Blog 365, Type-A Mom and StumbleUpon

I am totally shooting for SEO with that title…

Only 3 more days left of the Blog 365 challenge… I made the decision to join this challenge was called-out by my friend Jen about this time last year… I made a long list of things to write about. The original list would have given me about 40 days of writing.

I think I only made it through half that list. I have gotten so distracted… by great links, new friends, myself, vlogging, search results, Make Me Laugh Mondays (that’s tomorrow – don’t forget to play tomorrow and link to your funny post here!) and my adult-onset ADHD has really intensified! Whoa! Who knew I’d have MORE than enough content to play with. There were days I posted twice. TWICE. It seems that the more I wrote… the more there was to write, to share, to digress from, to twist… I used to enter a day with a mindset of “survival”, I now enter my day with a mindset of “how can I write about what I just experienced?”. Bloggers, I know you know exactly what I mean. 

I’ve heard the phrase, “Be nice or I’ll blog about you” (I actually have a shirt with that saying… got it as swag from BlogHer ’08), but I think it’s more than that — “Be nice to me AND I’ll blog about you”, heck… just “Be, and I’ll blog about you.” I don’t discriminate… be you child, adult, animal or donut. All is fair game in blogs and social media. When a girl needs content, a girl finds content.

I am relieved to be nearly done with this  365 “test”… On the other hand, I kinda want to keep going. On the other hand, I kind of need a break. On the other hand, I still have 4 or 5 awards to hand out… and I think I want the start of 2009 to be all about appreciating my people… my friends who have touched my life and filled it up. I feel like an octopus with all these “other hands” I have right now.

I also want a cookie. But I digress…

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I am excited to share that I recently received the opportunity to be a Just for Moms editor over at Type-A Mom! Their wonderful tagline reads: Real moms sharing real advice. I wish I could direct you to my first posting over there, but I can’t. Why? Because I haven’t posted yet. As soon as I do, you bet I’ll get on the horn here and give you the link! I am so grateful for an opportunity to write in a space outside of my own. Fellow moms, if you haven’t visited Type-A Mom, I strongly encourage you to do so! It is a wonderful site dedicated to moms in all stages… I am so impressed with the diversity they offer — stages, mom topics, mom types, moms by age, a connections space…

Type-A Mom desires original content. So, my posts there won’t be my posts here, and that just means when I post there, I will post a link here… instead of the full article.  I am excited for the challenge to stretch and write on a specific theme – instead of willy nilly. I have even made a list! Go figure! 

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I am at a loss for a conclusion. My head is spinning! Tonight, my children are with friends… I am going to use this time to draft that first post for Type-A Mom… pull tomorrow’s Make Me Laugh Monday together… and I’m thinking the 1473 1475 1478 emails in my 2 email accounts needs to be tended to. I want to start the year off with a manageable number of emails. Is it too much to hope to catch up on RSS feeds too? I know you have been so busy — there is so much for me to catch up on!

BTW, in case it has been awhile since I have visited your site… email me a favorite recent post of yours (jennyonthespot at gmail dot com) and I would love to Stumble it as I tend to my inbox tonight. I got all squared away with StumbleUpon last night and am ready  and excited to spread the love!

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