How to define a blog "funk"

How do you know you are in a blog funk?

When you sit and stare at your screen and click on the button that says "new post" but never type anything.

When you actually do write something and then read it back to yourself and say "I'm already bored, better not torture the blogosphere with that nonsense."

When you used to post about every other day and now you are really lucky to get one in a week.

So, it's official people.  I'm in one.  I'm in a blog funk.  I know every blogger has these moments. I know they are to be expected.  I can't even call it "writer's block" because I am definitely not a writer, but my brain does seem to be in a constant state of "vacation" at the moment. 

That can't be good.

I have so much going on around me it seems that it's hard to actually sit, reflect, and take the time to jot "life" down.  I did hear another blogger post it this way, "the less you see me blogging, the more friends and connections I am making and the busier my life is getting in the real world".  So, maybe I am just getting more plugged in to my new life.  Or maybe it's just that my year has finally come to it's climax and I am quite tired.  Wanna read about my year again and get exhausted too? - go here.

I know there is an ebb and flow to this writing out your thoughts thing and so I hope you of my friends who read this will be patient with me as I find my groove again and find my ebb, or is it my flow, or...........well, as I get into the swing again.

No one wants to consistently read a blog that makes you start feeling sorry for that person or feel tired just reading it, so I shall refrain from that route.  Maybe I will do something different with my blog in the new year and it will have a theme or more of a purpose or maybe not. Maybe it will keep just being my thoughts about life and pictures of my kids and that sort of thing.  Can I take a poll?  Are there any people out there left to poll with?? Hello?  Hello! Anybody out there??  Do you like themed blogs that have a central purpose and focus and topics that they strike on or do you like the more organic ones where you feel like you are just sitting back with a friend and hearing about their life and you can dialogue with them about it? I am not sure what I think, so I would love to hear back from you.  The themes I would possibly kick around are politics, karate and crossword puzzles.....

cue the crickets.

I'm totally kidding.  If you know me - you knew from the first one that this was a joke.

Ok.  Maybe some real topics might be me focusing on adoption and being an adoptive mom.  I could also do something geared towards hobbies like gardening, book reviews and how to be a good friend type of thing.

Throw some thoughts my way and maybe I will kick some new ideas around.  For now - the blog will stay the same - interesting, funny, witty and captivating. :-)  I will try to be more diligent about getting posts up more frequently and will re-evaluate my blog style in the new year.

As a wise friend of mine says to me upon her exit.

Deuces.

(Apparently this means "peace out")  

I am so hip it scares me.