Hey all,
I've been getting really excited about starting a real blog. I know I haven't published on this one as much as I've wanted to but I've been doing a lot of research and brainstorming. I've decided what kind of blogger I want to be!
I want to blog about family. I know this will undoubtedly turn into more or less of a mommy blogger, but since I want to be so much more than that, I can also talk about marriage. Also, I want to blog about cooking and my hobbies. I cook for my family so that is easy. And I think I can blog about my hobbies using the angle that my family is the most important thing EVER, but I have to take care of ME before I can take care of them. It's a fine line because I NEVER wan't to portray to an audience that there is something more important than being a wife and/or mother, but I want women to know they still have a right to live their dreams and follow their passions. Our families should be our number one priority, but they don't have to be our only priority. I want to be able to focus on that. I also really want to focus on the idea that there is no perfect family.
We hear the stereotypes of families with one daughter and one son. They live in a cute house with a perfectly trimmed yard. And don't forget that white picket fence. But has anyone ever met this kind of family? I have not. I want to help people see that the family they have is the best one for them and rather than wishing for that perfect family, they should take what they have and make it *their* perfect family. The family that is perfect for them and nobody else.
I mean, how many kids say that they have the best mom? It seems like there are too many "best mom's" running around. Which mom is really "the best"? I think they all are. Because everyone is different and requires different forms of love or attention, everyone is entitled to the best mom for them.
Right now, I'm struggling to come up with the right name for my blog. I've been brainstorming names all morning and I'll find one that I really like, only to learn that the domain name (part of the URL) is already taken. I'm also trying to find a name that I love, not just one I can live with. I want to blog long-term so I need a name that I'm going to stick with. While I ponder just what to name my blog and how to organize the kind of blogging I want to do, I'll use this blog to think through my ideas.
Please let me know if you have any feedback or ideas!
