Ok, so Day 2 is the list post.

The course says that list posts are a good way to relay a lot of information in a short amount of time.  Also, that readers like lists because they don’t involve a lot of heavy reading.  Personally, I like reading them and I like writing them.

So here’s my list post.

My Mommy Confessions:

• I frequently forgo showers in exchange for a nap with the boy.
• As long as Ronan is fed and happy, I often forget to take care of myself.
• I buy baby clothes even when there is so much Ronan doesn’t wear what he has.
• I hate my stroller with a passion, and so does Ronan.  We don’t use it.
• I lie to my friends and my pediatrician about Ronan’s sleeping habits because I don’t want to hear it.
• I have, on more than one occasion, imagined putting a crying Ronan down, walking out of the house, and driving until I couldn’t remember why I was driving anymore.
• Babywearing is one of my favorite things about having a baby.
• I cried the first time we gave Ronan a bottle because I thought he wouldn’t want to nurse any more.
• We didn’t get a single toy for Ronan until he was 4 or 5 months old.
• My goal used to be to take at least one picture of Ronan every single day.  I failed, but there are still a TON of pictures.
• I secretly feel like I would be a much better photographer if I had a great camera – even though I know it’s not about the equipment.  (I want to take a photography class!!  PLEASE!)
• I love watching Brock do daddy things when he doesn’t know I’m watching.  Like when he sings to Ronan while he’s rocking him.  It makes me cry.  And then I pretend I was busy doing something else.
• I can NEVER decide what to dress Ronan in for the day, so most days he’s just in a diaper.
• I stopped wearing makeup approximately 11 months ago.
• I go back and forth between desperately wanting another baby, and not EVER wanting another child so often, I’m never really sure which one I want.
• I can’t wait for people around me to have kids.  I LOVE to see how their lives change.
• I HATE getting unsolicited advice, and try not to give out ANY, no matter how much I think it might help.  (I fail at this too, but at least I’m TRYING.)
• I wish my parents lived closer, because they raised 3 great kids.  I think that their influence might stop me from totally screwing up mine.
• I wish I was a magazine mom, and sometimes feel like a failure because my house isn’t clean, I don’t bake awesome things all the time, make home cooked meals, do crafts, and still find time to look amazing.
• I LOVE 2 HOUR NAPS MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.
• I’ve forgotten how to enjoy “Mandy” time.  I need to get that back.
• Oh. this is a big one.  I have no desire to throw Ronan a 1st birthday party, and I feel GUILTY like crazy for it.

I think that’s about enough.  Feels good to get that off my chest.

Please, share with me your biggest mommy confession… or let me know if you share some of mine!

I purchased an online course to build a better blog.  True, I started it three days ago, but I’ve just finally gotten around to finishing day 1’s task.  The task is to write an “elevator pitch” for your blog.

Here’s why.  The course writer says that if someone comes to your site to read something you’ve written, you have just a few seconds to win them over and convince them to come back.  If they have NO idea what your blog is about, they aren’t likely to stick around.  An Elevator Pitch is a short description of your blog (the idea is that it’s short enough to pitch to someone during an elevator ride: hence the name!) that will give someone an idea of who you are, what you write about, and why they should come back.

It really DID take me three days to work on mine.  I didn’t want it to be stupid, or full of cliche.  I wanted it to be honest, to really represent why I write, and WHAT I write.  I’m still not sure I’ve hit the mark, and I’m open to suggestion.

However, here’s what I’ve come up with.  I wrote two elevator pitches… one is a one liner, good for the “Tag Line” at the top of my page.  The other is a little longer, and good for using in descriptions and about pages, and things like that!

Tag line-

A blog about the challenges of being a full time parent, working a full time job, and trying to survive a world where there never seems to be quite enough time for both.

Pitch-

This blog is an honest look at life being a full time mom and wife, all while working a full time job.  I am reaching out to help bridge the gap of loneliness that surrounds new mothers as we try to find others out there who have seen what we’ve seen, done what we’ve done, and want to share their experiences.    In the business of baby-making, every day has a story to be told.

Day one.  Check!