AnniversaryPost3: What's next?

It's now been about 18 months since I quit my job and about 1 year since I started this blog. The blog served many purposes (in order of importance):

To journal my transition from professional working woman to this strange and wondrous creature called the "stay-at-home-mom"
To test whether I had any writing skills (creative and technical)
To share my thoughts with family, friends and finally with Jane Q. Public. (Writing has always been easier for me than talking.)

I look back and realize that I do have ideas (of questionable value of course), but I am unsure I can contribute further on the process of adjusting to the stay-at-home life. I mean, just how many more posts can I make about self-esteem issues and my quest for a "band of sisters"? So I am faced with some options:

I can shut this blog down and start a new one where I share the ongoing intrigue, danger and high-stakes of parenting or
I could re-work this blog and convert it to a parenting/life blog

But what do I do about chronicling my active interest in writing? Folks who may be interested in parenting issues may not at all be interested in my wannabe-writer's life. In case you missed it, writing would be my "2nd career" or "reinventing myself".

Bottom line, I'll probably make some changes, but I haven't decided what form they will take yet. I hope all you readers will stick with me.

(Virtual) hugs and kisses to everyone who has continued to read this blog and comment!

Comments

Unknown said…

Well writing about parenting seems better than writing about wanting to write. I would encourage you to continue one way or the other. And send something to RD.

2 October 2009 at 15:45

Austin Trini said…

Kev, Good point! Good point!lol Thanks for your comment on the quality of what I write (RD indeed!)

2 October 2009 at 18:07

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