Starting a Mom Blog

For some reason, even though I have wanted to start this blog since I was pregnant, it has taken me until my baby is almost one to finally start. I’ve been stuck in this paralyzed state where I want everything to be perfect, but I don’t have time to make it perfect, so I just haven’t gotten it going. The even sillier part is that I have written several posts that are just sitting in my drafts, but I haven’t been able to bring myself to hit that publish button.

Just get started

Well, that ends today. I am no longer letting my desire to be perfect at blogging or the potential embarrassment from the content or composition of my posts hold me back. When you are raising kids time is a thief and procrastination is the robber. I am still posting my some of my old drafts because I worked on them, and I still feel like the things I said were valid. My goal for now is to put out one blog post a month. Some months I may do more and some only one, but I really want to build the habit. Because one day I hope that this can be something I am able to gain extra income from to help support my family, but for now I am okay with it being a place where I can share my experiences, stories, and even some day my wisdom.

Being a new mom is a scary adventure, and one that we often feel very alone in. I hope that this blog will also help me find a community of like-minded parents who not only want to do the best they can for their kids, but even better. I am in no way perfect, and this blog will reflect that. I have made mistakes as a parent, and I am sure I will make many more. I want to be vulnerable and authentic but also help other new or even not new parents get through this whole parenthood thing. So, if you are the kind of parent who believes in risky play, that screen time is sometimes necessary, chicken nuggets never hurt anyone, and kids will hit milestones when they’re ready… then let’s be friends.