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Why start a blog?

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Its early morning here and I'm drinking my second cup of coffee (yes, I may have a problem!), and can hear my kids playing in the other room (they are early risers - 5.30am is a sleep in for them!). Now, fortified with caffeine, I'm writing my first ever blog post. So what has inspired me to create this blog?



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For the past few years I've slowly started reading blogs, initially only those of creators I follow, including Laura Vanderkam and Sarah Hart-Unger. It was during the pandemic, when I was juggling parenting small kids and work during an isolating time, that I really started to discover a number of blogs and find solace and meaning from others' experience during that difficult time. I've since become a regular reader and commenter on a wide number of blogs, and for the past year or so had felt a strong desire to start my own. As a way to process my own experiences, as a creative outlet (I love to write), and as a way to build a community of supportive engaged commenters.


So what to expect from this blog? Well, I will aim to post most days, with a mix of content. My favourite types of blog post from other people, which mine will likely also include are:

  • real life updates - challenges and good things

  • posts focused on current things they are grateful for

  • musings on a particular parenting/life topic

  • currently eating/cooking/reading

  • strategies for juggling parenthood/career/life


So, although I don't exactly know how this blog will develop, I look forward to finding out, and hope you will join me on this journey! I have to create something that will both create value for others, and that becomes a source of joy for me too.




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optimisticmusings7
Mar 06, 2024

Yay! Congrats on starting. I hope you love the blogging experience as much as I have over the last few years. There is a such a wonderful community and I find it a true joy!

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Sophie
Mar 06, 2024
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Thanks for visiting! Hearing how you started your blog and seeing what a great space you created has definitely inspired me to give it a go. I’m still learning a lot and working things out but excited to see where it will lead.

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