Photoception and Blogception (A blog about blogging)

A photo of me taking a photo (photoception) during my sweet internship

It's been more than a month since I last blogged.  My only excuse: I have a super awesome, amazing, fun, exciting, challenging, (insert more positive adjectives) internship that keeps me busy.  However, during this hiatus I have been pondering the facts of life, and one of those facts is my motivation behind blogging.

I started blogging in 2010 because I wanted to share my passion for agriculture.  That message still comes through loud and clear (I hope).  At my heart, I'm a farm girl who wants to let everybody know how great it is to be involved in the industry that feeds the world.  Specifically, I've blogged about the cattle I raise and the issues I think are important to the industry.

Then I developed an ulterior motive. Blogging is a great way for me to practice more writing.  My blog is informal, but it shows that I have the dedication to keep a project going and that I seriously enjoy writing. I started including it on my resume and referencing it in my interviews.

Finally I love telling stories.  This blog provides a platform for me to do that.  It's not a diary or a journal, but rather a way for me to share ideas and thoughts without forcing them on my wonderful friends all the time.  So I blog, not to gain more followers and friends, but to tell stories. Some of them agriculture related, some of them not. So if you are looking for a way to write, tell stories, and have a little fun start a blog.  Don't worry about the number of people who read it, instead focus on simply sharing your voice.

(here's an awesome link I saw today and absolutely agree with)

'till the cows come home,
Ellie