I've been on a blogging hiatus. Back in November one of Chase's friends from school mentioned that some of the doctors interviewing candidates for residency positions google all prospective applicants to dig up any preliminary dirt. I decided to do a test and google my husband's name and the ONLY thing that came up was my blog! This set me into a state of panic thinking I would destroy all chances of my husband securing a position because of my posts on crafting, family and weekend happenings. Of course this was ridiculous, but we have felt nothing but stress through this whole residency process, and I didn't want to add anything else to worry about--so the blog became private. Chase received the all important email today telling him he has matched to residency, so I decided to bring the blog back into action! I'm almost positive my readership consists of 2 people (mom and sister), but you can never be too careful in the world of google!
I think blogging helps me to feel creative, but beyond that I feel it's an excellent way to document important events in my twenty-something life. When I was visiting my parents a couple weeks ago, I found some old journals from Elementary/Middle school. They were slightly embarrassing to read next to husband (he had a field day teasing me about my love for Billy Joel and agonizing decision to choose dancing or soccer for an after school activity), but I'm grateful they exist. I now have trouble remembering how I felt as a teenager and the things I found important at that time in my life, so I'm sure in 10 years, all of that will change again and I can turn to these posts.
