Canton, GAI Am So Confused
Posted By Smudew on August 10, 2009
… I just am not happy with this website … too many pages! So I moved all the Dreamland stuff over to The Canteen and got rid of Dreamland. I copied the brief summary on the About page onto the Home page and got rid of the About Page. So – two down!
Now I have to figure out what to do about all these music pages. On the old site, we had over 700 songs – many of which I did not even like. Over the years there were a lot of requests, etc.. and songs got added left and right. I do not want this new place to end up like that. I only want music that I really love on here. The problem I am having right now is how to categorize it – if at all. I like all kinds of music…old RocknRoll, Oldie Goldies from long, long ago, country, gospel, etc…etc… I do not want that many pages.
The Canteen is where all the music that was from the WWII era and back – We have sing-a-longs at some of our meetings and this is all the music we love. Right now I have the Vocal sing-a-longs all in Smudew’s Place … I don’t know why I did that – I think my original intention was to have all my absolute fav’s on my page (Makes sense, doesn’t it) …
The reason I got rid of The Dreamland Ballroom is because it sounded as if it should only have … well … ballroom stuff …
I am having the same problem with the Old Time RocknRoll Page … that title is too limiting … I think … 
And another thing … The Wee Folk Page – I did that page 13 years ago, when we had wee folk running around the house everywhere … we don’t have any of those anymore … so I have to admit, my heart is not really in it anymore … But, the Wee Folk page is linked to by lots of places for children – as a fun, safe place to come and visit … I really hate to get rid of it … so I am updating it …but, like I said, my heart isn’t really in it.
The title of this post says it all …”I am So Confused!!”
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I too was confused with MY first blog….a “pocket pal” version of my last leg of a VERY long hike to graduate with a degree in music. I too think my blog is too long, but you know what? I did it for my children – and for close friends.
There’s this thing called “skimming” when you read.
Most of us are quite accomplished at it.
Stop stressing and allow YOUR personality to dictate the long and short of it.
SOME OF US…..(even the very BUSY some of us) enjoy STOPPING THE RAT RACE AND REMINISCING. The world didn’t spin quite so fast 40 or 50 years ago. It’s HEALTHY…to slow down. If you hate it – dump it. If it fills SOME purpose in someones’ life….leave well enough alone. Frank Lloyd Wright said “Less is More” and sometimes it’s true. The problem is…it isn’t practical. I would LOVE to have less and have an immaculate room with nothing more than five pieces of art/furniture…but…we have frikkin 8 kids!!! Yes, I have to DUST the gobbeldeegook that belonged to a great great grandmother. Without the gobbledeegook…no one would even remember…great great grandmother Rachel.
Leave….
the Gobbledeegook. *twinkly smile*
Carol