"I Cannot Pretend I Know What I'm Doing"

A Blogger's Response

I skimmed my eyes up and down the pages of all of the interviews on the list. I finally found one that caught my attention; it was the interview with blogger Megan Reardon.  She is a blogger blogging about crafts. I immediately became interested in this girl. Not just her interview but also her personality, story, and her blog. Her responses to the questions reminded me of something I would respond with myself.

When asked why she blogged Reardon didn’t have some big response. She wasn’t trying to change people’s opinions, she wasn’t trying to strike emotion, she was simply just blogging to remember things and record crafts and activities she has done and would like to do. I liked that her purpose was simple. She was just blogging for herself, not the attention of others. A lot of blogs I have read before I feel have come off whiney or screaming for attention and comments of others. Reardon is just there to preoccupy and satisfy herself. She even has gone out of her way to delete comments that others have posted on her blog.

I liked that Reardon fills her blog with images also. I feel like you only have a limited amount of time to perk the interest of a person. This limited amount of time decreases even more when it is on the internet too. With the click of a mouse that person can be on some other webpage in seconds. Visuals attract the eye much faster than a word could. Reardon fills each blog post and tutorial with her own photography. She doesn’t brag about this either though. When complimented and asked about her photography skills Reardon responded with, “Honestly, I cannot pretend to know what I’m doing.”

I enjoyed how normal Reardon came off. She wasn’t claiming to be worthy of any kind of attention.  She wasn’t even quite sure if she’d read her own blog. When asked the question she answered by saying “Huh. My immediate response is no… Can I say I would check in on the site every few weeks but not read it regularly?” It makes her seem very relatable to me. I feel like if I read her blog I wouldn’t have to be struggling to keep up with her. I feel that this was the perfect blogger to get me excited about starting my own blog.

She brings it all back down to earth.

Pick something you’re passionate about, and go with it.