Blogging & Social Media

So I’m sitting in my quiet apartment, listening to the the dryer tumble and thinking that I should be continuing with my cleaning or getting ready to go to my friend’s house this afternoon to work on a couple of projects with her. Before I do either of those things, however, I’m going to attempt to update my blog with something more than a book review.

I have been seeing a lot of posting about the uncertainty of what is going on with Feedburner, and after much thought decided to switch over to Feedblitz. It appears that both my site feed and my Feedblitz feed are coming through to both Google Reader and email okay, and the people who were subscribed directly to Feedburner are getting a message to update their reader. (Let me know if you are seeing anything different, please!) I’m happy about the switch, especially because my Feedburner account still reflects my old blog name in the URL as I didn’t want to lose people when I switched to a different domain a couple of years ago.

In the midst of this, I also decided to stop using Networked Blogs and also not to have Feedblitz post to Facebook, as the posts get grouped together instead of staying as individual posts. Instead, I plan to just manually update Facebook when I want to share a post, which will allow me to personalize it more anyway. I feel like I’ve lost touch with who is reading my blog somewhat, as I’ve pulled back from posting about personal stuff a lot over the last few months.

I have been reading a ton lately, as you’ve probably noticed from the number of reviews posted, and I was looking over my Fall Into Reading goals to see where I’m at with those. I guess I’ve gotten a bit sidetracked in my reading, because I haven’t make too much progress:

• I have read 4 of the 6 review books. One I decided to pass on, and the other I haven’t received yet.
• I haven’t read any of the nonfiction books, all of which are still sitting on the shelf looking a bit forlorn.
• I am going to the library today to see what I can find from the fiction list, as well as to re-check out The Night Circus, which I got halfway through and had to return to the library. It is really a very good book, and I am eager to continue with the story.

So, only 4 out of 24 completed, so it’s time to stop letting myself get distracted by whatever comes along and stay focused on my list.

On the personal front, I have been working on connecting more with other people and on dealing with the emotional issues the separation from my husband has raised. I joined a community group at my church, which is sort of like a life group or small group except that it is more focused on Bible study. We are going through the book of Job together, which I love. It’s so interesting that most of the people at this church have come from different church backgrounds and are finding healing and community here despite some variations in theology and style of worship.

I am also attending a Divorce Care group, at another church nearby, and am attempting to admit and deal with some of the intense emotions I have been stuffing for a long time. It’s a difficult thing, especially as I don’t really know what to do with the feelings or how to process them. But at least it’s a start.

Well, the dryer has stopped turning, so I had better keep the laundry going and attend to some of the other domestic chores on my list for today. Michael will be home from his dad’s at 6, and we already have an epic Pokemon battle planned for this evening, along with his favorite brand of chicken nuggets for dinner. I hope everyone reading is having a good weekend and will be blessed this week with all the grace and strength you need.

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