I think it was Robert Paterson who first used “the intensity of the mundane” to describe the power of blogging. I still think the phrase captures what makes personal blogs different from the airbrushed realities of social media.

Two bloggers who I think are great examples of the power of “thinking out loud” on your blog and not worrying how shiny and special you look are Tracy Durnell and Winnie Lim. Both of them are so thoughtful and open on their blogs and I keep thinking I should be more like them.

I don’t write about everything I think or do. I am still selective. But on what basis? What am I afraid of sharing? I suppose when I was still working and felt the need to manage my online presence more it felt like it mattered what people thought of me.

Now it doesn’t…