Changes and A Bloggy Hiatus
I’ve been meaning to write this post since the end of December. How sad is it that it’s taken me two months???
As I’m sure many of you have noticed, my blogging track record as of late has been, well, atrocious really. I absolutely LOVE blogging but have just not been able to fit it into my schedule. Believe it or not, I actually pray about my blog and pray over my blog and take it quite seriously. I appreciate each and every single person who reads, comments and “likes” my blog on Facebook. I appreciate that you take time out of your day to read my thoughts!
That said, I will be taking a blogging hiatus for a few months while I focus on getting the house organized for this new baby coming. Our house has fallen apart since Jocelyn was born and I have to get it in order (for my sanity) before our fourth child arrives. There’s so much to do!!! Feeling guilty about my blog and trying to plan time to write meaningful posts was taking up a lot of brain power. Even though I wasn’t posting anything, I was thinking A LOT about posting new content and it was taking up a lot of brain power and worry on my part.
BUT, I will be back. And better than ever! ( Ha!) There are some great and fun changes on the horizon for my blog.
I’m excited to announce that my sister and I will actually be collaborating on a blog together. (Was that redundant??) We both love blogging but seem to find it hard to make time to post meaningful content everyday, which, to maintain a good blog, is a must. My blog will be getting a makeover, getting a new name and adding my sister as a co-contributor. We’ve already been throwing ideas back and forth and keeping a record of the topics and blog posts we want to write. Even though I won’t be posting anything, I’ll certainly be writing drafts and researching topics of the posts I want to write. And of course, taking lots of pictures of my girls, documenting our homeschooling adventures and other stuff we do that I hope you will find interesting and beneficial to you. My sister, Stephanie (of the blog Domestic Delirium) and I hope to be able to offer up different perspectives and meaningful blog articles on parenting, faith, homeschooling, kid crafts, recipes, relationships marriage and more! We are excited to be working together on this. And we’re pulling my brother in (again) to give my blog a makeover.
I am going to keep my blog “live” up until before the launch so anyone who wants to read past articles or browse my blog can. I’ll also keep my Simply Mel Facebook fan page live and update that several times a week with funny anecdotes from my girls, homeschooling and pregnancy updates. I know some of you would like to keep up with my pregnancy for the next few months. Then, once we launch, I’ll change the name of that page and add my sister as a contributor as well.
This brings me to our launch date. Right now we’re hoping to launch our new collaborative blog at the beginning of May. If we can get our act together and my brother is able to makeover our blog before then, we may launch earlier! I would like the blog to be up by the time I have Logan so I can post pictures.
So, again, THANK YOU for sticking by me and reading my little ol’ blog. Check my Facebook fan page for updates if you want to keep up with me.
I hope to come back more organized, refreshed and with a slammin’ new blog for you!
God bless
~Mel
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