What does it mean to be a Mommyblogger? When I started blogging in 2005, I was writing about being pregnant with my third child, and my two boys, and my life in general. I found a small group of other Mom blogs that I really liked, I commented on their posts, they commented on my posts. They were my COMMUNITY. And then on February 25, 2006, I decided to write about how much I loved Swiffer Sweepers in this post titled I Love Swiffer, Yes I Do. Why? Because cleaning my house was part of my life, and it seemed like a good topic for a post. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that anyone representing Swiffer would read my post. Except, that's exactly what happened. A P.R. person representing Swiffer read my post and emailed me, saying that he liked my post, and he was getting the word out about a new redesigned Swiffer sweeper, and would I like to get one? And if I felt like it, would I write my opinion of it on my blog? I was dumbstruck! But I said sure, why not, … [Read more...]
Is it Radical to admit that I love blogging?
While I was at BlogHer, I missed the "Is Mommyblogging a Radical Act?" session partly on purpose because last year I left the session in tears (looong story), and partly because I thought there wasn't anything anyone could say at that session that I haven't already heard. And then I found the session in video form on Lindsey's blog Suburban Turmoil, and I watched it. And realized that damn, I missed a GOOD session, and I really wish I had been there. I'm listening to women who are Moms and bloggers but not necessarily defining themselves as "Mommybloggers" talk about what exactly "Radical" is, and I've come to the conclusion, for myself, that I have NO IDEA what is and isn't "Radical" about anything that I do online. You've got one blogger who has been interviewed several times and tries to tell the reporters about the Mommyblogging community and how she started blogging to be a part of it (the same reason I started blogging), and that reporters don't want to hear that, they want … [Read more...]
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