Thursday Thirteen #33

I had a hard time narrowing this down, but my 33rd Thursday Thirteen is...

13 of the MANY Things I Love about Blogging:

1. You can host as many blogs as you have time to create. You can have a blog devoted to each of your interests, if you so choose.

2. I love being in touch with the world at the click of my mouse – and not just by visiting a web site, but by reading the personal blogs of people from around the world whose daily lives are different than mine.

3. Memes! I love memes like this one –

Thursday Thirteen – and Wordless Wednesday, and Sunday Scrappin’.

4. Whatever your interest, there is a community of people out there with the same interest willing to share ideas expertise, and experiences. (recipes, organizing, hobbies, writing, reading etc.) You can actually LEARN by reading blogs. Who'da thought?

5. It’s so easy to make friends in the blogging world. Some of my “dailies” are

Enjoying the Ride, Jen’s Humble Opinion 2, Lulu’s Petals, The Café at the End of the Universe, 3 Sides of Crazy. Actually, there are quite a few blogs I wish I had time to visit every day.

6. Blogs offer some anonymity. I can tell things to my blogging buddies that I wouldn’t share with some of my “live” friends. (Is that what we’re supposed to call them?)

7. My blog is a way to hone my skills/talents/hobbies – writing, photography, whatever the case may be, and to get honest, helpful feedback. It's also a place to vent...

8. I can complain to my blog, and it won’t complain back!

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9. Blogs are customizable to your personality. It’s a lot easier to change your blog depending on your mood, the weather, the holidays, than it is to change, oh, say, the décor in your living room!

10. Statistic trackers! I like statistics.

Statcounter, Bloglines, and Feedburner are great! And apparently, Blogger now has a sitemeter counter. I gotta check that out, now that I think about it.

11. Linky love, awards - validation! I don't always get this at home.

12. It’s great for a laugh! If you’re feeling down, you can find a blog with some humor to lift your spirits. There are two I can usually count on – not just humor as in hahahaha! comedy-movie-funny, but daily life sort of humor – Queen Size Funny Bone and Skittle’s Place.

13. Contests! I have won scrapbooking supplies, movies, and books simply by leaving comments on blogs. Who doesn’t like free stuff?

Only 13? There are so many more reasons I love blogging!