A Useful Member Of Society Once More!

I just want to write a quick post about a positive update in my life. My existence generally tends toward doom and gloom these days so it’s nice to have something good to write about for once. A friend recently started a blog which is all about her efforts to live as close to a zero waste lifestyle as possible. A college professor once told my class that it’s very difficult to proofread your own work due to bias and the fact that you know what it’s supposed to say and so you tend to gloss over the mistakes. This was very evident in my friend’s first blog post, which was riddled with little mistakes despite her being a good writer. It’s not so important on blogs such as my own which will have a pretty limited readership and is more just there to help me vent. But she is hoping to build up a large readership so it needs to be professional. I tentatively offered to proofread her posts before she publishes them. I didn’t know how she would react but she was very happy to accept my offer. She understood that it’s a good idea for an independent party to view the posts as mistakes will be more apparent to them. So, I’ve been doing that approximately once a week for the last four months or so! It’s nice to feel useful again and exercise the ol’ grey matter. I was worried at first that the notes and corrections I made on the posts were a little bit blunt but she has responded very positively to them. I think I’ve missed my calling as a sub-editor. I don’t want my family or friends reading my blog until after I’m gone so I’m not going to name her blog in this post but if anyone wants to visit it, don’t hesitate to ask me here or on Twitter at CrazyCancerLady and I’ll get back to you.