New Year (same me)

Last year, my mum took up the (figurative) pen. She entered the world of blogging with her very own thought universe (check it out here), and an aim to write a post-a-day for a year. Considering I've known her all my life, it shouldn't come as a surprise that her posts are on many levels "familiar" to me. Some days, I know what her post of the day is going to be about (her favourite musician, on the day of his birthday); or on some days, I read the first few lines and know what the rest of it is going be (her life philosophies are deeply ingrained in me too); or I'm just in the mood for some mommy advice so I dig out her entry to read (and re-read).

While I've been writing bits and pieces over the years, to have the commitment to make writing a regular daily habit is still much beyond my grasp. Much much beyond. I like to write down snippets of my day on facebook posts ofcourse. They afford an easier channel and allow you a brevity that blogging doesn't. And the recent memory feature of "On this day.." actually makes me realise my timeline has been very active over the years. Sure, some of my older posts feel like they're written by another person. But then aren't we different people in different phases of our lives? 

But I digress, the point of this post is to reflect on blog writing as a concept. Is it simply a modern day online version of the Dear Diary of our younger days? I don't think so. Unless one is a exceptional story teller, normal day-to-day living does not make for interesting content. Much as reality show makers would like to disagree!

The beauty of the internet of course is that there are blogs written very frequently on what to write blogs about! The irony of it. Haha! 

The basic gist is that to have a blog worth reading, one must have good content (d-uh) and it must have a consistent theme. This is one thing that I'm yet to get my head around. Topical blogging like fashion / food / travel et al requires a commitment of time that I don't think I can give. My expertise at work (structuring financial products *yawn*) is hardly a topic worth exploring on a continuous basis. My everyday life interests change so much over the years - travel, family, partying, being mommy, cooking - I can not seem to pick one to create an entire online persona around. 

So eventually I come back to this.. one-off posts, whenever I have the time, inclination and an inkling of a half baked idea I'd like to expand upon. Ah-well...c'est la vie! 

Here's hoping for more frequent flashes in my blogging pan this year.. Happy 2016 to you!