Another Motherhood Blog...

It is new year and I decided to step (leap?) out of my comfort zone and start a blog about the experience of motherhood. Why when there are so many other motherhood blogs out there?

Reason 1: Sometimes I feel like I alone am struggling at this whole motherhood thing. I LOVE being a mama. It is the best thing I have ever done by far, but am I doing it right? And while logically, I know that there is not a "right" way to mama, sometimes I see those put together mamas out there, and I feel like I should be doing more. BUT I know I am doing my best and I need to leave the mom-guilt behind (#goals). So I hope by putting out some not-so-perfect experiences, other mamas will feel seen too.

Reason 2: I process my experiences best through communicating about them. So I am hoping this will be a fun and creative outlet to share and process my motherhood experiences and hopefully (maybe) make the experience better for someone else too.

Reason 3: Let's be 100% honest here - I am hoping that one day I may be able to monetize this thing. My husband and I both work full time, but goodness life (and especially life with kids) is EXPENSIVE. Just today as I was writing this post I had a repair person stop by to look at an issue we are having with our home and they said it would cost $17,000 to 18,000 to repair. Okay, let me go buy some lottery tickets.... But in 2023 we are working to pay off debt, build some sort of savings, and maybe invest in our house a bit (this may be overly ambitious for one year, but here goes nothing).

SO if you here and are reading this, I want to say THANK YOU! I think you are the best for reading this and being here in this community. I hope you will find it beneficial and entertaining - and I would love to hear any thoughts you have about what you would like to see on the blog.

A note: My goal is to make this a blog for ALL mamas, no matter what season of parenting you are in. Please know I aim to make posts that are applicable to all ages. That being said, I am currently in the toddler season, so there may be more posts for the little ages right now. Maybe one day I can add contributing authors with kids in all different seasons. For now, if you want to see a particular topic, please ask because I will do some research and do my best to deliver!

So I hope you will stay on this journey with me! And I appreciate any and all support of this crazy idea I am trying to make work to help me, my family, and hopefully some other mamas out there.

Remember, you are kicking butt at this mama thing!