Dirty Laundry

So, this is my first post.
I have never kept a diary, and I have always considered blogging a sort of 'Jerry Springer-ish' type of laundry-airing. Now I know that is totally unfair, but I can't help that my first formed opinion of blogging has lodged itself deeply into my brain and I can't seem to rid myself of it.
I am sure then, that the question that immediately arises is, "Well then, why are you blogging?".
To tell you the truth, I'm not quite sure. Maybe I need a generic audience to which to air my laundry. Maybe I am challenged to do some soul searching and give said results validation by puting them on screen. Maybe it's because someone else asked me if I wanted to try blogging.
Whatever the reason, I have started. And hopefully, it will not end up like so many other things that I start. Things that are shiny and new and fun that end up in the corner, in pieces, forgotten.