So, what exactly is it about blogs that is soooo addicting?

At first I just started a blog because it sounded fun... 

But now I'm an addict, not only with my own blog but about others too.  I read several other blogs regularly, and I find that if they have not made an entry when I check their page, I get upset.

What's up with that?! 

Why is it so necessary for me to read someone else's thoughts; someone whom I've never met.  Someone whom I only have a vague idea of what they look like?  Someone whose name I don't even know??

I don't know what it is, but I find it as necessary as breathing.  I think about blogging all the time, I dream about it, I talk about it.  Isn't that the definition of an addiction?!

So, the question begs to be answered:  Where does the pain come in?  It's simple.

I sit at my computer every evening, blogging (reading and writing).  Recently, I've become painfully aware of the fact that my desk is too high and my chair is too low.  What happens when you mix the two together and throw in a daily factor?  Pain!  Lots and lots of muscle and back pain!

So much so that I had to go to a chiropractor yesterday to get "straightened out."  I woke up yesterday morning and it hurt to breathe.  It hurt to stand, it hurt to lie down; never mind lifting Buddy out of his crib or washing the dishes.  Finally, since I couldn't get an appointment until the afternoon I took some Advil so I could drive to work.

But, has that made me stop blogging?  No.

Isn't it amazing how we are such creatures of habit?

As far as the gall and glory...  I found this article the other day about this woman who makes her living blogging.  But in the process has alienated her family and friends.  Of course it would be nice to make some money at what you love doing, but at what cost?  Is it worth our relationships?  At the end of the day, when our time has come to move on, relationships are all that matter.  My mother's death taught me that.  You can't take your money with you.  You can't take anything with you. You can only leave behind your legacy. 

Is that worth sullying over money?  I don't think so.

Anyway, don't you think that as soon as something you love becomes a chore, it stops being fun?  Where's the fun in that?!

Here's to safe and painless blogging (and to great chiropractors)!  Cheers!