I did something a little bit ago that I've been meaning to do for a while. I finally got Tru's first year book ordered. I worked hard on this little book. Blogged my heart out the first year of Tru's life about every little thing he did. Then I downloaded it into Blurb and made this cute book. It's been sitting on my computer forever and I finally got it put into a book. I love it! I love that I have this! What a treasure. It makes me smile to remember all of the little things.
It made me think about this blog of mine. A year ago I split my blog into two... my family blog and my craft blog. Then this "family blog" turned into my dumping ground for all of my feelings and experiences with losing my boy and cancer. It's become me, me, me, me, me.... I feel sort of bad about that. It's been a good place for me to vent and to let my feelings out, but at the same time I'm sad that I haven't recorded all of my family's doings. I've been blogging for 3 years now and I sort of feel like if I don't do some type of family journal on here then I'm wasting my time. I would love to be able to print off my blog at the end of the year and have a family journal. However I don't feel like I can really blog about all of my family stuff comfortably without knowing who is reading it...
So... I guess this is just a "warning". The day is coming where I'm going to just use this blog as my family blog, and one will need a password to read such things. But I think this will be good because I really want to use my Naturally Meg blog for more than just crafty stuff, but for all the nonsense that I like to talk about (see, I still have a place that I can just talk about... myself! Just teasing...). I think that I will wait until I'm done with chemo because I know that there are a lot of people who read this blog to check up on me and my family right now for those reasons. And just because it's going to be "private" doesn't mean that you can't read it... it just means you will have to let me know that you're reading it ;).
So anyway... I'll let you know, but ya... it's coming!
8 comments:
I love that we did this! It makes me feel so much safer.
I'd love to be invited when you switch over.
Can't wait for my tree!!! Thank you so much.
I love your Tru book. I know you think a lot of this last year was about you, you and you but you are part of your family. Look back darling, you wrote a lot about other family members too. They will love to have all you wrote in a book one day. You're a great mom.
I just ordered my second blog book from blurb this week. So I understand how special they are. Besides my actual children, the books are the most precious things to me. I could just stare at them for hours. It makes you realize that your family is what makes life great--nothing else. And that your children grow up way too fast. Just something to think about, I ordered one for myself and one for each one of my children so they will all have one of there own for each year. I just have one blog for the family--I wouldn't have the time to do one for each one personally!
I think your thoughts and experciences fit perfectly in your family journal. Your family will one day be grateful to have these things. It will be a treasure for them and will help them to understand and appreciate you and know where your strength comes from. I am sure one day Tru will be very interested in knowing what his mom went through and you will be able to show it to him. :)
The book looks beautiful! What a great gift to give your son.
So neat. I have been wanting to find a place that turns blogs into books...so thank you!!!
I set mine to private a few months back, and I am so glad I did. I toyed with the idea forever, and then one day I just decided it was something that needed to be done. I feel so much better now knowing who is reading it.
I'd love to keep reading your blog if you let me! :)
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