New Mommy Machelle – My Lesson Learned

As I approach my first year as a New Mommy Blogger, by far the greatest lesson learned has been creating my presence online in a way that reaches those who could benefit most from it. I have made some very big mistakes but I have also gained a few victories along the way.

When I started MommyMachelle I found out rather quickly how difficult it was going to be to write about my passions (good or bad) and create resources for mom’s all in one site. My first lesson learned -

In order to be a resource for mom’s, dad’s and parents, I had to get the information I was supplying in front of the eyes requesting such. Simply put writing with words (keywords) that people searched for online. Creating a resource with the right words was easy enough but mixing that with passionate topics has been a challenge.

I needed a place to share my struggles as a mom, a wife and a woman but I also wanted to share my most precious little life lessons such as cooking cheap meals, getting the kids to do chores or family budgeting. I tried to incorporate both into my mom blog but I got frustrated early on. I could market meatloaf recipes pretty easily but how do you market the pain your feeling in a marriage that is strained or the melt down between a mom and her autistic son.

I also found I was somewhat selective in who I referred to my new mommy blog. Nope, I didn’t tell the church ladies about that great recipe for carrot pudding because the article just below it talked about my husbands frustrations with our sex life. I wasn’t bothered that a stranger or even family member’s would read that article but I didn’t want to run into sister “whoever” at the grocery store and ask her how the carrot pudding was knowing she had probably read more than just the recipe.

See I’m still one of those closet kinda people, you know the one’s that put on a smile and let everyone believe life is just dandy when in all reality life really sucks at times. For some odd reason I still worry about what people think of me and so I keep most of “me” private even though I don’t want to. I think part of the process of having my personal blog is coming to terms with the fact that I’m not perfect, I don’t have to be right and I can share that with everyone (including those church ladies)!

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So what is this mom to do? My next lesson learned:

Separate the two – kinda like time out with my kids! I can still have my personal blog about my sexless marriage,the fight with our neighbors or my regrets as a mother. I can relate with those in a similar situation and hope that my experiences helps them or at least gives a good laugh while reading it. I can explore the thoughts and emotions I try to hide and hopefully grow and learn as I write about them. I can interact with the millions of people who walk the same walk as I do and learn from them. Simply said I need a place to discover who I am, where I have been and where I am going in life.

I can also create a new mommy site full of “how-to’s” and ”where to finds” for mom’s that need resources on money, food, chores and whatever else I can find. I really enjoy helping people and through years of experience I have learned a lot of valuable things. I know what it is like to be broke and need a budget. I have spent years trying to master the art of family chores. And I know how hard it is to try and work from home with little one’s crying at your feet. I can share all the little tricks and tips that have been passed on to me. I can help make those mommy moments just a little bit easier. And most important, I can support mom’s with networks built around motherhood.

DRUMROLL PLEASE……..

I can now present both to you:

MommyMachelle.info- my personal blog -A place for me to ramble

MommyMachelle.com – A place to share those life lessons on home cooking or home finances or simple family management.

Different in style, content and passions yet both defining who I am as a woman, as a wife and as a mom. I hope you benefit from one or both site’s and follow with me on my journey. I love being a mother and I am trying to enjoy being a wife. But more important than both of those is loving and enjoying who I am as a woman.