To Blog or not to Blog?

So per the usual, I am feeling guilty about not continuing to blog when our family and friends really enjoy hearing about our lives and request continued posting. Guilt: the greatest motivation in the world!:-) I send out daily(maybe almost daily...) emails to our friends and family with cute IPhone pics and stories from our daily lives. It is easy to do from my phone and it allows me to share the cute every day moments of life with my favorites.

True to form, I have decided to create a list of pros and cons as to whether I should continue blogging. I do know that the majority of my concerns could be eliminated by going private... which I initially intended to do. Then I realized that I would be cutting out some of the people that enjoy reading about us the most and that didn't feel right either. So here goes nothing...

Pros:

1. Sharing with family, friends, etc. about our daily lives. Makes them happy, makes me happy!
2. Scrapbooking without the paper mess;-)
3. Reflection: Goodness knows I never ponder my life... I'm busy dealing with it. ha!
4. Sharing our experiences, imparting our wisdom: Those that know better, do better!
5. I enjoy keeping a journal. It reminds me of how fortunate I am in many ways. Grateful Girl.=)

Cons:

1. It is strange when people that you barely know, know so much about your everyday life! I experienced this first hand before Caroline was born.
2. Security reasons: we live in a gated community, but there are crazies out there! I have to protect my lovies.
3. Regarding personal information, how much is too much? I'm an open book for the most part but it can be awkward when people overshare! I would tell close family things that I wouldn't tell say, people from Caroline's play class.
4. Opening yourself up to criticism: Unfortunately, everyone doesn't always have the purest of intentions... why would I want to deal with that??

Are you laughing with me yet?!? So as you can see, the Pros win! However, I will say that the Cons are far more emotionally loaded... something I didn't realize until this moment.

I guess I'll just hope that those that find us interesting a) aren't crazy and b) aren't hateful. That would solve all of my Cons!!!

And I'm Back!!!