Here I go again...

Well, I must say it has become incredibly apparent to me that intrinsic forces are much more motivating for me than extrinsic.  My wonderful family and friends of both the immediate and extended varieties have been giving me a hard time about not keeping up with my blog the last several months (perhaps an understatement).  Yet, I still couldn't bring myself to get back in the saddle. 

One thing that I realized about my blog, shortly after I started writing it, was that I was doing it more for me and less for you.  Huh?  I love to write.  It is therapeutic and fun and gives me a chance to really think about the silly little things that happen in our lives.  It also happens to be great to have people that like to share the journey by reading my entries.  It isn't that we haven't had a ton of experiences to write about since last summer; in fact, I have a backlog in my brain of stories to share.   So, I can't say why I haven't been keeping up. 

Wait, actually, I can.  Since I feel like I do this for myself, I feel guilty taking time to sit at the computer, peruse pictures, write, and edit.  And when I say time, I mean time.  It takes me at LEAST twice as long to complete any given task than it should take an average human being (being a perfectionist has some major drawbacks).  Henry will readily confirm this as completely true and can include some colorful examples as well.  That being said, I am ready to take some "me" time and give "you"/"me" the blog back.  Clear as mud? 

Thanks to all my family and friends for the gentle prodding!