Why Did You Start Blogging?

I am currently up in Orlando right now at the IZEAfest at SeaWorld 2009.  It is a social media conference for the weekend.  I am in between sessions right now so wanted to try and get a post in before the next session starts.  I haven’t even checked into my hotel yet, so I better go and do that soon.  I have my insulin with me and didn’t leave it in the car like I usually do.  Amanda is coming up later today as well because we received a free SeaWorld ticket along with admission to the conference.

Anyway, onto diabetes.  Yesterday was a better day with my blood sugars.  Nothing over 200 at all, so I was excited about that since the past few weeks I have been having a lot of highs.  I still haven’t completely figured out why they all have been coming, but I have an endo appointment next week, so I better have somewhat of an answer for her.  My goal for this weekend being away is to actually eat healthy.  So that means eating salads for dinner and some chicken, and not tacos and fast food and fried food etc.  I have been doing great with losing weight and exercising, so I can’t throw it away in just one weekend away.

I just heard somebody at the conference say, the “power of blogging.”  That comment  just completely changed what I was going to blog about and thought about what that actually means.  When I first started blogging almost 2 years, I did not know the most about diabetes that I thought I did.  I didn’t realize how many other diabetics were out there.  I thought that I was the only one going through this crap and nobody knew how I feel.  Then I came online and found these amazing blogs and thought ya know what, I think I want to do this too.  When I first started to blog, I didn’t really care if people were going to read it.  I just needed a way to get out of my mind how I was feeling, and I couldn’t keep a journal because I hate writing, and I am constantly online, so it just made sense.

Then people started to read and people started to comment and then it just turned into a daily, well I try to do it on a daily basis.  Blogging is now fun, and I enjoy it because it relieves a lot of stress for me.  So that leaves me with this.  I am curious to know how you came about blogging and who inspired you to start blogging.  I’m guessing majority of your answers will be the same as mine, (Kerri).