Okay, you guys. HELP.
I don't know what I've done. I know it's going to sound trivial - please don't judge me - BUT.
There's this great, widely-read local blog Scottsdale Moms Blog. I've followed it for a while, and it's been a great read! A few weeks back, they issued an invite for local moms to "apply" to be on their team of contributors.
I forget what made me do it.
But I created this page with 2 slightly edited versions of my previous posts and sent the SMB editors the link.
If you see it, the "ninja parents" bio was indeed still there when I sent it. That was embarrassing. Thanks a lot, auto-fill template.....
Anyway, time went by and I heard nothing. Zip. I thought, "Whew. Good. That was stupid."
Then this came.
Well, crap.
Since then, I've literally thought every day about what on earth I'm going to write about every month. A short post once a month... Shouldn't seem so daunting. But I'm rather drawing a blank.
If you read the bios of these gals who contribute, they're all fancy. Serving on boards and committees, parenting multiples, navigating schools and real discipline, writing for different magazines... They have so much to pull from!
Me? Let's just say: my days aren't THAT.
I could write about:
- nap time (boring)
- the evils of molars (boring)
- gym workouts (boring)
- three-legged crawling (okay, cute but not write-worthy)
- wiener dogs (except no)
? ..............
These little baby days aren't exactly rivetting...
What have I done?
Ideas welcome. But send prayers.
You can also send money if you want, but that's a different post.
I'm sure you'll be great at it! You could write about the changes that take place as a wife becomes a mother and how the role shifts to care for a newborn + your husband. There's tons of new moms out there that could benefit from your particular stage in life. Don't think that where you are in life isn't as influential or helpful just because you aren't a mom of 4 and you aren't VP of 5 different organizations....most moms who'll be reading probably aren't either. :)
ReplyDeleteMarci nailed it. you are perfect just the way you are and people LOVE you for it. write about staying home - the ups and downs. the 100 billion pushes on a swing. can you publish your tearducts post? b/c more people in the world need to see that. love you!
ReplyDeleteIn addition to the above, you can throw in stories about moving across the country with an infant and what that's been like.
ReplyDeleteAll you need is one phot of that cute little baby of yours and you will have a huge following! :)
ReplyDeletePersonally, after Nolan, Khaki is often the highlight of many of your stories. Throw in a shot of her climbing things or being ridiculous or letting Nolan grab her nose and it'll be superb. You will do SO GREAT!
ReplyDeleteI love you friend and your thoughts for contributions! :)
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