Captivate: to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; There is a multitude of variety and quality of blogs in cyberspace to peruse and enjoy, something for everyone.  Why a certain blog captivates an individual is rather subjective, why a blog captivates my interest and how it holds my attention could be different reasonings to yours.  My online time is limited so I am selective in where I spend it, when deciding whether to consistently read a blog or not I consider the following, listed in order of consideration and importance.  Writing Style  Content  Presentation Writing Style Certain writing styles instantly grab my attention…

Willa and Chari have responded to the 11,11 meme I sent a while back.  Reading their answers was thoroughly fascinating!  Thank you dear friends, for participating and sharing:) It appears they have tagged me back, oh help.. I not only have to answer but think up some more questions… The Meme Rules 1. Post these rules 2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random facts about you 3. Answer the questions given to you in the tagger’s post. 4. Create 11 new questions and tag new people to answer them. 5. Go to their blog and let them know they have been tagged. Normally I’m behind the lens, was surprised…

Last week I chatted about the Challenges of Blogging and was astounded to receive 19 responses, an all time high for my blog!  Even more thrilling was hearing from people whom I had no idea even read my blog!  And the responses were incredible, deep and thoughtful. Today I wanted to address a question posed by Angie. Angie is a new blogger though experienced at other forms of social media, including facebook and twitter. Perhaps you can answer this question … Why are bloggers not very generous with feedback, likes, and comments. Why would a blogger write reams of words, but not give an equal amount to engage others? I know there…

When I objectively reflect on blogging I conclude it is rather an odd pastime and yet, it is a powerful and popular component of social media today.  There are a huge variety of blogs in cyberspace of varying degrees of popularity and professionalism.  Every blogger has a different reason for blogging but those who continue find it hugely satisfying.  I fall into the category of a ‘mommy blogger’, coined as a disparaging term by some, though it is admitted ‘mommy bloggers’ have huge power. I’ve been blogging for seven years now and I love it. Primarily I began my blog as a family journal and a creative outlet for myself.…

It all began when Pam asked for a page of house related posts to see the big picture.  With near 70 Extension posts and the beginning over three years ago, the big picture was no longer clear.  I had come across blogs with photo layouts  that were impressive and gave projects clarity, I knew that this layout would quickly show the big picture rather than having to scroll through so many posts.  Now how to achieve this? As with all blogging changes I googled.  The tricky part of googling for answers is to know what question to type in, it takes trial and error, I often feel like a detective trying different…