Where I’ve Been (and my hope for this space)

Good morning!

It’s been a whole month since my last blog post.  Whoops.  That definitely wasn’t intentional.  Thank you so much to everyone who is still reading!

There are three main reasons I’ve disappeared:

1. As I wrote about, I went back to work part-time in January.  It has been so wonderful in a lot of ways, but I’m not very good with change, so it’s also been hard. 

I literally have no idea how so many full-time working parents blog so regularly, but I definitely have a newfound respect for them.  I have still been writing regularly for Motherly (and loving it!) but have simply not had much leftover energy for this space.

Now that it’s been a few months and I’m feeling like I have a good routine, I’m *hoping* to start writing here more regularly again.

2. I have been thinking a whole lot about how I feel about posting details of my child’s life on the internet as he gets older, and the truth is I just don’t know.

I love reading about other people’s children, especially those who are around the same age as mine or a little bit older.  I also love writing about James.  But I hate to think about how he might feel about that one day.

I have no idea what the right answer is, but for me, it feels right to shift my focus away from writing about him specifically.  I plan to post an 18 month update about him and maybe a day in the life post, but then will likely shift focus.  I’m sure I’ll still include a few pictures and funny stories because I can’t help it 🙂

3. I don’t love social media.

I know, I know, this is a blog.  The thing is, I love writing, but I don’t so much love Pinterest and Instagram and Facebook, and all of the things you’re supposed to do to help people find your blog.

So I likely will just ignore those and keep writing because I enjoy it, rather than trying to “increase blog traffic,” which isn’t super important to me at this point.

So if I’m not writing about James, what is this blog going to be about?

I still plan to write about motherhood, but with more of a focus on my experience and challenges, rather than the details of what James is up to.  This may be a subtle change, but it’s one I feel good about.

I also plan to write a whole lot more about Montessori, including little glimpses into things we’re doing in the classroom, and ways we incorporate Montessori into our home.

I am sure I will also still write random posts about things that make me happy too, just because I find it fun and love reading those types of posts from other people.

I’m hoping to post once a week going forward, as it simply feels more enjoyable and less overwhelming than every day or three times a week at this stage in my life.

Thanks again for sticking around, it means so much to me 🙂

– Christina

Question: What topics are you interested in?  Is there anything you’d like to know about Montessori?