I started to think a lot about this space. It has sort of grown and changed over the years. When I started to think about why I blog, I realized I have kind of veered off course. I like to write (although I am not that great at it). I enjoy sharing my thoughts with the world. One day they are going to conduct a study and realize that people who blog are narcissistic sociopaths or something. Because, lets be honest, it is a weird hobby. The thing is, over the last year or so, this has kind of moved towards a craft blog. It was natural because I am crafty. And, I loved getting new readers and feedback. Every time someone I didn't know comments on a post it was so exciting. I know, bloggers are weird. While a craft blog is fun, it really isn't what I enjoy about blogging. I like having a record of my life. Of what I was thinking and feeling at a certain moment. I like tossing it out in the wide open world and seeing what kind of feedback I get from people. So after much debate, Barks Blog will be going back to roots so to speak. Less crafty more rambling and writing. I realize by doing this I might loose a few readers, but I've got to get the most out of this space. And for me that is writing about my thoughts and feelings, not so much about craft tutorials and recipes.
Another change is I am going to be a bit more real. I often approach this space with hesitation because I don't want to offend people. Given our background in the church I have a few readers who knew me from back in the day, so to speak. These more conservative friends and family I worry mght be horrified to know that sometimes I like to swear, don't go to church regularly (or even know how I feel about church), am a registered democrat and love a cold beer or nice glass of red wine. I just came to the realization that this is my space on the internet and I am just going to be me. Like or leave it. I don't want to be offensive for offensive's sake but I also just want to be free to say what I think. To be able write how I really feel. So, you've been warned. If the idea of possibly reading a post in which I talk about drinking a margarita and voting for Obama offends you then you might want to unsubscribe. This site won't be political, because I am not really a political person. But I know, just the thought of me voting for him is enough to send a few reading such a state of horror they proably just passed out in front of their computer. Six people just unsubscribed from my feed and a few family members are considering disowning me. Now if I dropped an F-bomb we might not get invited to any more family functions, but I don't want that, so I am taking it easy on you. No four letter words right now.
On the surface, this might not really be a big change, but it is a subtle one. And, I am sure a few projects will make it here from time to time, because we are DIYers at heart. There will be more posts about us running around naked and how hard going back to work was for me and less posts about how to make homemade lotion. So depending on why you read, this might be good news or bad news. Either way, I am going to just going to use this space to dump my thoughts. To create a log of my life and the way it changes and grows. To leave behind a place where my boys can see what on earth was running through their nutty mother's mind. Maybe their dad too, I am hoping to actually let this site really be the story of us (as told from both of us).
Regardless of who you are and why you read, every time you come to this blog to read something I wrote, it means so much to me. Seriously, I love you even if I don't know who you are. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit with me.
PS. I am a nerd, but you probably all ready figured that out by now. In case you haven't, here is a some nerd proof . . . thumbs up for blogging (oh my God I just wrote that . . ).
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