Kristen--
It seem to me that your blog is a wonderful forum for discussing the shared human experience.  I think that most individuals are awash with information. Most websites have so much content, that most people aren't taking the time to glance at half of it!  Because it's just *information*.    BUT, show me a community of individuals who feel comfortable to share in each other's lives, and I think you have the real definition of a successful blog.  It isn't about information, as much as it is about conversation.  And conversation--true dialogue, a mutual exchange of ideas or shared experience--has more value than a list of facts.  Because THAT, in the age of fractured communication, is what is truly useful to many individuals.  You should take great pride in Halfway to Normal; it records your own life with humor and sensitivity, and in doing so it invites your readers to do the same.