CALLING ALL CARS...

I spoke to Tera this week and I'm happy to report that she is doing well.  She has suspended all diet and exercise since having quit the blog:-(  She had some minor surgery over the holiday and appears to be making a full recovery.  We discussed the possibility of her returning to the blog, but I must admit I have some reservations.  One, I'm not overly confident that she will return.  Her current circumstances remain pretty much the same.  Two, if she does return, I'm not certain that she won't drop out again. 

I was hoping you the readers could help me figure this out.  Do you think Tera, if capable, should come back?  If Tera is unwilling to come back, do you think I should audition a new partner?  Should I take on a new buddy, and if so, what do you feel should be the criteria for filling the role?  Does this person need to be a certain age, demographic, certain amount overweight et cetera?  Finally, is everyone okay with me continuing this blog on my own?  Do you feel having only one contributor makes it any less appealing or interesting?  If I can not, or should not find a replacement, how do you feel about this blog continuing with only my perspective?  What do you think about having guest contributors?

I do not have all the answers.  I need to think about the future structure of this blog as I am not one who enjoys inconsistency.  Should it remain just me, then I need to revise the opening description.  A second contributor would mean more entries!  But I'm also leary about taking on a new partner, simply because I don't want to see this blog become a revolving door.  I felt the shift of disappointment and received the angry comments when Tera dropped out.  This has become a deeply personal and important endeavor to me and I do not wish to see anything disturb the integrity.  Nor do I wish to be tied to anyone who should take it less serious than I.

It certainly gets lonely being in this project alone and I greatly miss the camaraderie I had with Tera.  At the same time, I feel like it's my fight now!  Should I continue with it as I have been?  Or do I need to take steps to reinstate its original structure?  I feel the audience is the most qualified to answer these questions.  Please let me know how you feel.  I thank you in advance for your feedback.

-Jennifer