I’m kicking it up a notch…

I’ve heard it mentioned that you shouldn’t blog about blogging (unless you’re BloggingBlog.org). Well, whatever. I’m a rebel!

But you knew that, most likely. Give me a rule and the first thing I think about is how I might bend it.

I want to say this: The blogging and the subsequent writing exercises, well, they were supposed to be my own exercise. A catharsis, you might say. Sure, I wanted to share it --honestly, don’t we write in our diaries and journals in the hopes that someone will read it, preferably after we’re dead and no longer capable of embarrassment? Don’t we want to keep a record of our life, our thoughts, our emotions, so that we may transcend change and place and death?

More on that some other time…

I took the plunge. I made it public. Since I was sharing it, I thought I would try my hand at Google Analytics. It’s something we use at work, and I wanted to learn more. I honestly did not think that I would have over 50 people looking at my blog in the first three weeks.

That makes this girl feel more popular than a high school cheerleader!

So, I’m thinking I should kick it up a notch. I should make my blog aesthetically pleasing. I should keep my readers wanting to come back.

My new-found power here is overwhelming, and yet addictive… Okay, that was a little narcissistic.

I started with something simple. I changed the color. I wanted something to remind me of spring. One of the most exciting things in my life is that first time, each year, when you can smell a hint of spring in the air. That, and when you can really discern that the days are getting longer. I wanted to celebrate that feeling—the landscapers at work are spreading mulch on the flowerbeds outside; I got that first earthy smell of spring and flowers and warmer days.

Also, I’ve been griping for years that I want to learn more about digital scrapbooking. Years, I tell you, years! Have I ever attempted? No. I am going to attempt it now, so that I can create a beautiful header to match my lovely green blog.

That one may take some time, but you’ll come on here one day, and be surprised. Sheesh, maybe I should take some pictures…

Finally, should I develop a more focused purpose? This one is the tough one. I want to share my life, but 1) that’s not exactly something new, and 2) there are plenty of mom blogs out there in the cyber-world. How do I create something new and fresh that not everyone and their sister is out there doing? (No offense if you and your sister both blog. It’s all good.) Frankly, there are plenty of women out there who have been mom-blogging longer and better, and I’m just not going to catch up to them.

Especially with my tendencies to excessive comma usage. Come on, you know you’ve noticed it.

Perhaps a working mom blog? An enjoy everyday moments blog? Days of an American family’s life? Nah—these all seem too restrictive.

I don’t lie when I say ‘a diary of our life’ in the header. I think I should just stick with that. Everyone can relate to the idea of a diary.