...quite the leap from the 4 I started with. I admit that in the beginning, I jumped at every opportunity to spread word about this blog, primarily through spraying and praying. This worked for a short period of time. Readership quickly returned to 6 page views once I stopped actively promoting it, 8 or 10 if I was lucky. Now I can expect 20 views per post and I seem to be attracting a new reader every few days. I've found that my returning readers are those with whom I communicate on a regular basis, as well as those individuals with whom I felt a peculiar connection when I gave them my business card.
This is my second day running where I've not used Kik, the platform I used to get this blog underway. As it turns out, the fear of not having an escape from my emotions was surprisingly misplaced. I have a lot more energy to engage with Olivia, a lot more time to read (since I began to slowly cut down on chat time) and more emotional energy to evaluate my life. I have more time for a million little things that would take far too long to name, but what it boils down to is I no longer have the need to run upstairs to check my phone because I know that whatever people have to tell me, they can tell me in an email, and with email, there is no rush to respond.
I feel like it gives me the opportunity to be more...in touch with myself. More whole. Less hurried.
It's hard to explain.
This is my second day running where I've not used Kik, the platform I used to get this blog underway. As it turns out, the fear of not having an escape from my emotions was surprisingly misplaced. I have a lot more energy to engage with Olivia, a lot more time to read (since I began to slowly cut down on chat time) and more emotional energy to evaluate my life. I have more time for a million little things that would take far too long to name, but what it boils down to is I no longer have the need to run upstairs to check my phone because I know that whatever people have to tell me, they can tell me in an email, and with email, there is no rush to respond.
I feel like it gives me the opportunity to be more...in touch with myself. More whole. Less hurried.
It's hard to explain.
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