Friday, August 29, 2008

Hmmmm....Blogging...

I logged onto my reader today and decided to start at the bottom of my long list of subscriptions, (because I can never seem to get through them all in one day) and found my subscription to
The Writing Journal so extremely helpful and insightful I could just kiss the person that writes it!
Bob Younce is a great writer and has a lot of really good tips for new and old bloggers. One of the best tips I've read so far is to download this free ebook by Yaro Starak called Blog Profits Blueprint. I just downloaded it today and I'm going to start reading it. The fact that it's free totally turned me on to it. But the other turn on was the title. What is all this business about making a profit with your blog? I had no idea! I mean, I was just keeping a blog for my own pleasure or hobby. I don't even think I have a regular readership! But I'm learning a ton of information on the Internet about using your blog to generate an income and it's got my brain reeling.
Right now I'm looking for a job and, man, it's the pits! I don't have a college degree because I've spent the last 7 years of my life representing my country as an elite alpine ski racer. So most the jobs out there, for me, are going to be 7-9 dollar an hour jobs. And that just sucks!
I've been thinking a lot about what I really want to do; what I'm passionate about. I've made list after list and these are the top 10 things I'm really passionate about:
1. Being alive
2. Marriage
3. My family
4. Writing
5. Reading
6. Music
7. Learning about other people and/or helping people see life through a new perspective.
8. Equality for people in wheelchairs or whom are "disabled".
9. Traveling
10. The great outdoors

I would love to write about all of these things in my blog, but how? Where do I start? I mean, obviously I've already started something. I've been writing now for a little while. But I'm thinking now that if I want to be really serious about this I need to have more of a refined writing strategy, right?
So, I'm wondering... what would you want to learn about or read about from me?
Well, here are the things that make me interesting:
* I'm in a wheelchair
* I'm married
* I competed to the Paralympics twice
* I'm a woman
* I'm very athletic and do a lot of outdoors stuff
* I'm very interested in energetic therapies and spirituality
* I have a big family
* I come from a Mormon (religion) background
* I'm a singer/songwriter
* I think I have a pretty face

My sister Ali mentioned writing about my life, but adding the funny element by making my husband, Benjamin, my comic relief. Now, that would work. I mean, Benjamin is hilarious! I could write a whole blog on him alone! You should see the clothes he wears! I think I'm the only one that would take him out in public. But I'm not exactly sure how to go about that...and I'm looking for more ideas to choose from before I make my final decision. That's a good one though.
What else would you or anyone want to learn or read about from me?
I would love some feedback.
Go ahead and leave a comment and let me know what you think.

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