Blog Fodder

No, I wasn't trying to spell "Godfather" after one too many vodka-something-or-others. I just whispered "blog fodder" one too many times to myself to see how it rolled off my tongue, and it morphed on me...into the voice of a toddler. :)

I was sitting here trying to think of what to write about while incapacitated by a sleeping child. The boon of technology, huh? My poor phone. It used to be "that poor computer"...and, "that poor computer fixer guy", who I'm sure was inconvenienced in some way by the number of files I had saved whenever the computer crashed. Thousands of photos of my adorable boys, and links to sites I wanted to reference later, and recipes, and lists, and projects to try. It takes me a full 10 minutes to find a specific link in the bookmarks. Pinterest has taken a load off the computer's duties, for sure, as well as my phone.

We switched to smartphones last February because our old, grandfathered-in cell plan was costing us more than a data plan with the overage charges we were accruing. It was so old we had limited text messaging, and it was set up before free mobile-to-mobile or free nights and weekends were even invented. It predated the Razr.

My phone now somehow handles the brunt of my data hoarding and has unfortunately taken the place of our digital camera. It's just too easy having everything in one place. My actual phone memory was used up in May. I should probably check how full the memory card is now, but at last glance I had over 3000 photos on my phone. I imagine a great number of these are step-by-step photos of how certain projects were completed...plenty of material to deck out a how-to, DIY blog. 200+ are images, quotes, or memes that are inspiration for other posts. Blog fodder. I should have no problem finding something to write about...right?

Surveying my blog's dashboard recently, I counted multiple posts in draft form, unfinished ideas and ramblings I spared you from. After weeding out the posts that were no longer relevant, I was left with only a handful of ideas to elaborate on. I looked back on my published posts, trying to find where the blog needed balance. What part of my life or interests am I failing to cover? I feel as if there is a gaping hole somewhere.

And so it occurred to me: who better to ask than those who take the time to read? What do you want to hear more of? What kind of posts do you like best? Are there things you really don't like hearing about? Feel free to comment and share your honest opinions! I'm open to constructive criticism. :) Honestly!

A couple months ago, after being confronted with the question, "What do you do all day?", I decided to chronicle nearly every mundane moment of my day by jotting it all down in a notebook as it happened. (If you ever wonder where the time goes, I'm here to tell you that type of journaling will lay bare every moment lacking productivity, and expose gaps in the way you wish your days would go.) Is there any interest in reading the journaled account of a day in my life? Is it a mind-numbingly boring idea?