I finally made it to my first session of the day…mommy blogging.

I go back and forth with the label, “mom blogger”. Some call me a mommy blogger. The thing is, I was blogging BEFORE I was a mom. I was journaling in a notebook since the 4th grade. I took a long hiatus from journaling and then the blogging phenomenon happened. I jumped right on the wagon and felt a sense of freedom again. Free to express my thoughts and feelings. I began blogging more religiously when my husband and I started trying to conceive. I was familiar with the internet and discovered an entire world of women who were also trying to conceive (TTC). I felt like I became a part of a community. I developed friendships with women in the same situation as me and there was a sense of comradery. They showed care and concern for my situation (a miscarriage which lead to a D&C) and I was hooked. I wanted to find more women to talk to about becoming pregnant and then after becoming pregnant, I wanted to talk about my feelings and also wanted to document my journey into motherhood.

So, did I transform into a “mommy blogger”? I don’t think so. I’m still me but also a mother. Being a mother is the biggest part of my life right now and it is what I am most interested in. I’m consumed by motherhood. Therefore, my writing is geared more toward what happens in the life of a woman who has become a mother. I can still find other things to write about. I still have other interests.

A big deal in the world of “mommy blogging” is making money, advertising and product reviews. I’ll be the first to admit that I make money because I write about being a mother. It just sort of happened. Not everyone “gets it”. I don’t always get it either but to be rewarded for a passion of mine does not pose a problem for me at all. Being paid for my work doesn’t sway my opinions of the products I’m talking about on my review blog and I don’t get angry when I’m being “pitched” from a PR Rep. Why? Because they are doing their job and I am a consumer. If I don’t like what they are pitching to me, I merely delete the email and move on. Or, I write back, introduce myself and tell them what my likes and dislikes are. It doesn’t bother me in the least.

Right now, there is discussion about mommy blogging being a radical movement. This fad, has in fact, become quite large and there is real buzz around it. I’m still trying to grasp all of this and will continue to do so as long as I have a creative breath in my body.