I just read a post from one of the oldest blogs in my Reader--one of those blogs that I started out in 2007 looking up to jealously--
It was about her cat.
Her freaking cat, people.
It reminded me that my blog is heading in the same direction. Pregnancy is over. The birth story is out of the way. The monotonous days of data entry and bottle washing are laid out before me, and unless I want to talk about what I ate for breakfast or the dead deer I passed on the highway, the topic of ME is exhausted.
(Can I get an amen?)
And even though my numbers are way bigger now than they were a year ago, I like my old blog better. Before The Disaster That Must Not Be Named. Before The Great Deletion. Before the pregnancy.
It was funny.
I'm not funny anymore. I'm sarcastic. And cynical. And really? Sarcasm is just pain and anger oozing out and slowly poisoning life. It's insult with a smile. Talking out of both sides of your mouth. A way to keep the world from hurting you more. A way to push people away. A defense mechanism.
So.
I'm going to take this blog in a new direction. I want to talk less about MEMEMEMEME and more about what's going on in all of our lives. Marriage. Kids. Work struggles. Balancing it all. And sometimes? Things that are just plain funny.
And if I ever blog about my pets, feel free to hit DELETE.
12 comments:
For the record, I love it when you talk about yourself :) That being said, I look forward to what you have in store.
I talk about my pet.......now I know why my followers list doesnt move up!
i love your posts! I lol at work. Reading blogs like yours remind me that I'm not alone out there in the bizarre sea of mommyland.
I like your blog. I like your cynicism, and frankness.
Enjoy what you write. We will enjoy what you write.
Your blog is interesting because it is real, no matter the topic. Even your last post with pictures of the girls had personality But for the record, I appreciate you holding onto any pet antics for yourself!
It is your blog and you should talk about whatever you want to. Yourself, your pet, whatever. Your title of your blog says it all and is what attracted me to your blog in the first place. Ravings of a Mad Housewife how could you not talk about you or whatever pertains to the ravings of you? I believe everyone loves you for exactly what you do already and as the saying goes
"If it ain't broke don't fix it"
I love your posts, whether they are about you, your kids, or whatever. You are funny, and you are REAL. And if you talk about your cat (even if you don't own a cat), I'd love those posts too. :)
Lol! Now I don't ever want to talk about my pet. I love this post because it is so true! It's hard to come up with something so exciting when you seem to have run out of things to say. Just keep the posts coming, they are far from boring. lol!
I always love all your YOU stories!!!
I'm sure I'll enjoy whatever you write, I think your blog is a joy!
alrighty, Oprah did the same thing with the direction change years ago, and she only made millions and gained viewers in the process. That said, I hope you keep the "bite" that makes your blog uniquely yours.
First - I am stealing this. "Before The Disaster That Must Not Be Named." Because I can't think of what happened as an ~affair. (Don't ask, just understand that I'm a friggin' weirdo and move on.) So yeah. Stealing this.
With that said, dude. DUDE. Do you know how much I feel this? This is why I walked away lo, those moons ago. But per my usual, I went a totally opposite direction than you - I came back with the intent to blog MORE about ME!ME!ME! because you know, that's what's important.
Or because blogging is cheaper than therapy. Just sayin'.
P.S. I have done cat posts. But my cats are frigging hilarious and awesome. Or I am a lamer who runs out of stuff to say. Whatever. DON'T JUDGE ME.
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