Comments on: The difference between a journal and a blog http://www.bellytales.com/2006/03/20/blog-versus-journal/ The Diary of a New Midwife Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:10:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: The Student http://www.bellytales.com/2006/03/20/blog-versus-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-763 The Student Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:18:48 +0000 http://www.studentmidwife.org/2006/03/19/blog-versus-journal/#comment-763 Awww, thank you! I've been immersing myself in all of the political blogs lately, and just eating them up (they're fabulous!) and thinking that I'm never going to do it even half so well as these women, mostly because I just have so much on my plate atm that I can't give it nearly as much time as it needs (and here, of course, comes the question of one's priorities...but damnit, being a student midwife, AND holding down a job, AND having a bare-minimum life....it's a lot) So, I am going to try to stir things up a bit, and add some new material, and a new focus that makes it a bit more blog like, but mostly, it'll still be about clinicals and births. That's the hope, anyway. Thank you for reading! I hope all is well with you. :-) Awww, thank you! I’ve been immersing myself in all of the political blogs lately, and just eating them up (they’re fabulous!) and thinking that I’m never going to do it even half so well as these women, mostly because I just have so much on my plate atm that I can’t give it nearly as much time as it needs (and here, of course, comes the question of one’s priorities…but damnit, being a student midwife, AND holding down a job, AND having a bare-minimum life….it’s a lot) So, I am going to try to stir things up a bit, and add some new material, and a new focus that makes it a bit more blog like, but mostly, it’ll still be about clinicals and births. That’s the hope, anyway.

Thank you for reading! I hope all is well with you.

:-)

]]> By: warmbreezes http://www.bellytales.com/2006/03/20/blog-versus-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-762 warmbreezes Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:39:05 +0000 http://www.studentmidwife.org/2006/03/19/blog-versus-journal/#comment-762 Hi! I met you at the Tell wedding last summer and have been enjoying Belly Tales ever since! I must admit that I read this entry about journaling vs. blogging with some fear that you would stop, or at least reduce, the journal aspect of your blog. As a certified doula and a birth lover, it has been FASCINATING for me to watch your progress as a student midwife so far -- I have been living vicariously through you. Of course I believe in and support your vision of a powerful reproductive justice community -- wow, do we need it! But do hear this plea from one happy reader (who would have posted to your blog before, but I was too lazy to sign up and get a username) -- keep up the journaling! You're too good a writer, and your experiences are too fascinating (and sad and funny and surprising and heartwarming) to stop now! Dorian Hi! I met you at the Tell wedding last summer and have been enjoying Belly Tales ever since!

I must admit that I read this entry about journaling vs. blogging with some fear that you would stop, or at least reduce, the journal aspect of your blog. As a certified doula and a birth lover, it has been FASCINATING for me to watch your progress as a student midwife so far — I have been living vicariously through you. Of course I believe in and support your vision of a powerful reproductive justice community — wow, do we need it!

But do hear this plea from one happy reader (who would have posted to your blog before, but I was too lazy to sign up and get a username) — keep up the journaling! You’re too good a writer, and your experiences are too fascinating (and sad and funny and surprising and heartwarming) to stop now!

Dorian

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