Moot Thoughts & Musings

Alli tagged me to do this a little while ago. So here goes!

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So this post is about perpetuating a list of family bloggers. Aka The Mommy Blog. Though I'm happy to make the cut, I've never really considered myself a Mommy Blogger. I mean, I blog about my kid...a lot, but I don't fashion my blogging persona as a mommy blogger in that my online "community" is about being a mommy or whatever. (EXCURSUS: I like how Jonesey put it and for lack of a link to describe the phenomenon, I'll just quote her--partly because it cracked me up!: "There is a whole large community of Mommy Blogs out there. They are called Mommy Blogs. And they are a big deal. They have contests, partys and get-togethers. They….”hang-out.” And they take Blogging fairly seriously. Like a job. I am new to this. I thought people just blogged because of the overflow of their hearts (I’m sure this is part of it-but it seems to have a bigger overall purpose). And these people make Jonesville look like I write my posts on a piece of paper with a crayon. I just didn’t realize there was this huge community putting some serious effort into serious blogposts about being a Mommy. I thought I had a Mommy Blog, I mean I am a Mommy and I blog, right? And these folks get THOUSANDS of visitors a day. THOUSANDS!" Thanks, Jonesey)

I do blog a lot about my kid and being a mom, but I blog a lot about other things, too. I'm not an Academic Blogger, but occasionally I write the academic post. I'm not a Crafty Blogger, but I do write the craft post. I'm not a Cooking Blogger, but I will talk about food. Etc. It's all part of the package. I've often thought about isolating one of these into its own blog, but I think I would do it disservice. All influence each other and come out in the great melange of My Writing. So there you have it. And now I will finish the meme.

(I don't know. Maybe I'm way too existential.)

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Here are the rules:

1. Write a short paragraph at the beginning of your post (about anything) and link back to the blog that put you on the list in the paragraph. This isn’t a suggestion. You need to break up the duplicate content string. Someone took the time to add you so the least you can do is give them an extra linkback.
2. Copy the list of originals below COMPLETELY and add it to your blog. If you would like a different keyword for your blog then change it when you do your post and it should pass to most blogs with that keyword.
3. Take the adds from the blog that added you and place them in the “Originals” list.
4. Add no more than 5 new parenting or (Mommy/Daddy) blogs to the list in the “My Adds” section.

So I guess I'll tag:
Jonesey!! Jonesville: Population 5 (C'mon, after a post like that, you are so on!)
View from the Prairie Box
This Classical Life
(Each of whom I feel is like me: the kids just get thrown in with everyone else...)

The originals:

Lala Girl

The Bookworm Broadcast

Parenting Sites 411

Cass Knits

Geni Desu Yo

No Average Mom

Notes From The Trenches

Busy Mom.net

Groovy Mom

Coffee Time

My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings

Toil

The Ridiculously Mundane and the Oh so Humdrum…

My Single Mom Life

Tips From The Money Goddess

Army Mom: New Jersey

Melissa’s Place