I Just Don't Know What To Blog About

Considering the sporadic posting nature of this blog lately one may have begun to think that blogging was ending for me but let me assure you it is not. As if the two readers left care, I'm still here. ;)

Anyway, I'm still reading, listening, and twittering when I have time. But my blogging has taken a backseat to homeschooling, life stuff, and other work projects. With my husband being a full time PHD student for at least 1 more year, and me being the full time earner for now, I felt like I needed to focus more on the business side of things for a while. Things being the ContestForMoms.com website (not really the mom blog) as well as other sites we have.

Anyway, as summer comes up and we settle into our new location (Yes, we are moving and in less than 30 days), I think I'll be able to get back into blogging for fun.

So I'll be back. I just don't know what I'm gonna blog about.

An End ToThe Mommy Blogging

With the new year comes changes and one of my resolutions this year is to get rid of things that are uninspiring, non-productive and/or hinder me in some way.

For a while now I have felt very uninspired here at this blog. It is a chore to come up with something to write when I'm completely maxed out in all aspects of my life. The truth is I don't feel like writing at all. I want to experience more and blog less so I have to shift my focus for now.

But wait!! Before you delete me from your feed reader just know that I am not deleting this blog and I'll still be blogging just not with the same frequency and content. Instead I'm going to be doing (trying) sort of a scheduled thing like this:

Updates Monday

Updates Monday will consist of just that -updates! Short updates from my life or sites but no longer in story format.

Photo Wednesday

Since Photography is fun for me and I just got a Nikon D40, I'll need an audience to share my practice photos with. Each Wednesday I'll be sharing photos from my week.

From Around The Blogosphere Friday

This will consist purely of linky love. This will be my way of giving back to this wonderful community and sharing with you all of my favorite blog posts from the mom blogosphere and beyond from the week. I'll share between 5 and 10 links every Friday morning. If I miss a great post that you feel is worthy of being linked to then shoot me an email and I'll check it out!

Furthermore I want to thank all of my readers for being a part of this blog. It's been fun and maybe one day I'll come back and want to share my life again like I have for the past 3 or so years.

I'm Normally NOT This Vocal

Basically this post is here to direct you to my OTHER blog today, so PLEASE go over and read why I may no longer be very well liked in the blogosphere(As if I ever have been). ;)

Advertising Debate On Mom Blogs (it's long)

P.S. Our son starts Kindergarten on Thursday. However shall I survive this? We went to the open house today and he got to go into his room. It was bittersweet.

Some Changes Coming Your Way OR Mine?

I've got some changes coming for the mom blog. I've added some new stuff this past weekend and a photo of myself at the top. Of course showing a photo of myself is not new it's just that I took it down some time ago with the newer look and now I've decided to put it back up again.

I've also added a cool button where you can add me to your technorati favorites. It's the cute green button under my photo. I hope you'll help me out and add me to your favorites. I've also added sk*rt and digg. Sk*rt and digg are sites where you can submit your blog entries too and spread the traffic & information LOVE. I'd be happy to see some of my posts added to those sites by my fellow bloggers & moms. Overall, it's to help the site and this blog become a better resource for moms everywhere! Are you with me?

I'm also going to *try* and do a photo everyday starting monday to help document our lives via photos so you may get two posts in one day or you may just get a photo. You'll have to stop by the blog to see. I don't have a DSLR (only a Kodak P850 right now) but I'm hoping this will be motivation to save more money to get the DSLR that I want.

Additionally, as I've stated numerous times on here, I am NOT a professional writer and do not strive to be one or to be an author of a book. I'm just a website owner/blogger/internet marketing person. I'm a true mommy blogger without the good writing skills ;)

You'll also see a new header graphic coming soon courtesy of the hubs and he will be offering up his design/installation/hosting services as well in the near future. I'll post that as it comes available.

Lastly, go the main page ContestForMoms.com to see our large list of contests & sweepstakes for moms and go here to submit yours to us anytime. We add contests & sweepstakes every few days and we are always looking for new ones SPECIFICALLY for moms. Besides, this is a great way for your blog or site to get lots of FREE traffic.

The Poop Memories of Motherhood

A few nights ago the boys and I sat on the bed laughing about poop and farts. Yep, you can get away with that kind of stuff if you have all boys and only 1 girl(me) in the house. We made up poop & fart rhymes, jokes, and names. What? It was educational.

Strangely, that was the most fun I'd had in a long time. Just sitting there and really being in the moment with my two little boys. The sound of their laughter and the looks on their faces was the sweetest thing. It's those moments that we will all remember.

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On to other things,

Take a moment today and read some of the new reviews posted over at AMomsReview.com You may find something you like or dislike. Share your opinion. Help me make this a great go to resource for when you (moms) want to get honest information before you buy a product!

Here are some recent products that were reviewed:

The Fun Book For Moms
Fruitabu (Yummmy & Healthy)
BusyBodyBook Fridge Grid Pad
Kaboom Neverscrub Toilet System (my favorite so far)
PlaySkool Flip Top Sippy Cup

More to come every week!

The Weekend In Pictures #547

Me & The boys at HB days this weekend. Aren't we the sweetest?


The Tree In Our Backyard. I'm lovin' it.


Images of Spring right here in KY. Out of about 5 tries, this photo finally turned out desirable.


A mom will pay $10 for a cheap piece of plastic to see an excited smile like that!

More Mom Confessions

Sometime last year I let out some random mommy confessions and it felt good. And, now there is a website (that I'm addicted to reading) that is devoted strictly to true mom confessions. I have given a "me too" to a few of those confessions myself.

And now I present y'all with a few new non-anonymous confessions of my own again...

1.) I bribe my 6 year old son with cards. He loves cards of all kinds such as garbage pail kids, football, Yu-gi-oh,etc... When I want him to do something, I'll sometimes tell him I'll give him a pack of cards. It works. So I keep a box of packaged cards in a secret place for when these "bribing times" arise.

2.) I read at least 20-30 books to both of my boys everyday and I still feel guilty because I think it's not enough.

3.) Instead of washing dishes and cleaning, I surf the internet instead.

4.) I really truly do not want to send my kids to public school.

5.) I feel isolated as a stay at home/work at home mom. But even with this isolation, I wouldn't have it any other way.

6.) It pisses me off when Moms say they are so tired and never get any time to themselves yet their kids are in school all week and during the weekends, their kids get thrown off on Grandma & Grandpa or just whoever will take them so they can go shopping, out to eat alone, or to the bar or just lying around at home. Geesh, I just wish I got a break like once a month! These Moms have no freakin' clue.

What's yours?

Why so many Mom Bloggers?

I didnt realize there were so many more mom bloggers out there...Now I feel more comfortable in blogging! However, I still wonder why I blog... I can't write(meaning I'm not that great of a writer and I'm boring! So why do I blog? I don't know!!!! I just do! Is it for business? No! Actually this blog should be disconnected from any business(s) I run online... but, umm, they are not...

I just want to know this..Who's reading mom blogs? Are mom blogs that fascinating? Is the life of a mom in general fascinating? Why the sudden popularity?

Edited to Add: I wrote the above post over 2 and a half years ago ( in Jan '05) on a whim when the explosion of mommy blogs were just beginning! Now moms are blogging everywhere, everyday and we are a force to be reckoned with! POWER TO THE MOMMY BLOGGERS EVERYWHERE! ;) Now I know why I blog..for friendship, connections, to be heard, and so much more!

Since this post brings a lot of people to my website, ContestForMoms.com and to this mom blog I thought I'd share with all of you a little bit more about me.

Feel free to browse the posts to learn more about who I am:

Young Lookin' Mama

Blogging Connections

Domestically Challenged Mom

Motherhood Fears

My Work At Home Story

Look Like A Kid

I'm also the owner of many more sites including a few below:

http://www.homejobsformoms.biz
http://www.amomsreview.com
http://www.oursmartbaby.com
http://www.contestformoms.com

Contests & Sweepstakes blog