1. To ward off dementia.
2. Stay in touch with my roots. No such thing as overworking with Koreans. Rest? Psh. That’s what the grave is for.
3. You’ve saved me money on therapy. I didn’t have to go this year.
4. I don’t want to clean. Who in their right mind would choose mopping and dusting over THIS?
5. It’s my one rightful obsession. I don’t drink, smoke, go on shopping sprees, or get pedicures. You gotta give me sOmething.
6. I can be as anal as I want and people like me for it. Go figure.
7. I’m repressed. Parents didn’t let me stay out at night. I get to party ’round the clock as the comments roll in.
8. I hand out advice on stuff: blogging, life, men and women. And all these people think I’m for real.
9. It’s my only chance at keeping up with technology. I’m terrified to tweet, annoyed with Facebook, have yet to go near an iPod, hate texting.
10. I haven’t had this much fun since…since…
*Slump* Pathetic. (Time for my next pick-me-up post.)
A Holistic Journey 
All valid reasons, Diana. May I offer one more? 11. You are a writer. Thanks for the inspiration and the words and all your hard work.
*Shoooot. Kicks carpet*
Have to admit it’s great being appreciated.
And I’ve been so happy to see your blog grow this year. =)
All valid and similar to my reasons, particularly mopping.:)
Merry Christmas….thanks for all you share.
LOL
Hug,
Have a great wk, my friend.
I set this post aside a couple of weeks ago, and only just now got around to reading it :-(. I enjoyed it though! Sorry I haven’t been around to read lately… I hope to be able to pick up again soon…
Was actually thinking of you this wk, L. =) Never apologize! You only have something called life to juggle. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for making it a point to reconnect, and happy new year.
Diana
❤
Diana I kind of feel the same as L here. I am sorry for not catching up on your numerous thrilling posts. Number 4 resonates deeply within. There isn a strong connection between me and that reason. I was thinking the same thing about number 8. I guess it is what has kept me going, you know?
That’s great that your blog’s afforded you the space to air out your convictions. Keep going! And thanks for dropping in.
Happy new year, buddy.
D.
Thanks for visiting my blog! I’ve loved reading through some of your posts, getting lost in your experiences…God has blessed you with an amazing gift for writing. Thanks for sharing it.
So very sweet of you to say and so, Karen. Visit was my pleasure and thank you for the follow. I’m thankful for the connection and look fwd to sharing our journey together in the coming year.
Blessings,
Diana
Numbers 8 & 9 are my faves. Wish I could get rid of Facebook altogether but I fear if I do the world will come to an end. Even though I rarely post anything I just need to hold onto it like a safety blanket. And Twitter…I’m still trying to figure it out, go figure.
Wow, trying to tweet, huh? You’re enterprising, S.
=)
LOL!!
I really loved the no 7) My parents (Indian and all that!) didn’t let me out late either! So I can identify exactly with that – LOL 🙂
That’s funny how we can relate under the umbrella of our strict parents through our cultural differences. =)
You bet! You know – I’ve lived on 3 continents now (spent my childhood in Africa) then India and now the UK. And all I see are the similarities as human beings, as opposed to differences, which are soooo superficial anyways! The same joys and pain drive us. As parents, children and most of all as human beings. I guess I’ve digressed a little – but in the light of all the painful aggression that is happening worldwide, it is ever more important that we inhabit one planet and more things join us than separate us.
What a rich journey you have to draw from, A. Thanks for sharing, and it’s good to know you that much better.
Diana
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Good reasons to blog!
Gotta love number 8!
You are too funny 🙂
Heh heh.
AHHHHHHHHH ha ha ha numbers three and four. Totally. I did clean half our bedroom today…Hubby was getting annoyed at tripping over stuff. So that bought me at least three weeks of blog time…
LOL. Wow, at least three wks. Either he’s generous or that was quite some cleaning. =) Thx for popping over, Casey. It’s wonderful how you’re engaging bloggers.
Thank you! I like interacting. 🙂 Yes, it was definitely a major cleaning…since Christmas, our room has become a catch-all. Sort of ridiculous, really. My friend’s grandparents called their basement (with ping-pong table) the “rec room.” I have renamed our bedroom the wreck room.
Why do I understand?
LOL.
Are you the homeless person who I keep finding behind the piles of trash in my bedroom? I thought you looked familiar…
No. I’m the one with a house bigger than she can tame. Augh…all these pApers…and piles.
and piles…and papers…
and papers…and piles…
LOL!
I like you. You get me. 🙂
Very insightful. Warding off anything by writing is always a good thing. Really enjoy visiting this blog. Thank you for sharing.
=) Appreciate the support.
It’s a good obsession to have!!!
Great list! 🙂
He he. Amanda would affirm this. 😉
For sure! It’s my favourite thing to do… Keeps me sane (and cheaper than therapy!) 😜
Great post. Don’t know what to make of #6 though :-). But I KNOW about #9.
The hard-nosed fastidiousness is something guests have experienced more than anyone (in the edits, eh hem). =) The second person who’s really had to deal with it is myself, in the ruthless self-edits and standards I hold up for myself. But it turns out for good so it’s awesome to be putting my best and worst self to use here!
Yes, in spite of the worst, honesty in writing turns out for the best and that’s why I (we) enjoy reading you. Then again, I could also be speaking for myself.
🙂 Aren’t you real as in “real”, really?
Loved this post! I can soooo relate. Thanks for a great start to my day 😉
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I like your reasons!
I agree with all of this! Especially #4 and #8 🙂
LOL. =)
Therapy IS expensive. Dementia…yes, I’m all for putting that off for awhile. I do agree this is the most social of social media and I don’t care to take on any other technology other than my “smart” phone…but I will admit to texting on occasion. (You don’t think I actually CALL anyone with the phone…)
Goodness…CALL? This day and age? And forget meeting for coffee. God forbid we make eye contact.
When you’re the dragon lady of grammar, you are reality. 🙂
LoL. Stand back. You’re a bit too closer to the fire.
LOL! Really good post, like everything authentic. I hate cleaning too and love writing!
I considered putting out a post this wknd: “Who Wants to Come Clean My House?” (for three guest spots).
Since I’ve never made a penny on my blog, the thought that I might be saving money as well as sanity by blogging is a pretty upbeat message.
A penny saved is a penny earned. =)
Sounds good to me! We are all enjoying the fact that you are not mopping 🙂
LOL. (Nothing’s free, right? House paying the price.)
Mine too 😦
*high five*
#6 is priceless.
Thanks to my readers. =)
And thanks for the support today.
11. I have met people it would have taken many lifetimes to find and to know …
WONderful. (a bunch of people who – from the response here – don’t clean their house, ha ha ha.) What a chap.
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Glad you enjoyed. Thanks. =)
All of the points resonated with me, D. Blogging IS fun. Any. Time. Of. The. Day. It’s something that doesn’t put me to sleep but energises me. Which is why its dangerous to blog late at night…at least for me.
We need our rest, M. After my first yr, I stopped writing past my bedtime.
Here! Here! On the housework front. Why dust and clean out cupboards when you can share stories with nice people.
Tweeting is terrifying, isn’t it? I signed up the other day and still haven’t dipped mu toe in – mainly for fear of having it bitten off by trolls!
I have another reason to blog too – it ‘warms me up’ for my ‘proper writing’. That’s what I tell myself as I read yet another blog post …
Endless reasons. =) It’s a shame we wipe the house down only to have it get dusty again. 😛
Absolutely. And after three years of not being cleaned, it doesn’t get any worse … So I’m told 🙂
Impressive reasons to blog. Congratulate yourself on the writer you have become as a result. ❤
“No such thing as overworking with Koreans.” Lol. I’m going to share this with my friend Yong Tae, who will howl:).
LoLLLL. Tell me what he says.
Korea has the highest burn-out rate in the world (from overworking).
You blog to give me something fun to ponder
=)
I’ve missed you, woman. Love your wit and your wisdom!!
Pax.
Have missed myself, too, E. Thanks. =)
Xxx
D.
To everything there is a season… and seasons have a special way of coming back ’round! (; ((HUG))
Because you can’t stop!
YOU know. =)
Partners in crime!
I’m now solidly backing up #1 – sometimes the only way to survive in this world is to create and escape to our own little place 🙂 Wish you well Diana
Certainly reason enough. =)
Diana you must get a certain kick out of all these comments you receive from all over the world. Thats one reason I keep coming back to writing new posts. To meet and greet people from places I will never get too. If only in my dreams.
I never imagined such a crowd, K. I am most fortunate and yes, it’s awesome to have expanded my world in this way. Thank you for staying with me. =)
I love your list! and your humor! I have found that You are so refreshingly honest! Me–my writing–is stifled lately—because I am not as open as I was when I began…the anonymity helped me to be more honest…strange, I guess. In any case, I am happy to have discovered YOU!
Ha ha ha. I appreciate the enthusiastic support, J. Just be yourself. We nurse all sorts of hang-ups we don’t need to. =)
Oh, I like this! So true..
=) Thanks for the follow.
Lol, regarding number 8, ha, we know you’re real Diana. The gig was up long ago. xo
HA ha ha. I shouldn’t be sad the show’s over? Thanks, D.
I hope not Di, please don’t leave. 🙂
Excellent post, but I probably couldn’t tell you exactly why. Fortunately, you are not going to make me tell you … All of the reasons are good, but this one stood out: “I hand out advice on stuff: blogging, life, men and women. And all these people think I’m for real.” Later.
=)
Warding off dimensia is reason enough. Tomorrow I will be walking for Alzheimers Awareness. Here’s to keeping our minds alert!
Great. Kudos! =)
Gotta love blog therapy. I used to write in my journal for that, but now I ramble to the internet public. Feels awesome! 😉
LOL.Something about pouring out your secrets to strangers. (I also meant that I learn so much from the comment boards you guys create here. =) )
And where else can we create our own little world exactly as we want?! Oh, maybe interior decorating at home, but you can’t invite the whole world to see it (unless you have a blog, of course) 🙂
Ha ha ha. Couldn’t have put it better. Wish I had your aesthetic eye, A. I string my living room with just words. =)
And you want me to believe THAT….:-)
Ha ha ha ha. Yeah. (Well, ok. Maybe I’ll model another shade of lipstick. LOL.)
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This is a delightful list of reasons to blog — and I agree with most of them. The author of this piece has an awesome site, as well, so go there, follow it, comment on a bunch of her posts.
Oh, so kind of you. Thanks, Tim. Glad you enjoyed the post.
Your post makes me smile! You would be a rock star on twitter 😉 Enjoy a great weekend.
So sweet. =) A ray of sun on a rough morning. The secret is I actually ventured out on Twitterland this summer but had NO time to build it. I’ve barely had time to blog…and the Holistic Journey trumps all other social media. =) Thx for being here.
Okay, so I can appreciate that! Thank for liking my post.
=)
I agree. I had gotten off Facebook and Twitter. Annoys me how everyone’s on FB – when they’re at work, especially. Twitter…what’s up with the limit of characters to post a status? Odd.
Boy, I come here to visit so often, I didn’t realize that I wasn’t following you already! Will follow today, chickie. You have a swell weekend and Sabbath day!
“Twitter…what’s up with the limit of characters” Eh. Suits the postmodern attention span. =) Unless you’re glued to your screen 24/7 (a pretty sad existence), I don’t see how you can be effective on any one platform if you dilute yourself. Thx for the support. =)
Diana
I liked your reasons for blogging. Number one is my main one.
Hey, John. Ha ha ha. You certainly work that brain. =)
I tried.
yupz, right, I like this
I love Tweeting and Facebook once I’d blocked friends and family or anyone who posted Islamophobia or joined UKIP or Britain First, and I made it clear I was 110% for Jeremy Corbyn and Labour. It’s changed my life. Great blog. Love your work.
Great. You’re right. There is a protective margin we can manage on social media. Appreciate the good word and your time.
Point number 3 is so true. Good luck on your blogging journey 😉
I meant all the insightful, instructive comments. =) Thanks for the follow and support.
Diana
😉
I like your sense of humor. I look forward to reading more in the future.
Appreciate the support, LL. All the best this year,
Diana