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My blogging experience has been a positive one. My personal life has been chaotic during this class, but having an online platform that I can keep concise and full of content I enjoy was a great outlet. 

I enjoyed coming up with blog posts for the week, mostly because mine usually included some sort of yummy bake. Since I have had a blog in the past, I understand that you should be making frequent posts, but I was never able to accomplish that before Makala’s Bakes. 

I think that I will continue posting on this blog when the class is finished. Posts won’t be coming out as often, but when I bake something I will be sure to share. I’ve enjoyed sharing my baking with others. I’ve never taken the time to document each step as I bake, but I have come to really enjoy the process.

It was a learning curve using Blogger, but now I think that I’d recommend it to anyone looking to start their own blog. To give some perspective though, the most challenging part of the class was learning to add hyperlinks. I didn’t face any large challenges that hindered my writing. 

Blogs are great ways to tell stories and share your life with others. I’ve read quite a few blogs over the past weeks and the information people share in them is very valuable and I like the personality and intimacy a blog adds. 

Before taking this class, it would be helpful to know that Blogger runs better on Google Chrome and that we would be making three posts a week. Neither of these roadblocks kept me from doing well in the class, however it would have been nice to know exactly what I was signing up for. 

I look forward to continuing to post my creations and also to create community. 

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