LOVE, Kloudiia

It’s more than half a year over, and slightly more than four months before 2010 is wrapping up. When I was in Iowa, I got an email alert from Google, and I was stunned for a little while. It was a link from years ago, when my blog was nominated by readers for the “Most Insightful Blog”, a blog award organised by this community Ping.sg. I don’t know why I am getting this link again in my email, after so many years, but it certainly gave me a jolt back to reality. And that’s why, I’m going to make a resolution here, now, with four and a half months left before finishing 2010. Hey, it’s better late than never, right?

When I first started blogging, I worried about what to write. I didn’t want to post things that wouldn’t benefit people when they read it, and I wanted it to be a space where I could share all I know and am learning about love, dating and relationships. I was very wary of the things I said, and I kept challenging myself before I posted something: has it been written before? Because of this, I didn’t write about most of the things and thoughts that I planned to. I dismissed them before they had a chance to see the daylight.

Then, Stuart told me that I was worrying unnecessarily. Many things have been written by many people, but that doesn’t mean I can’t add in my own perspective, or maybe some fresh thoughts into it. It’s your blog, he said, so you can write anything you want.

I thought about it, and the ‘aha’ moment came. The flood gate was opened, and I started to write prolifically, with at least one post a day. The momentum was just there, the adrenaline driving me each day. The more I blogged, the more I have to blog about! It was euphoric, to say the least.

Then, I fell sick. That was a year when I was sick for very long period, stretching from minimum two weeks to maximum few months. And I stopped writing. The momentum just stopped, and it was never picked up, for I experienced the longest drought of inspiration, and writer’s block.

Until that day in Iowa, when I was there to learn about writing, to reconnect with this passion of mine, that I got that email and remembered those times when so many people would flock to my blog and read and either leave comments or email me about their thoughts, and their gratitude. I asked myself: have I been letting these friends down by not blogging as much now? Am I still passionate about writing? Well, this trip to Iowa certainly gave me the answer loud and clear. YES, I AM!

So my dear friends and readers, I’m going to make a resolution here, that I won’t let one week go by without adding any new post, and I’m going to really have a fantastic blog for all of you. A place where you, hopefully, can learn about life, love, and relationships with me, laugh and smile together, to hope, to dream, to live.

Now that I’ve made this commitment publicly, I have to live it up! And the first step is, besides adding more pictures, and blogging at least twice to three times a week, to have a new blog design. So, if you are a blog designer, and you’re reading this, please contact me.

I’m excited about this new start for LOVE, KLOUDIIA. Are you?