Here we go...

My first attempt at blogging. I'm wondering how this will go. Since this past summer, I've been reading blogs a great deal, especially the academically related blogs. I think I've been feeling isolated and lost in my own pursuit of a PhD, and I was hoping to relate to others in the same boat. It's also been very helpful for me to read the blogs of currently employed academics, as I've been thinking recently more and more of working in an academic setting. Reading all of these blogs has stirred up the desire to start journaling again. Over the past few years, I've had several false starts at journaling the old-fashioned way. These short-lived attempts probably failed because of lack of time, energy, and simple motivation to write when I could be sleeping or doing something requiring very little thought (i.e., vegging). However, I do beleive that blogging/journaling could be therapeutic for me at this point in my life. Given my mental health and emtional well-being over the past two years, I think it is time for me to be reflective and spend some energy figuring out myself: what I want, need, hope, etc.

So, here's to successful blogging and fruitful self-exploration!