blog obsessed

[_____mannequin]

I'm trying to decide if I want to switch over to a blog, if only because I have bookmarked so many damn blogs that I can't keep track of them all, and it would be nice to have them all in one space sidelined on a page

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[jean_val_jean]

Inertia is always the hardest thing to overcome.
The only real way to overcome it is to sit down and make a concerted effort to answer the who/what/where/etc. Personally, I'd start with What and Why, because that guides your overall direction.

As far as meeting people is concerned, I think I can empathize on some level. Being a single 20-something becomes increasingly difficult as you get older. Friends get entrenched in careers, relationships, marriages. One by one, they exile themselves to the married club, and fade out of your life. It's even harder if you don't know anybody in the area to begin with, because the people in your age group have already removed themselves from the regular social circles.

You probably didn't want unsolicited advice from a stranger who doesn't know anything about you beyond what can be gleaned from about 15 minutes reading your posts. But this post came up randomly on the "Life" page, and it was interesting, and I felt compelled to reply.

Thanks for your time.

[_____mannequin]

Yes, but WHAT is the hardest one of all. After that, it's just a matter of time spent in implementing your ideas. I feel tugged in many directions, I have so very many interests and don't want to pigeonhole myself in doing one thing unless that's what I REALLY want to spend my time doing. Certain careers can branch off in any number of directions, and I want to find one of those, I want to be able to blossom and grow, not get stuck in a box and fade away...

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I think my decisive machine is broken.

[verbminx]

Another random stranger! I followed you home from jr__nal....

I don't know if it'll work for you and the number of blogs you want to link, but a lot of LJ layouts allow for a link list (see my journal for an example). You do get more links with a paid account, though. Another option would be to pin a post, which could be private or not, at the top of your journal here with all the links you'd put in your blogroll.

I moved to the city I live in when I was 27 and I still don't really know anyone except my best friend (who already lived here), her husband (who I knew from when she dated him when she was 20; they just got married a few months ago), and my boyfriend and his friends (none of whom ever call me to socialize -- I'm very peripheral to them). Sometimes the online personals places are good for talking to people, but I find I'm just as likely to meet them through jobs I have. The challenge is staying in touch when not working there anymore.