Holy SHIZ.
Two years ago today, I got a wild hair up my ass and started this blog. I thought it would be funny. I figured it would give me something to do in between trips to the library and afternoon naps. And I thought that maybe it would let me use my “adult” brain a tiny bit.
While The Mommyologist has definitely done all of those things for me, it’s gone above and beyond and given me SO much more than I ever expected. It HAS GIVEN ME MY IDENTITY AND MY MOM SEXY BACK.
To celebrate the roller coaster ride I’ve been on for the past two years, I’m re-publishing the very first post that I ever wrote on this blog. And I’m proud to say that I have held true to every word I wrote in those first initial paragraphs. I knew who I was then…and I know it even more now.
Without further ado, I bring you my very first blog post EVER.
The Mommyologist Has Arrived – first published October 23rd, 2009
Need a little comic relief during your chaotic day as a personal concierge to however many children you have? Yeah, ME too!
I decided to start this blog after having an epiphany while sitting in a booth having lunch at a local pizza restaurant. For about the hundreth time, my son looked at me as soon as our food arrived and announced that he “needed to go pee-pee.” I scooped him up, along with my purse and headed to the ladies room. After I let him do his business and washed both of our hands to appease the germophobe that I’ve become, I took him back to our booth only to find the bus-girl clearing our table…AGAIN. I told her that we were not done eating lunch, that we were in the restroom, and that this happens to me every time we go out. You would think that the matchbox cars stuck to the ball of pizza dough that they give the kids to play with would have tipped her off that we had not left the restaurant.
At any rate, as I sat there thinking about how many times this has happened to me, I realized that this has probably happened to every other Mom in America. Thus, The Mommyologist was born. This is a place where you can take a few minutes out of your day to have a laugh about the roller coaster ride that is motherhood. I will tell it like it is with no sugar-coating, and hope that I will help other moms define the new “normal” that comes with being a mother. It is the most wonderful, but also the most difficult journey of your life. I know I wouldn’t trade it for anything…not even to make it through a whole lunch without worrying that the bus-girl is going to throw away my food.
Want to know how I survived two years of blogging and still somehow have my sanity? Come back and visit me tomorrow to find out.
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I know how you feel! I first started blogging in June of 2006!!! When I changed the direction of my blog a year ago, I turned my first one into a book to keep on my shelves, and closed it down. Now I’m sad I did that!
Oh no! I can’t imagine ever shutting this one down. But every now and then you definitely need to shift directions!
- Oh, where to start, Tiffini? I have to say that I agree with Erin and Amy. And I think this blog is about FREEDOM. Freedom in your life that will echo onto these pages. Perhaps this space is to be a reflection of the coiechs that you are making in your life the coiechs that bring you closer to freedom, closer to Jesus.I blog for the reason I posted on the top of my blog. Here it is:Most days it is so easy for me to get bogged down in my reality, the tangible, day-to-day happenings that make up my life. Oh, but so much more is waiting for me if I would come and sit awhile with Him. No matter what situations seem to define my life, there is a piece of Heaven waiting for me a place of peace, restoration, and comfort. Being in this world is hard. Daily struggles, tribulations, and people pulling us in all different directions can take a toll on our lives. Somehow, though, finding a piece of Heaven can give us a new outlook, a new purpose, and direction we may have never considered. Finding God in those quiet moments brings refreshment to our malnourished souls. I am not great at keeping a personal journal, but thought that I might be more willing to write down my revelations if someone else might respond. That’s a good reason to blog, right?
Happy Blogoversary!
Been there, done that in a CrackerBarrel after 11 hours on the road as the only driver in the car when I finally stopped with my kids to have a “real’ meal instead of coffee and fast food. I actually cried… the good news is my food was free and they made me more!
I’m glad you got that “wild hair up your ass”! You & Chrissy {JerseyShoreFams} are going to help me find my mom sexy… not get it back because honestly, I’ve never found it in the first place. My identity has always gotten lost in life. I’m turning 40, my youngest is turning 18 and I am becoming a grandmother– It’s time I find me! Clothes? Hair? Makeup? Confidence? They’ve got to be out there somewhere…
Thank you for being you!
Congratulations on 2 years! The though of blogging for that length of time makes my head spin! Hopefully, you will keep me laughing and motivated to keep going!
Happy blogoversary! You are fabulous and we follow in your footsteps!
oxoxo your stalk…fan,
Me
Congrats! I just realized that my 3 year is in less than 30 days away. You have done so much in your 2 short years than I have with mine! You inspire ME!
Congratulations! Big milestone. Looking forward to tomorrow’s post.
Congrats lady!! You know I love your ass!
hahaha I can’t believe this has happened to you and other moms more than once. I have to say it hasn’t happened to me ONLY b/c my son is not potty trained yet. So I have the advantage of DIAPERS!
LOL. I am sure my day will come!! Boy will I be ticked off! LOL!
happy anniversary mar! i am so proud of you, and of how far you’ve come!! cant say that i am the least bit surprised tho! love you!!
xox
Happy Anniversary, my friend! Here’s to many more!
Congrats!!! I just started my own TODAY! ahhhh! I love reading your posts and inspired me to start my own. Happy blogoversary and many more years to come!