Why blogging?

I've only really started to read blogs earlier this year and since then I've loved them. Personally I depend on reading fashion/makeup blogs when thinking about buying a particular product, because I guess when people write on these kind of things, they become pretty honest and boy do I value their opinions! So, being an opinionated and thoughtful person (also a Journalism student) I thought I'd give it a go. I probably won't see it as a blog as such, maybe more of a space of mine? Which ok, is similar/exactly the same as a blog, but by calling it 'a space' means that I don't have to follow any conventional blogging rules. So here goes! It'll be a mixture of everything I think. :)