Please Help

I’d love to know if there is something you wish I’d blog about…or regular features for the coming year…I’m going to be all professional and efficient (and follow the advice I give every single client I have) in 2011 with an editorial calendar.  (We’ll see how long I’m able to follow it.)—Was just interrupted by a screaming kid (clearly I need more to do) – I want to write what YOU want to read.  As I am now writing 2000+ word papers for college courses I am no longer eager to sit in front of my laptop and belt out blog posts that no one wants to read. I want to know what you want read about.

The Moral of this Story

Obviously I love this blog. And I love you, my readers. Truly I do.  I’m attending 2 (probably 3) blog/social media conferences next year (which I am paying for OOP (out of pocket) for the first time ever!) and I am devoted to continuing this blog, and our dialogue, as long as you guys keep coming back.  BUT I’m busier now than I have ever been in my entire life. Seriously, no joke…and it has little do with the holidays….it’s just life.  I love my career and the companies (and consequently the people) I work with, I’m focused on finally finishing my degree and providing a better future for our children, I’m active in my PTSO (though will not be Secretary next year…more on that later) and our church, and I’m still mom to two amazing girls and wife to a super supportive guy.

Why not work at night?!

You might ask.  Well, it’s complicated really. Or not.  I’m in class (right now) every Monday and Tuesday, I moderate #ptchat at 9pm on Twitter every Wednesday night, by Thursday I need a break and every other night I’m cramming to get all my homework/work-work done.

I’m not making excuses.

I’m just telling it like it is for me right now. I love this blog. I do. And because I love this blog I want to make it work and am in the process of devising a plan to make it happen. Just bear with me (please) and sign up for the RSS feed (so we can stay in touch).  In the meantime you can find me on twitter and facebook.

Thank you all for making this blog great and for making me feel so loved.

Like what you read? Try these!:

1. I suck.

Here I am headed to Blissdom and Disney in three short days to learn how to grow my writing and “influence” (ha.) to learn how to be a better “something I just barely am”.  I am working more than I thought I would and it has been a bit overwhelming, but I’m hoping that as we all get used to working together we’ll develop a smooth flow to our interactions.  But it won’t change the fact that I will still have to put in several hours a day working (let me insert here that I love my job, it’s a dream job…but it takes long hours)…I will still struggle to find the time if I don’t find a schedule that works.

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30 minutes later….

So like what happened right there, I started writing this…then got 3 new “work” emails AND I’m participating in a Twitter party given by the fantastic Amy from Resourceful Mommy and Global Influence.

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45 minutes later…

Ah k, party is over and I’m sadly not a winner. But hey, at least I can come back here and write a little more about how I never write, have nothing to write about, yet have plenty to say. But that’s just it. I do. I have plenty to say, but it’s not life-changing, it won’t make you money, it probably isn’t going to make you a better person/mom, and it won’t end world hunger. Hell, I can’t even promise that it’ll be funny or make any sense. In fact, it might include gratuitous cuss words like this one. But you know what? That’s just me.

This is who I am. I’m reliable to everyone but me. And yeah, I cuss. Sometimes. But you know what that doesn’t make me a bad person.

Something else? Ok, we just barely make ends meet sometimes, but I don’t share that with you because I figure you’re all going through it too so why heap it on?

*And before anyone jumps in here with how I attend conferences and am going to Disney so I shouldn’t complain, I would like to say that 1) It’s not really any of your business if I go to a conference 2) I couldn’t attend these conferences were it not for generous sponsors and 3) We’ve been saving for Disney since Bigs was born, so this we could afford. *

I want to write…really I do. I want to tell you all about how Bigs walked backwards into a grocery shelf today at our local grocery store and threw the biggest fit I was sure someone would think I was beating her, but do you want to hear about it? Does it matter to anyone outside my immediate family? No, probably not…but it matters to me.

I am going to keep working at finding a schedule (sleep, blogging, family, house, and work) that will allow me to write here as often as I would like…but if I’m not around again for awhile, don’t give up on me..I will be back.

In fact, it might be easier if you would just sign up for the RSS feed or Email (will only email when I update) up on the right hand side of the header, so you don’t have to do any of the work to keep up with whether or not I’m posting…or being boring…or whatever.

I’m signing off because I feel better and I don’t have much else to say.

Thanks for “listening.” I love you guys.

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