Why I started a blog

I graduated in May with a degree in journalism. After spending hours upon hours in the newspaper office and consistently pumping out articles and papers for various classes, when graduation came along, I was done.

I had no motivation to write, at least for a long time. 

So, after graduation, I got a job that still utilized my degree but didn't involve writing. I put my MacBook up and hardly ever used it - simply because I didn't need to anymore. For the first time in four years, my laptop wasn't attached to my hip. 

And for a while, I was extremely happy. 

I had so much free time! I could come home from work and not stress about how I phrased a certain sentence, or if what I wrote would be interpreted wrong. I was finally able to relax!

But slowly, I started realizing I had a lot of thoughts that had nowhere to go. Months ago, whenever I was fired up about something, I was always able to write an editorial or paper on that subject and instantly, I would feel better. 

That ability was gone. At first I tried to ignore my feelings about my lack of writing, then I realized the feeling was getting stronger.

So, here we are. I have a blog.

Welcome aboard.

Chelsey