Don't underestimate the influence you might have on someone else.

I've been wanting to start a blog for what seems like forever. My clients blog, my fellow Virtual Assistants blog, my friends blog. I like to read blogs, and am always impressed that people can do this.

I, however, seemed to have a case of "blogger's block". I am, admittedly, not overly creative. The technician in me needed a THEME for my blog, but I just couldn't come up with one.

Mommy blog?
Work-at-home-mom blog?
Virtual-Assistant blog?
Web life blog?

Hmm, no.

Then, as they have a way of doing, the planets aligned. I joined Facebook, mostly for business, but was lucky enough to re-connect with a few old and dear friends. One was kind enough to plug his wife's blog to me, and I knew her through school as well, so I jumped right over to read. She's great - just the kind of blogger I wanted to be - witty, down to earth, real.

So I spend the afternoon reading her archives and marvelling that these two people I knew a lifetime ago have such wonderful and interesting stories. AND that I can find this out on a blog.

The next day, as I sat there doing the daily crossword, relishing in my second weekend with nothing to do in a row, I kept thinking "Don't underestimate the power of down-time". I use that phrase a lot in my thoughts - "Don't underestimate", and Bingo! There's my theme!

So, the blogger who inspired me becomes the first blog on my blogroll, and we'll see how the rest of it goes!