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When I had my blogging meltdown a few weeks ago, I had to reevaluate why I am doing this. It started out as a way to not feel alone as a stay at home mom. After I learned how to promote my blog, it then became about how many people were following me on my blog. Then on Twitter. Then the giveaways started and it became about promoting those giveaways, and perhaps attracting bigger and better companies. Could I be as great as those other Mommy bloggers who get free appliances and trips to Disney World??

As soon as I sat down and started thinking about the direction this blog is going I immediately thought “I need to slow down and reevalute. Ack. I am becoming a mommy blogger monster!”

This blog was not about giveaways, and promoting company products and gaining a huge number of followers, but it turned into that. When I see all the comments I get on giveaways compared to the ones I get on regular posts — there is a huge difference and I mean a HUGE difference. People I have never even seen comment before on my blog are commenting on the giveaway posts. And you know what? It made me feel kind of dirty.

Am I using my son to gain internet fame, sponsors, and a passive income? Do I really want it to seem that way? No and NO. I didn’t have my son, or start this blog, to make money or get free stuff. I did it to gain insight from other moms like me, who after becoming a new mom became scared out of her wits and needed to connect to other Moms going through the same thing. I was doing those new mommy reviews to help out mothers to be, not to get noticed by the makers of those products. When I get excited about something, like say my Samsung Impression and Relish, I like telling others about it. It was super awesome that Relish contacted me about a giveaway, because I was already going to share my experience with you all. I love that that happened. Relish offered to give me a free month of their service to review and promote them, But I didn’t because I didn’t need to. I was already a subscriber, and if I wasn’t already, I probably wouldn’t have done it. I don’t want to do giveaways just for the sake of doing giveaways. To tell you the truth, I hate promoting giveaways and stressing about promoting them, unless its for something I really truly think is cool.

So what am I saying?

#1. I will only do a giveaway once in a while. This is NOT going to turn into a giveaway blog. ( I have nothing against those who hold monthly or weekly giveaways, I am just saying I don’t have time or the energy for frequent giveaways!!)

#2. I am bringing this blog back to the original idea. I am a new mom, and this is my story. I want to meet you all, and get advice. I want to reach out. I want more community.

#3. This blog isn’t the only thing I do. I am a freelance designer and writer who works at night after her son goes to sleep and I barely get that work done.

#4. I am not going worry about how many people subscribe or follow me. If you do and are actually reading, I am very grateful and I hope that we can get to know each other. I just need to know those faces in the follow bar aren’t just following me so I follow them back and that little number looks bigger. Heck, I am guilty. I follow so many people through google connect that hardly know any of you. I apologize for that.

#5. I want this blogging thing to be fun again, and an account of this great time in my life. I hope you read along, share advice and stories. I enjoy all of your comments.

I have met some really great women through this blog, and I hope I didn’t offend any of you. I am truly blessed that you have came into my life and I felt like I was doing a disservice to those of you who take the time to read and comment on my posts – as I was feeling too overwhelmed to regularly read and comment on yours. I promise will do better, and know that you are all in my thoughts every single day. Thanks for reading.

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