Why am I doing this?

Here are the reasons I do not want a blog:
1. I don't have time. And if I start a blog of my own, I know I'll spend time on it... I might even become addicted.
2. I have nothing very interesting to say.
3. I write in my journal regularly, and I don't want a) this blog to take away from journal time or b) the things I would normally save for my journal to accidentally appear on the World Wide Web when I get in my "spill all my thoughts/emotions as quickly as possible" mode.
4. I would have to choose a URL and a title and mess with all that formatting/layout stuff. Which, I feared, would actually become fun, reverting me back to problem #1.
5. I can't decide if I'm more afraid that no one will read it or that everyone will.

But, despite all that opposition, here I am, drafting post #1. Why, then, am I doing this?
1. I've been considering the idea for many moons now. I keep brushing it off and reconsidering. But I'll have a few hours of free time every day until school starts, so it's now or next May or never.
2. Sara (my BFF and roommate, who I will probably mention in several posts), without even knowing I'd been considering it, suggested I start a blog. I usually listen to her advice.
3. If my apartment/ house burns down and with it go all my journals (from my very first Harry Potter journal of 2nd grade to today's cute pink one), this is a decent backup.
4. I like writing. Especially about myself, as conceited as that may sound...
5. I think it'll be fun.

This blog is not...
1. Going to be particularly unique or original. Just me and my life. If it's not interesting to you... sorry.
2. A diary of a missionary girlfriend. Yes, I "have" a missionary. I was dating my other BFF Zach Brown for almost a year and a half before he left for the Chile Concepcion Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on August 1. He is still a big part of my life, so of course I'll mention things having to do with him from time to time, but the purpose of this blog is not to track my life as "the girl back home." I miss him very much for many reasons, but life flows on within him and without him.
3. An advise column. "The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing." I am a wise woman.
4. My journal. I believe there are many thoughts/feelings/emotions/promptings/experiences that a person can have that should not be published to wide, largely unknown and unpredictable audiences.
5. Going to be made up entirely of lists, though there probably will be many; there are few things I find more therapeutic than a good, numbered list.

So, my friends, I hope you like it.