The Voice

I am thinking of changing the voice of my blog. I think most of you will understand what I mean, but in case you have never taken a creative writing class or haven't been really into reading, you might not. I mean the way that my blog is written. I am thinking of writing it to Maddie. I have been thinking about this a lot lately, but I can also see how it might be kinda weird, since I have also given this address to family and friends so that they can read about Maddie's adventures and milestones and daily life. But my true intention of this blog when I first created it was to be something she would read in the future. Meaning, when she was old enough to understand life, and have her own thoughts and opinions, and issues. So like late 20s, early 30s, etc. I wanted a journal kept of the things we did, the things that I may never remember to tell her, the things she may not remember happened without it documented. I wanted to write about my life's experiences and issues, so that in the future, she might get a better glimpse of my feelings and thoughts when I was young( I AM young!) and first became a Mom. Lord knows I would feel like I struck Gold if I could find a journal that kept my Grandma's or Aunt's record of daily life and thoughts. How awesome would that be to read about growing up in Detroit in the 20's & 50s or 60s. Honestly, it would be bad ass! I am going to decide in the next couple days. I may just create a separate blog that would be to Maddie and then one for daily life and events. Some of my real life friends who read this blog are kinda weird about it. Like I think they don't think it is really me, or they feel like they are getting the inside scoop of my life or something. It makes me and DJ laugh when we talk about it. So I kinda think if I change the voice to the way I am thinking about, it might be even more weird for some people. I mentioned this to my best friend when we stopped for a coffee break while shopping on Black Friday. She said, oh yeah, cause you use a different voice when you write. I'm like, yeah, but it is me. She's like I know but it sounds like you are writing a column for a newspaper or something. And I am like, well, I mean, I AM writing, yes, that is my writing style- I try to make it somewhat entertaining not just me blabbing. Of course her and I have swapped writing a lot in the past. She says, I know, but if people are not used to your writing style, I can see how it might make them think it is a different version of you writing. With that said, I wanted this blog to be a bit unique, and really, it is not much different than any other blog out there. I have not yet run into a blog, that talks directly to someone... so I am thinking about the change. Guess you will all have to check back to see my decision! For now though, I am off to bed...