2. How long have you been blogging? Tell us how it all began for you.
I started blogging on MySpace when MySpace was a thing. At the time, the “blog posts” were just long stories about whatever my kids were doing and Pat actually recommended blogging. I sort of scoffed at the idea because I thought the word “blog” was ugly, but soon learned that this was an avenue people were using to land book deals and get paid. I thought getting money and a book deal sounded nice so I jumped right in.
Kainoa was about a month old, my blog posts detailed daily life with them as well as a play by play of life as a home daycare provider. I shared my blog with all of my siblings and aunts and in-laws. Anyone I could think of that might be interested in seeing my kids grow up. I would write a blog post and immediately call my sister, “did you see my blog post today?” And she’d be all, “No I’m at work…I checked it this morning and didn’t see a new post.” And I’d be like, “I just hit publish.” And she’d be like, “Well geez give me a second!”
My sisters and my mom and my Aunt Diane have been my biggest fan base. I love them for this, but I also look back at some of the things I was writing about and cannot believe I was so bold. I’m constantly stumbling across old blog posts and immediately changing their status to “private” so that they will never see the light of day again. They give me so many embarrassed feelings.
The blog post where I complained about having to make banana bread for my sister’s wedding…she reads my blog! Why on Earth was I complaining about her big day!?
I called my other sister’s community pool snobby and uppity. Not only was my sister a paying member of the pool, but a lot of people I went to school with were also members AND I delighted in joining the family for many summer evenings at that pool. Why was I calling it snobby and uppity when I enjoyed it so much?
I gave my daycare assistants code names so that no one would know who I was talking about and then I publicly complained about them here. All well and good except that when they found my blog, they knew exactly who I was talking about and were rightfully offended. I think my most cringe-worthy blog posts all happened when I really tried to outdo myself by being extra funny.
I need to go through the archives here and clear myself of some of these terrible blog posts. We can just pretend they never happened. ;)
That all being said, I LOVE the peeks back at my little babies. I love the frustrated stories about how Laina refuses to nap or about how I locked them in the car at the mall and had to call for help or about our very first camping trip. So many of them I would have forgotten completely about.
I’m glad I listened to my husband all those years ago about blogging, but thank goodness I never got a book deal where all of my musings would be published in hard copy for all the world to enjoy long after I pass. No thank you!
John Holton says
I had been blogging for a good five years before I told my family I was doing it. I was chicken…
Nice to see your kids and you when all were younger!