I've been thinking a lot about my blog. About what would make this blog more interesting; about what would draw in more readers. Which leads me to consider what my purpose is, in sharing, in writing on here. Do I just want to share for whomever reads? Do I want a focused blog? Do I care about readership? Do I want a more active, interactive blog?

The blogs I have been interested in the last year are very focused.
A food/cooking blog.
A missionary's blog.
A blog about "No-Spend 2011"/photo every day of recycled/remade clothing, etc.
A mommy blog. Etc.

I enjoy those blogs because they are easy. They have a theme that I am interested in. They stay on topic. There are good photos that capture my attention. I learn something new. Posts are short. It brings a little happiness to my day, etc.

I created this blog in 2006 and it's always contained a random assortment of things happening in my life, things that interest or inspire me, recommendations, photos, etc. It's not focused on a theme. And I've always been fine with that. But more and more I realize that this is what Facebook is enabling, so I wonder if my style of blog is redundant? To be successful, must a blog be focused? As social media changes the way people interact, I find myself wanting to re-approach the outlets I have... and re-understand how/why I use them.

I know I have family that reads my blog and enjoy it because they are NOT on Facebook and want a way to stay connected to what we are doing, but part of me is wondering if I should re-approach my blog anyhow in an effort to streamline my life, de-clutter, etc.

Ultimately, more and more I am bored with my own blog as I read other blogs that are more focused. And I wonder if I were to have a focused/themed blog, what would the focus be? What do I enjoy doing? What would others enjoy reading? I don't want to force anything... just starting to think about what that might look like.