I dithered a lot about starting a blog. The truth is, I used to blog a lot. Like, a lot. Back in the day (oh, five years ago?) -- waaaay back before Tumblr and Instagram and SnapChat and WhatsApp and I don't even know what else) -- blogs were the way to interact and meet people online. I used to religiously update my site every day, spending hours responding to comments and visiting other blogs. I met many lovely people who went on to become friends in real life, and many who