I don't use the semi hardly at all. Standing off a list is about all I use it for, and I probably do it incorrectly.
I have to chuckle really. Proper use of a semicolon is at the very bottom of my list of things to be concerned about. Good grief!
Using it in a sentence to list, is what I thought it was used for but I googled it and it is supposed to connect without using a conjunction. So IMHO --- list away!
So ... if I use the dang semicolon too much, that's just how it is.