I know that when you start your own private blog it is no easy matter. To tell the honest truth, deciding what to focus your private blog on is like eating out at the Cheesecake Factory (i.e. the Colossus of restaurant confusion and happy decadence).1 When the waitress hands you the menu and you realize it’s the size of the X-Y-Z encyclopedia, you can’t help but estimate your ETD (estimated time of decision) at 3-4 hours which is perfectly acceptable at the Cheesecake Factory because you will probably have to wait at least that long to be seated and you can always stop to look at the cheesecakes if you finish a few minutes early, right?

The private blog focus however remains a difficult challenge and a complex one. I, like so many others, have received a crowded, scattered, and liberal education that result in many interests and not a lot of bona fide expertise, so the question remains………..what under the blue zenith sky should I focus my private blog on?

Write about Everything?
Of course, I considered the idea of writing haphazardly about everything that came to mind but most bloggers don’t recommend this as you generally end up with a confusticated journal-type private blog that leaves would-be readers confused and writers drained.

Considering All of My Private Blog Options
When I think about what I will write I have to admit that I have the most to say about food and books, but dance wouldn’t follow far behind. Commentary on politics or on the people and events that surround my life…..also very tempting. Then there is history, essay, theater reviews, video blogs….they all make me as twitterpated as the chapsticked teenage admirers who follow Orlando Bloom’s blossoming movie career.

What’s a girl to do for her private blog focus?
After all is said and done, I decided to return to my roots. I decided I will focus my private blog on my family. I could write about my family for hours. They are all crazy and there is definitely no end to this tub of ice cream ……..if you know what I mean.

Are you interested in my first private blog entry? It’s about my dad.

My Private Blog: My Dad
My dad grew up in a family where “not paying” is a virtue. For instance, my Grandpa (as legend has it) once returned a video to the store and demanded his money back because he didn’t like it. To tell you the truth, the story didn’t really surprise me much. My dad, for instance, saves money by burning an old mattress in our backyard or trying to thaw out sink pipes with a popcorn popper. He made my brother and I dig dandelions out of our lawn with butter knives or kitchen forks. He used to drive a big blue station wagon around and once in a while we would all jump in and drive to Idaho with our luggage tied down with yellow rope and a blue tarp. If the words “white trash” are coming to your mind, please remember that as a family we have a lot of love for each other regardless of the station wagon we used to drive in!

My dad also has an electric guitar that he calls his second wife—it makes me jealous for my mother.

One of the things I like most about my dad is that when he laughs—really laughs--his face gets red, his eyes get squinty and he can barely breathe, so he makes this funny wheezing sound. I do it too when I really get laughing, so when I see him do it, I realize we are alike.

1 There story is based on truth but there is no doubt that I have inserted some cheerful—or not so cheerful--fiction.

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Marci Crane is a web content specialist for Innuity. For more information about starting your own private blog, please feel free to learn more about Six Apart.