Why bother writing a blog in 2026?
I am not active on social media. In fact, some might say I’m not socially active at all… I live in a rural area, many weeks can go by and I haven’t interacted with more than three other human beings, including the postman.
The idea of writing, taking photographs or creating any forms of content to keep people plugged into a platform, to be drip fed ads and give away their privacy, is not something I want to be a part of.
I miss the good old blogging days, when we were all just writing away, documenting our lives, watching each other’s kids grow, sharing tips and useful info with each other. Back then, there weren’t any algorithms to dictate how we went about it. We just wrote. Back then, all these DIY blogs were at the top of search engines, which gave the internet a more wholesome, hand knitted, DIY, community based feel. Now that it is completely broken, it feels corporate and bleak. That’s why I won’t ask anyone to follow me, or to buy anything – I’m not affiliated to any programs. This blog is ad free. It’s a just space I’m holding, as a ‘Thinking Space.”
I’m documenting life in the 21st century, and how we adapt, to survive it. It’s about living the supposedly simple life, which, it turns out, is always full of twists and turns.
I expect it to be a lonely road, away from all the general, sensationalist overdrive.
That’s ok. I will just be writing into the void – sending my thoughts in the cyber ocean.
Feel free to join me, whenever.
I will be right here, tinkering, writing, and tending my garden.