A couple of weeks ago, when I should have been writing a Colour Chart post, I wrote about 500 words on a piece of paper deliberating whether or not I should carry on blogging.
What was the point? I asked. It’s not a useful blog that helps people with technical or practical problems; it’s not a ground-breaking blog with research and new discoveries or hot-from-the-press news updates; it’s not even consistently on any sort of theme.
I pondered whether anyone would even notice if I just sloped off and never posted again.
It was when I reached that thought, I found my answer.
I would notice.
The point of this blog is that I like doing it.
I don’t write terribly much anymore, but when I do get the urge this little space means I have somewhere to share it.
No, it’s not changing the world, or solving world peace, or even fixing other people’s minor issues, but what it is doing is making me happy.
Was there any point to the Colour Chart? No not really. Did anybody even listen to the weird music I found to answer the prompts? Probably not. But I did and I enjoyed the process even if I did not enjoy all of the, uh, music.
So the conclusion I came to, after moping my way through a lot of words and grumpiness and negativity, was that there is a point to Carole Finds Her Wings and that the point is that I want to.
So I do.
It’s a hobby. I am sporadic with all my hobbies and often abandon them after an intense month or so, but this one has lasted (despite being stop-start at times) for almost 11 years which makes it an exception to that rule by quite a margin.
So thank you, if you are reading this, for sharing in my weird, self-indulgent, over-sharing hobby. I hope it affords you some form of enjoyment too, but if it doesn’t then don’t worry about it – I’m not offended!
I’m looking forward to this year and seeing what it brings along, but for now I need to go de-ice my car because 2025 has already answered one of my grumbles and provided me with a proper frost. It has not been frosty enough over the last year or two and this has made me sad.
Carole Finds Her Wings 