To Be Anonymous Or Not to Be Anonymous.....

I've been thinking about this for the past few daysWhether it's better to blog anonymously or notAs you know I make no secret of who I am Heck I have a huge photo of myself at the top of my blogI regularly post photos And my family sometimes feature tooThe only thing I keep secret is my nameAlthough those of you who know my real nameKnow that it's not a million miles away from Ruby 
For the first few months I wrote my blog anonymously And had planned to keep it that wayBut then I began to notice that the blogs I was attracted toWe're the ones where the person was completely openI can still remember the first photo I posted of myselfIt was of me on holiday in SpainLooking very pale and wanIt got such a great reactionThat I began to share more and more of my lifeI love to share things with my readersMyselfWhere I liveMy dogs My familyI'm an open book
Having said thatI totally understand why someone would want to keep their blog anonymousThere is a great freedom in being able to write without anyone knowing who you are Some people are more privateAnd choose not to share photos I was reading Izzys blog earlierShe was writing about how now her blog is so popularThat she has to be really careful about what she chooses to write aboutAs so many people are readingI guess I feel that on a smaller scaleThere are something's that are off bounds with meI don't write much about my familyAnd always ask before posting photos of themI don't write about any one else eitherOr their businessIt's not my place
Reading between the lines in Izzys postI get the feeling that she feels she has to be positive all the timeAnd portray the picture that everything is fine all the timeAnd maybe for her it isBut I know for myselfRecovery is a rocky roadSo many hurdlesSo many ups and downs Highs and lows And I feel compelled to be honest about thatIf you read regularly You will know that my life is a bit of a roller coasterAnd I do daft and stupid things almost on a weekly basisI feel like it's my duty to be honestAnd I have absolutely no problem letting people know when I am strugglingWellMost of the time
So yesI am definitely open about my lifeI know some people worry about their blog coming back to haunt themIn case a workplace ever tracked it downThis doesn't bother me eitherI have nothing to hide This is my life This is me Although hopefully by the time I am working I will have a lot of these issues in the past
I guess I use my blog In the same way as some people use Instagram or Tumblr or even Facebook To document my lifeTo keep track of my lifeTo share with othersTo record all the little things that get forgotten over the years In 3 years I have written over 800 postsAll them recording every little detail about my lifeAnd to have that to look back over is amazingIt's almost like watching a movieThe textThe photosThe picturesAll add up to be my life
To be anonymous or not to be anonymousWellI guess it's different for everyone It depends probably on your personalityAnd how private you areI've never had a problem sharing my storyI'm not ashamed or embarrassed by itIn fact the oppositeI am proud of where I've come fromAnd how far I've comeI've been through my own personal warAnd it wasn't easy getting out
Of course a huge part of my blog is helping others I feel so passionately about using my storyMy mistakesMy lifeMy accomplishments My ups and downsTo help others come out of their own battle with themselves I know that reading all of your blogs helps me massivelyAnd I hope I can give back just a little bit of what I've gotten from all of you
With all that saidI was wondering about youDo you write anonymously or not?Why?Do you prefer to see the person writing the blog or not?Is love to know....