thanks to Bloglines). I will keep up with my "bloggy friends" fairly often, too, but I just can't commit the time to be reading as many blogs as I've got on the blog roll. I'll keep the links up for people who use them.

Before blogging, I used to use my Internet time to read several newspapers on a regular basis - I kept up with what was going on in the world, and I was better about sending actual emails to the people I want to keep up with. So I need some of that time back, cuz I'm feeling like I've been a little disconnected from "real reality" and more involved than I should have been in "blog reality."

So, there you have it.... expect to see occasional tv, movie, or book reviews, and maybe posts about a restaurant or new photographs here or there, but I'm going to get back to focusing on living life rather than struggling to write about it. Thanks everyone!