So with the finish line of the Olympics 2012 before us, it's about time that I found myself back on the blogging boat again. I've spent a lot of words on this blog in the past saying just how much I enjoy writing and, in particular, how much I enjoy writing my blog. That being said, I've actually enjoyed a brief hiatus from Ramblings of a Twenty-Something for one reason or another.
First and foremost I've really enjoyed the last 2 weeks of sport on the TV and that is what I've been spending most of my time doing. Secondly (and I'm not sure why this is the case) I've enjoyed not having to thing about topics to write about - a break from the pressure that I put on myself to come up with good content. And that last note is third and final reason why I don't feel that guilty having not written for a while: I don't feel like I've written well for a long time. Looking back at my last 5 posts, there have only been a couple that I've come away with that satisfied feeling of having written what I what I wanted to. For those of you that click on my posts whatever the weather, you might have noticed this as well and for that I apologise. You might remember that I wrote about wanting to boost my readership through writing in quantity and with quality but neither of those things have come to fruition - time to pick things up I guess.
You'll be glad to know that I've got a couple of post ideas that I think (or at least hope) people will enjoy reading. The Olympics has whetted my appetite for a good personal story and has provided the inspiration that my generation were promised from the outside by Coe and Co. I've also come across something in a book that I had a flick through the other day which is something that I am really interested in writing about as a follow on from the 'A Look at Love' post. Other things have happened in my day-to-day life that I feel could be built into a good few posts over the coming weeks as well.
It's almost like I lost site of the fact that this is a blog - i.e. a web page that contains articles on various topics that are read by people that are around about the same age as me. It's also supposed to be a bit of fun for me - some recreational kicks - and I'm going to try and inject that ethos back into my writing as well.
Thanks for reading and keep your eyes peeled for some better pieces in the next few days.
Martin
