{"id":2353,"date":"2008-06-04T12:40:04","date_gmt":"2008-06-04T19:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/?p=2353"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:37:02","slug":"separation-or-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/2008\/06\/04\/separation-or-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Separation or Integration?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2005 when I learned to knit, I assumed that writing about and posting photos of my knitting might be boring to readers here, so I started another blog<\/a>. It focuses not just on knitting but on domestic arts: recipes, cleaning tips, and I toss in a few silly quizzes for variety. (Because silly quizzes don’t really fit with “serious tone” of this blog.) Then in 2006 I started exploring poetry again. And again, because I didn’t want to bore or alienate readers here, I started a separate blog for that<\/a>. <\/p>\n

And I must admit, it was fun for awhile, and I really enjoy the look of all my blogs. There is such a variety of stuff I like and the styles of the other blogs reflect this. Knit Together is warm and cozy looking; Aenigmas is sleek and austere. There are content-specific links there as well. <\/p>\n

And yet… I stopped writing poetry in 2007 (my brain is on sabbatical). I plan to write more someday whenever the inspiration arises. And I stopped knitting in earnest for awhile in 2007, because of pregnancy carpal tunnel and a new baby. Now that I’m knitting more, I’m feeling a disconnect with the idea of managing more than one blog. Sure, I like how nice they look, and yet I don’t know that I want to be split like this. I find that my knitting friends only have time to read and look at my knitting blog, but that’s not the core of me, and they miss out by not coming here. Also, that and the poetry blog have almost no readers, so why keep them?<\/p>\n

If I were to integrate these other two blogs with this one, I’m trying to envision how I can bring over some of the extra content as well. I suppose I could list the extra links for poetry under the “Express<\/a>” page and the knitting\/domestic arts ones on the “Create<\/a>” page. I could put the blog rolls for each on those pages as well. And I could just trust that readers not interested in knitting or poetry would just skip reading posts pertaining to that. <\/p>\n

Any opinions? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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