I haven’t done a Stream of Conciousness Sunday in a while! But I loved Fadra’s prompt today: Do you have a secret blogging life? Are you connected to your “real life” friends and family through social media? How does that affect your writing?
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Of course, you guys know that I am rebranding around here( sometime by the end of the summer instead of this month by the way). I briefly considered changing my URL to: myrealname.com, but changed my mind. You see, I LIKE blogging anonymously. I mean I’m not REALLY REALLY anonymous, photos of my family are all over this blog. And that only happened after about 3 years of blogging. I haven’t exactly kept it a secret, but I haven’t really shared it with anyone IRL either. I know my husband knows I keep one, but he doesn’t keep up. ( at least, I don’t think he does….) Even my twitter is anonymous. Instagram was until that damn Android got it and now, IRL folks are showing up out of the woodwork on my instagram feed. SMH. But it’s not connected to this blog…at all. The point is( and I do have one) is that I like saying what I have to say without having to sensor myself. Because lets face it my dears, I say a lot. This blog is like my therapy, and I would hate to have to give it up. I NEED this space like I need breathing. I need to share, without worrying about repercussions and what my friends family and co workers think. Do you understand? Because i’m not always nice on here. I’m not always objective and happy happy joy joy like they think I am. And I like it that way. Only my internet friends need to know how ratchet, crazy, silly, and depressing I can really be…..
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this was my 5 minute Stream of Consciousness Sunday post. It’s five minutes of your time and a brain dump. Want to try it? Here are the rules…
- Set a timer and write for 5 minutes.
- Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
- Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
- Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
- Link up your post at allthingsfadra.com.
- Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.
Fadra
Sunday 17th of June 2012
I think you made a great point for remaining anonymous. My truest thoughts usually come out on a Sunday and those are the days my family are least likely to read. And I kind of like that.
Patrice Washington
Friday 15th of June 2012
I so understand your desire to remain anonymous. My blogs reveal my info and I have co-workers who read along. Knowing this, I do refrain from putting some really controversial topics out there.
Her Perfect Black Dress
Tuesday 12th of June 2012
My family knows that I blog as well as a few friends at work. Well, I've recently put it on my resume. It hasn't hurt and adds to conversation. I don't post to many personal things (because I don't have any personal business really). Since I am a bit of a loner, (minus blog events) my RL and blog life overlap a bit, I think.
I use to be anonymous when I frequent message boards back in the Blackplanet days.
Stesha
Monday 11th of June 2012
My posts are generally broad and random. I don't even think there's a photo of me on there. I seldom post pictures of my kids, but that's because they're always hiding from my camera phone. My blog is linked to all of my online profiles, but I don't come out and share it with my irl family and friends.
When I try to write a really personal post I end up deleting it. One day I just want to write and not care. It's my blog and I pay that $10 hosting fee every month darn it... LOL!
Hugs and Mocha, Stesha
TheProDiva
Monday 11th of June 2012
Girl! You are preaching to the choir! I blog semi-anonymously as well. Mainly because I love the freedom of saying what I want without being scrutinized by the folks I know IRL. I totally and completely understand the appeal of anonymous blogging. At the end of the day, you have to do what works for you and what makes you comfortable. Maybe you will want to be less anonymous in the future...until then, do what you like!