A Case of Blog Dystentery

January 24, 2012 By

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flux

noun

1. a flowing or flow.

2. the flowing in of the tide.
3. continuous change, passage, or movement

verb (used with object)

7. to melt; make fluid.
8. to fuse by the use of flux.
9. Obsolete . to purge.

Origins of the word

late 14c., from O.Fr. flux, from L. fluxus, pp. of fluere ”to flow”(see fluent). 
Originally ”excessive flow” (of blood or excrement); an early 
name for ”dysentery;” sense of”continuous succession of changes” is first recorded 1620s.
I’ve been thinking on this blog. And on my other blog. And on my other blog.  And the word Flux comes to mind.  Not the excessive flow of blood excrement part, although I have been accused of having verbal diarrhea.
I started Books & Brands to get a job. As I was falling asleep one night, it occurred to me that a blog to showcase my opinions on customer service and branding would be a fabulous calling card.  I threw in a little bit of product love, plus book reviews (because aside from my family and my dogs, books are my one true love. Oh, who are we kidding, I love books more than anything.)  The problem with this blog was it looked like a review blog, but was supposed to be a commentary blog.  It was confused, but I plugged away anyways.

A few months later,  I felt like I had something more to say about my life.  Those types of posts didn’t fit on Books & Brands, which was already a bit of a semi-pro smorgasbord.  So, I started Be Nice or Leave Thanks. This blog was to be a place to share and vent, and laugh, and sadly as it turns out, to cry.   I do believe its on the right track (not withstanding my semi-frequent blog holidays).

THEN….a pal suggested to me that I start a site specifically to talk about TEENAGERS, a topic on which I’m a semi-pro expert.  So, I did. Parent Our Teens has the potential to be an amazing resource and a whole lot of fun.  Except, I’m intimidated at the daunting prospect of finding the time and developing the expertise to live my dream of creating an ONLINE MAGAZINE.

There’s too much going on with me and the blogosphere.  Clearly, I need to catch a serious case of Blog Dystentery.  To be crass, I need to diarrhea one of my blogs.  I just can’t take the violent and internal guilt I have when I neglect one over the other or vice versa.  Its like we’re on an episode of  Blog Sister Husbands and one of the polyblogists is stealing another one’s ‘humina humina’ night.

So, sorry, Books & Brands.  You’re circling the drain.  I’m ready to purge, and its you that’s gone. I know its sad, because I spent MONEY on moving you to self hosting and for a ‘design’ (a whole ‘nother post about my trusting nature).

Flux also is defined as ‘to melt, to make fluid’.  The blogs will just melt into one, just like a Bloggy Crayon Maker.  You’ll still see my semi-pro opinionated opinions about brands I love and not so much, books I love, and not so much. You’ll just have to come here to see them.

I hope this all works out.

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Comments

  1. wratwrds says:
    January 24, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    Smart!
    I think Parent Our Teens has huge potential. Go for it, Chicky!

  2. Sharon says:
    January 24, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    Awww…I’m sorry. I know how hard it is to make a decision like that but sometimes when you spread yourself too thin, everything gets watered down. This will allow you to concentrate (without the guilt!) on the other two.

  3. Stephanie says:
    January 24, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    Of course it will work out – you rock ;) I am sure it will! xo

  4. Karina says:
    January 30, 2012 at 7:57 pm

    It will totally work out, :) You are awesome!

  5. sassymodernmom says:
    February 5, 2012 at 11:58 pm

    Oh so smart to par it down and just right what you love all in one place:) Yeah you!