I was just thinking about the mixed reviews I've gotten about this family blog since originating it this year. For instance, here are some of the not-so-positive remarks I've received:
"Wow... you must have a lot of time on your hands to write so much on your blog. I'm just too busy to do something like that."
"I don't really read your blog; I just like to look at the pictures... sometimes."
"Do you, like, have your camera permanently stuck to your hand at all times or what?"
You've gotta appreciate candid feedback like that.
For the most part, though, I've received very positive comments about it and I definitely keep it going thanks to all of the very sweet remarks I've gotten such as:
"You are such a good mommy for making a blog like that!"
"I've gotten such good ideas from your blog... thanks!"
"Jenny.... are you o.k.? You haven't posted on your blog in like 2 days." (O.k... this one can be viewed as both positive and negative.)
"You have a great writing style and I love to read your blog."
"You really have it together, Jenny."
First, I want to thank those who are kind enough to give me sweet feedback despite my corniness and dorkiness that shows through the posts. :) Seriously, though, it really does make me feel good to hear such nice things! Also, in response to a couple of these positive comments, I will have to make a confession: I really don't have it all together and most of my ideas come from somewhere else. What I don't include in these posts are the tiny details like Adelyn telling me to put my camera away or the time I spend on the internet when I could be doing laundry or dishes. While I do like to think that I have it together 80% of the time, the other 20% is SO NOT together. :) I'm usually rushing around like an idiot preparing for our little day trips and it's inevitable that I will forget something. I'm working on that. (But my learning curve is quickly depleting!)
What I also would like to work on in 2009 is making my blog posts a little bit more 'raw.' Some of the best blogs I follow are those that have no shame and report things just as they are with no fluff.
For instance, here is a cute post that I consider to be 'raw humor' that a friend of mine posted recently on her blog.
These are the blogs that are most inspiring to me because they make me feel better about my own daily challenges as a SAHM (stay at home mom) since transitioning from my professional life to my much more rewarding personal life as a mommy.
So, there you have it... something else to add to the exponentially growing list of resolutions for 2009. Hopefully I won't let my VIP audience down! :)
P.S. Christmas pictures coming soon. (We've been super busy travelers lately!)
