I Was Going To
I was gonna put up a Christmas layout. I made it, it was semi cute. Even the husband thought so and I thought why not? Then the backgrounds just didn’t look quite right. The truth is that I just chucked it and said forget it. Why? I’m just not into graphic heavy layouts right now. Sure, this one is fine with me, but it’s as graphical as I want to get. I’m in need of something very plain.
I thought I would be going that direction come the first of 2008 and I will be. That’s why I put up the layouts I did on here and my other sites. Truthfully I want more out of the blogging experience and I’m going to attempt to get it. I also want to go an entirely different direction with my family blog. I was going to chuck my third one in the trash and not renew it.
I found two things out. I really like to blog about adoption and parenting related things as well as the issues surrounding adoption and foster care. There are a ton of sites I visit and keep up with that I’d like to link to and show the world. Secondly, I started to blog about entertainment related things on the third blog and I really enjoy it and would like to actually get serious about it. It seems like for as far as I can remember I’ve just talked out of my ass and jotted down posts when needed if you get my drift.
Lately I have been considering that possibility of getting new domain names and importing wordpress. Sure, it would mean that I’m not going to be working for one paid company on those new blogs wouldn’t it? With the google screw over why do I really care? All my blogs went from PR’s 1,2, and 4 to a BIG FAT ZERO in a matter of a month so hey what would it hurt?
I considered waiting out the 90 days or whatever and then applying with them, when approved then just simply not renewing the blogs in question. But why? Why not keep them and have dual content, only, no paid posting? I dunno. Maybe because I have a life and even if I can commit to one layout for 4 plus months on a site it would still be a lot of work? It’s not like there is anything else to do in my spare time. It’s going to be cold, colder, and coldest and my husband has made it clear he doesn’t want me going to work yet.
I know some of you are thinking why not quit getting paid completely? Well, because. I am not going to lie. The freedom to take off, take Sydney to whatever store, and just start shopping without really having to worry about a budget is a thrill to me. I like to do craft things and it can get expensive. I spent at least 30 minutes buying scrapbooking supplies the other day and I didn’t have to say honey, is this ok? I simply said to him as I got out of the car, I’ll probably hit the scrapbooking section and buy myself some stuff. My new thing is I want to start sewing intricate projects. If I could knit I’d be dangerous.
The freedom to have two, yes two, children that are sponsored from an orphanage in Ukraine and purchase things for them that I can send in a package is very fulfilling. Sydney helps, so that’s a plus. She’s learning things. She’s learning to be appreciative, she’s learning that there are other cultures, and other places in this world.
Like when we ate chicken Kiev and she asked what it was and I said it’s Chicken from Kiev for lack of a better explanation. Being the cool mom I am I took that opportunity to say do you know where Kiev is? Ukraine? Yes, who lives in Ukraine?? SHE DOES SHE DOES as she ran to my refrigerator and started to point to photos.
So I’m not doing it to pay the electric bill, or buy underwear, or take lavish trips. I’m doing it for me. If I decided to buy underwear or pay the bills, or even take a lavish trip I would. I don’t know though there are a ton of things I was going to do this week, and I’ve done none of them except vacuum. I’m in a blah mood and I want to ramble. It’s my site, I pay for it, I’ll do that.
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