Tonight I was thinking about deleting this blog. How long do I leave this up for just anyone to read the last 15 yrs of my life? Especially in the earlier years. When I first started blogging (yes, I just said that), very few people knew what a blog was.
“It’s a what?”
“Kind of like a diary.. a journal, and you write it online for other people to read. And they have a blog, and you read theirs. And comment. Kind of like a conversation, only not.”
“oh.”
My Mom even started blogging. At one point she was one of the “oldest bloggers” around. She was in her early 70s and Time magazine even called her for a little interview. She was extremely proud of that and would tell people that she was “published.” She’s in a nursing home now. Blogging years later, through a sequence of events, she was confined to a wheelchair and couldn’t take care of herself. So she moved to an assisted care residence. We fixed it all up, very cozy, and she had her computer – her lifeline (besides me) and where she spent most of her time. Shortly after, it was determined that she needed more than they could do for her. She needed a place that offered more care and so that she could get intensive physical rehab. She didn’t improve with her PT and moved to the “skilled nursing” part of the residence… ya, this is a lot later.. tying up loose ends on this blog. Sounds weird… later.
Hello! I just wandered in here. Blimey, I remember downloading your free graphics way back when, and I am beyond delighted to know that you are still here. So am I, just. Feels like shouting into the wilderness at times. I miss the 90’s, Web 1 and all the wonderful websites.
Anyhoomst, I have a blog too though I rarely update it. It’s at https://thisismy.day. I put the link here because I want to put my main website link in the box below.
Hi Eunice,
So nice to see you! Sorry that it took me awhile to answer you. Like you said, it’s been ‘crickets’ around here for awhile. Yes, I too miss the 90’s (altho that sure doesn’t seem that long ago)! Websites were more creative – as were blogs.
I bookmarked your blog. Thanks for writing Eunice! :)
Hii! I found this blog since im just wandering on the internet and somehow ended here. But please, dont delete your blog nor delete the page, this is like a time travelling website and there’s so much memories in here, I know that people been very silent about blogs and personal websites but people are still doing them, now has been a “boom” about creating your sites from 0 again slowly, I just hope that it could be like in the 90’s or early 2000’s with these new websites :’P Anyways, I hope you have a great day, bye :)
Thank you! Glad you found me :)
I blogged for about 20 years. I even used some of your free graphics and also was inspired to make my own. Although in the 5 years toward the end, my posting slowed down greatly. I finally took it down. And then I regretted it.
Hey Laura,
That’s kind of what I’m afraid of… it’s been a long time. As long as I keep it updated, may as well keep it, right?
Thanks for commenting Laura.
:)
~Kitty