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I'm Back! or maybe not...May 22 '01 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line Consistency is the key, whether it be each day, each week, or each month.
I have been thinking lately that I would like to write more. I have been having a hard time of it ever since epinions shut down for a while. It has been hard to get back into the swing of things, however I do still check the site and catch up on my epinion alerts. I have, however, come upon a very full and busy life in the mean time. I cannot check everyday, I cannot write everyday, and I cannot rate everyday. At this moment, I have a two and a half year old daughter who takes up a lot of my time and is in constant need of the outdoors now that the sun has decided to grace us with more of a presence. I am also in the process of getting ready to go back to school for Music Therapy. That entails applications, forms, phone calls, and more forms. My husband is in the process of applying to school, which, well....you get the point. I used to be on epinions for hours a day. I would be all caught up the moment things happened. I was an Epinions Addict. It was very consuming. I have toned down a bit. My focus has changed. My life has changed, and there is still room for this beautiful community in my life, just a little less of it. I see it as a friendship that remains even if I cannot see that friend for a while. You know those people you think of fondly and call every once in a while to say hi. They are still there, they are not angry or spiteful. They are real friends. What is this rant about? Well, for one, everytime I check back, which has been about once a week, I find less people on my WOT. I am trying to understand this. I do not write as often as I used to (2 or 3 reviews a day), but I do still write (more like once or twice a month now). I continue to read and rate at least once a week. I understand the need to downsize your WOT, I have done it. If someone hasn't written for months, or rated opinions, I usually delete them. To me, it is an indicator that they are no longer interested in Epinions. However, if I find that one person who checks back periodically, who I still see writing once a month, twice a month, etc...I leave them there. There is no reason why I shouldn't leave them on my WOT, because I still trust them. I can understand that their life has changed, that their focus has changed and they can no longer supply the constant insight that they used to. I still consider them a trustworthy person. So, I am just here to say that I am here. I am here a little less frequently than I used to be, but I try to maintain a pretty constant presence albeit less of one. What is the difference if my consistency is once a day or once a week or once a month as long as I am consistent? Blessings to all of you who continue to read.  |
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