The only thing that can come close to organization is my taking notes on things! I’m somewhat fixated on tracking down my progress, plans, or things I’ve already done! Other than that, I’m as casual and spontaneous as you can get! Sorry about my handwriting; I’m sloppy when I’m the only one who reads it!

I like to pretend that my blog is polished and nice. But the people who frequent my blog know how huge of a fangirl I am and how equally huge a slacker I am with proofreading. I’m what you called selectively organized; my priorities are skewed at 180°. Terrible, I know.

I know some people treat blogging seriously. They do all the shebang—proofreading, amazing blog photos, blog design, marketing new posts on various social media platforms, etc., etc. While I, on the other hand, do it the easy way. This post probably thinks that I planned it out. Well, yeah, that’s a wee bit misleading. I just loved doing the organizing after it happened, not before (most of the time). I often tend to take note of things I’ve done rather than the things I did prior. I do well in some aspects, but most of the time I don’t.

I also wrote my post at the moment the topic sparked. And unlike before, where my motto was “I write it today, I’ll post it today,”  I can’t do that anymore. Regardless of the changes in how I blog now, one thing has never changed: my desire to have fun. And for me, having fun means not being too serious about it. That being said, I don’t say that it’s wrong to treat your hobbies, such as blogging, seriously. Some people excel at doing that and still have fun at the same time. I’m not one of those people. I’m an easy quitter when stress overwhelms me, as my parents have berated me plenty of times. But I become 100% into things I enjoy immensely.

Before I stray away from my topic, I think it’s OK if people treat blogging simply as a hobby. And it’s also OK to treat it with adeptness. And if you are offended if people misunderstand your blogging reasons (some are so passionate about this issue, hence my writing a post about it), rather than condemn, educate these people. Plus, the way you presented your blog is how the readers will judge it based on what they think it is. And mine is something personal and carefree. I’m presenting myself the way I do in RL (but more verbose and tons of emoticons! #iamnotevensorry), So I really don’t mind if some people think my blog is a wee bit unprofessional (it’s true though, why should I deny it?). In fact, this is how my blogging adventures came to be—more than 10 years ago. It’s what I’m comfortable with. I always keep my blogging to something I enjoy—something that is hassle-free. That being said, there’s nothing wrong, as in zero, zilch, zip, nada, if bloggers treat their blogs as more than a hobby.

I came across many blogs in my years of roaming around the net. Some are polished. Others are super fun. Others are very personal, like a friend talking to you. I think blogs are a wonderful way to connect with people, introducing yourselves via your interests or whatever. So it depends on how you market yourself; the preposition is nothing offensive—at least to me personally, it isn’t. Ultimately, you, as the blogger, give your blog its identity!

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So how about you? How’s your blog? What do you think of it? A simple hobby? Something you treat professionally? Why and why not? Do share your opinions with me!