20 Affirmations for Busy Mom Bloggers

Credit for this goes to Jennifer James, who posted it on Mom Bloggers Club. I'm so glad she did, because I need to repeat this whole list to myself like every single day. * I love my blog. * My job as a mom blogger is to be true to myself. * There are plenty of opportunities for everyone. * Meeting new mom bloggers is an experience I treasure. * Mom blogging is a cherished gift. * I am a great blogger. * I am not afraid to challenge myself as a blogger. * I have an influential voice in the blogosphere. * I am grateful for my blog. * I am thankful for each and every one of my readers. * I am appreciative that my family supports my need to blog. * Every experience I have had as a blogger has been worth it. * I am thankful for my ability to write. * It is gratifying to know I am chronicling my life’s journey for my children and grandchildren. * My blog is my personal sanctuary. * I will do my part to … [Read more...]

Deep Thoughts

I have a ton of blog posts to write today, but before I dive in and get started, I have to work out some thoughts that are jumbling around in my head. Please feel free to leave comments, but I want to say one thing- this post is NOT about paid posts. I'm not wrestling with my decision to monetize my blog. Rather, I'm thinking about this blog in general, as a whole, as a brand, and what I want it to say about me as a person, as a blogger. And about how I want to interact with the blogosphere. See? Told you right up there in the title that I was having Deep Thoughts! What prompted all of this was a visit I paid yesterday to a blog I've been reading for well over a year, one that has become extremely popular and rightfully so. She recently did a new redesign of her site, and it didn't take me long to realize what was different. See, quite often when we start a new blog, we are all about letting visitors know where we see ourselves within the greater blogging community. We put up a … [Read more...]