Before I took this class, I thought of blogs as short, opinion-centered online posts. While some aspects of that turned out to be true, I have discovered there is more to it than meets the eye. Firstly, blog posts are a bit more difficult than I originally thought. After nearly eight weeks of blogging, I have realized that it becomes difficult to consistently come up with new ideas. After the first few weeks, I already found my posts getting repetitive. Additionally, I struggled to write posts in length because I ran out of ideas. Another piece of knowledge I gained while publishing these blogs was what I enjoyed writing about. It became increasingly obvious to me what was easy to write about, and what was not. For instance, when writing about the Baltimore Ravens, my favorite professional football team, I never had an issue forming ideas of what to say. However, when writing about national news, I found it difficult to engage in the content I was writing about. It felt like I was doing a mini research paper for each blog post. One other element that troubles me is making my blog posts look pleasing. I struggle to find pictures that fit my writing, because I am unsure which photos I can use and which I cannot. I know that the general rule is that if it does not belong to me than I should not use it. However, I feel as though that limits my options and hinders my ability to make my blog post look appealing. Granted, I am new to this, so I did not expect to understand everything right away. Despite my struggles, I am determined to keep trying to learn something new every week.