Eek!

I've been thinking about started a blog for a couple months now. I am finishing up my graduate degree, and seem to have waaaay too much time on my hands (this topic alone requires a separate post, so stay tuned). So, I figured - why not? I would have started this blog a long time ago, but I've been struggling with a few BIG apprehensions. Here they are:

1. How can I have a blog, and write without being overly ego-centric and self-actualizing?

I don't know if there is a right way to go about blogging so that you don't sound totally self-indulgent. Let's face it: you're writing about yourself, your life, your experiences. A blog is sort of like a journal that you're opening up to an audience. Maybe it's impossible, who knows!

2. What am I going to write about?!

Seriously, nothing in my life stands-out as being important enough to solely blog about. So this blog is going to be a "tossed salad", if you will. Hopefully a little bit of everything. Annnddd since I'm 24, it will most likely be about boys, friends, health, school, work, and play. :)

3. What if no one reads my blog, and I just end up writing to myself, from myself?

Totally lame and embarrassing, right. Yes, this is definitely a fear! I'm just going to roll with it, and if people read - cool, if they don't - online journal, woo-hoo!

4. How can you have a blog, and still preserve your sense of privacy?

Sometimes I think people open themselves up way too much online. You've got your FB, with the "Info" section, detailing your education, work experiences, DOB, etc. You're got twitter, which lets everyone know what you're currently doing, and then there's online bio's, CV's, Linked-In, it's crazy! I am a "open-book policy" kind of girl. My close friends and I know very personal details of each other's lives, and we like it that way! Hopefully I can find a good balance between letting people in my life, and still maintaining a sense of control over my privacy.

SO, here we go! First blog! Yay! I'm excited to be part of the blogging community!

Britt