Change of Plans

So, this post will be a rather brief but informative one. After some careful thought and research, I have decided to move this fledgling blog off of blogger and utilize tumblr instead. There are a myriad of reasons for this. First and foremost, blogger is a platform which works extraordinarily well for blogs which are primarily text based. However, as soon as you try and add multimedia content the platform tends to get very picky about what it will accept, and the blog’s formatting or functionality becomes very funky. Tumblr is much better suited to a multi-modality approach to blogging.

Additionally, over the past few days I have not been able to update this blog as much as I would like. I have had a fair amount of down time lately, though I am not always able to be at my computer when this occurs. Therefore, I have been doing my service dog research while on the go. A few times I have found things that I have really wanted to share, but have not been able to update my blog on my mobile devices. When I have gotten home and tried to find the links again, or remember the thoughts that I wanted to put down from my own personal experiences, I can never seem to do so with what I feel is sufficient accuracy. Now that I am moving the blog to tumblr, I will be able to use the tumblr app on my iPhone to update when it is convenient for me to do so.

To be honest, I had thought about using tumblr in the very beginning, but resisted. I felt that the blog I was trying to write might not fit in well with the general atmosphere of the tumblr community. They really are a quirky bunch who have been known to have very passionate reactions to things.  I really had to question whether I was prepared and able to put up with people who might be a bit judgmental. But now, I’ve decided I really don’t much care. If people respond to my blog in that way, then that only means I have a greater opportunity and responsibility to proactively educate those around me.  I have as much right as anyone else to create and express myself in a way which makes me feel comfortable. So, tumblr will be my new “home” blogwise.

I am really looking forward to documenting my experience through several diverse mediums as it continues to unfold, and making some of the things I have found most useful (from YouTube videos to pictures and news articles) available to you all in an easily accessible format. Thank you for your patience as I’ve worked the kinks out of this endeavor.

Yours,

Michelle