Final blog entry...

If I could create my own blogging website, the purpose of the blog would be for personal reflection. Growing up I always wrote a journal. As I have entered my twenties as a young adult, I think creating a personal journal type blog would be the grown up version of my old written journals. The blog would contain my personal thoughts for the day, the highs and lows of how I’m feeling, what excited or challenged me during the day, and what my goals for the month are. I have a love for photography and it would be a fun challenge to try to include a new picture every week in my blog. Since each entry would be so personal, I feel as though I would only share the blog with my closest friends. By doing so they could learn more about me and what some of my personal struggles are that I am trying to overcome. Since this blog would be for personal reflection I would not want to show it off to the world or try to make any money off of it.

One of my biggest passions is working with people with disabilities. Throughout my studies in the Disability Studies program at MRU, I feel as though I have developed a radar for people treating others unfairly. I never use the words “retard” or “handicapped”, and feel quite offended when I see that my friends have posted these words over Facebook or used them in front of me. My blogs main purpose wouldn’t be on education, but I think it would be fun to challenge friends to stop using those words and to go out of their way to talk with someone with a disability or learn more about what I do every day. I never want to preach to anyone about being kind hearted, however by challenging people to step outside of their comfort zones can be a really thrilling experience and something I would love my followers to take on.

Since the blog is for specific friends only, I would allow for comments. Sometimes it is nice to remember that friends have good or bad days too and can be there with you every step of a challenging or exciting day. This wouldn’t be a blog about what I am doing every second...but it would include things like song lyrics I thought about that day, stories I’ve heard, or what emotions Practicum has brought forward.

A classmate of mine writes an unreal blog. She is an amazing individual and her blog inspired me to want to start one of my own. On her blog I love that she includes her own photography, and talks about how her life has been changing since recently getting married. The way she sets up her blog posts is very organized, and her writing is 100% honest. I would love to write a blog that is very similar to hers without completely copying her unique style.

http://somethingaboutyourlove.com/2012/11/23/even-in-the-cold/

After conducting a little more research, I realized I really love the idea of blogs that contain many photos. I stumbled upon an awesome photography blog that gave me many ideas for the types of photographs I could include in my own personal blog...I am a huge sucker for black and white photos. Although I do not have kids, I know that when I do they will be my focus and inspiration for photography just like this blogger.

http://shortandsweetphotography.ca/my-blog/  How sweet is this photo....

My ideal blog would reflect my goofy personality in the writing, and my love for photography in the way it is formatted. Each post would be written from the heart in a way that the reader will know exactly where my head was at when the post was written. The blog will be very honest with no hidden feelings or agendas. My style of photography is making odd things beautiful in an interesting way. I would probably include subtle colours of the blog background itself but have funky photos as the head design and posted all throughout my blog. I get inspired by many things, and I would love to showcase my inspiration in my blog to pay it forward to my readers.