To Blog, or not To Blog

Burden?  Not exactly...

A reader asked me a very interesting question the other day (in the form of a very generous comment). He wrote, "...I was going to write just before you left for the Bahamas and ask if you thought the blog and facebook and stuff was going to conflict with the lifestyle that draws you to your adventure".

I think it is a very valid question and one that I had to think about. As in anything in life - the answer is not black and white. There is definitely a sense of duty I feel to this blog and I do feel a slight (very slight) anxiety if I am unable to post to it with some sort of frequency. This is a problem when we are somewhere without Internet for a few days or so - but it does not hinder my enjoyment of enjoying everything else that we are experiencing.

I absolutely love writing and sharing this adventure with you all. It has become not only a hobby of sorts, but a passion. It is something I truly love to do. Some people knit, some whittle wood, some fish - I blog. It is not a burden, but a pleasure. When we experience something - be it big or small - my instinct is to think of ways to describe it to people so that they understand. The human experience is about sharing - and this is the way I share. We have made so many friendships through this blog, gotten some great advice and it has even been (a teensy bit) lucrative for us. The sense of duty I feel to post comes more from me than anywhere else. When I do something, I do it full on. There is no halfway. Diving in head first has always been my style. Reckless, perhaps - but it's just my nature.

So no, it does not conflict with my lifestyle (on the flip side, if Scott was posting every day - he would be miserable! It's just not his thing) and, in fact, I believe it enriches the experience for me. Being able to write and share enables me to always see things through fresh eyes. To each his own, as they say.

What's even more is that people seem to really like it which is just icing on the cake. We get oodles of email from people all over the world telling us how we inspire them, how reading about us following our dream has inspired or re-kindled theirs, how they just simply love to check in and see how we're doing. It's like we are all one big happy family and that is pretty darn neat.

So, for the time - I'll keep blogging (when the Internet gods allow). And if it does become a burden and no longer provides me with joy, I will stop. But for the time being, I want to keep sharing experiences and telling stories. Because to me, that is what life is all about.

Love,

Brittany & Scott