Putting your Best Foot Foward

When I was first told we would be blogging, I did not get all that excited.  I looked at it as yet another homework assignment that I would have to accomplish on time.  But blogging has become something of a hobby for me now.  I look forward to writing in something that no one has to critique or get mad about.  I can express how I feel about the world and all of its problems.  The blog has transformed into something like a journal.  Unfortunately this journal has a due date.  Some of my setbacks have been remembering when the blogs are due.  I remember at the last minute and realize that I do not have enough time to write the best possible blog that I can.  Though even with the time crunch I still love that I get to release some of the pent up stress I gain on a daily basis with my own journal.  Writing in this “journal” has helped me look at writing as less of a chore or requirement, and more as a way to edit myself and see where I may be lacking.  I see it as something that you are putting in your own words for the entire class to see and critique so why not at least take the extra time to edit your own work before hand.  I would be embarrassed with myself if I put something on the internet with twenty or so grammatical errors.  That being said, I feel that the blog has helped my writing socially and editorially.