I started blogging in 2005, as a way of coping. I was single and a new parent to a 13 year old girl who didn't speak English! It was stressful. At first, the blog was only for close friends and family. Last year, I went public. That was liberating. I get e-mails all the time from prospective parents and I like making "cyber friends."
I have several book manuscripts gathering dust because it seems the only tmie I can eke out during the day is enough to write a blog post. I am OK with that now. I feel like my writing is improving, and people seem to like what I write. http://deescribbler.typepad.com/my_weblog/