Reply To: When/Where/Why you started blogging. Activity › Forums › General Discussion › When/Where/Why you started blogging. › Reply To: When/Where/Why you started blogging. August 19, 2014 at 7:08 pm #9156 SadieMarieParticipant I originally started blogging on xanga when I was 16 using it as a journal because my Mom would read my diaries.