Book Blogger Hop

Question of the week:  What got you started as a blogger? Everyone has a story/reason, what's yours?

Once upon a time AOL message boards were my thing.  I had several I read regularly and to which I posted frequently.  As that started to die, I became aware of blogs and several on-line friends started them.  I decided to try it too.  You'll note in my archives that I've been blogging since 2005 but did not start blogging frequently until 2008 when I became a book blogger.  I guess I kind of envisioned this as a mommy blog at first (though I had never heard the term) but the more I thought about writing about my kids, who were not babies at the time, the more I was concerned about someone they knew stumbling on this blog.  

I like to write and I like to spout off my opinion and at first I planned to do more of that than I do but while lately I have written about welcoming families to a parish, , attracting young families to a parish, public schools, Catholic schools, college loans, and healthcare, I couldn't come up with enough to say regularly to make me a regular blogger.  

I've always liked to read and one day I surfed onto a book blog and it didn't take long for me to make that my niche.  

Check out the host post at Coffee Addicted Writer to see what other folks have to say.