Cindy in C-ville Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I started "Welcoming Katya" when we first made the decision to host Katya and then through the adoption process. That transitioned to "Life to the Full" when Katya was home and "Welcoming Katya" didn't quite fit anymore. But, it was still mostly Katya stories, adoption stuff, human trafficking updates, and then a smattering of family life, but very little school. But, it was so murky. So, I'm in the process of transitioning to a new blog which will have a clear focus and be more reflective of my passion to mobilize women to impact the world for Christ. Because our world starts at home, there will be home stuff in it, but my focus is women, particularly 20-something and early 30-something women who want to be discipled. What I want to accomplish with my blog cannot replace REAL LIFE discipling, but, I hope, will reach younger women where they are and help them root their identity in Christ, cultivate intimacy with Christ, and impact the world through Christ. Even narrower, my focus is upon women who are at key transitional places in their lives - entering the marketplace, marriage, and/or motherhood. These seem to be crossroads where women can lose their way and need to remember who they are, whose they are and gain courage to walk in this reality. I'm still in the process of building the blog, but as I was working on it a bit, it caused me to wonder which of you ladies have blogs that do not have homeschool as a focus, but rather a different passion or pursuit. If you do, tell me about it. I'd love to hear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Mine are reading-only. Just books. I've thought about doing one for my sewing projects, but these days I don't have as much time to sew and so my output is much lower. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I have one that's a local playground review blog... though I'm not as regular about updating it as the one about books and homeschooling in my sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slug hollow Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I have a blog of my digital sketches. http://notpaint.wordpress.com/ I get very little traffic, but knowing that the drawings end up where people might see them helps me to keep making time to draw most evenings. Someday, I hope to paint more. Come visit, I would love comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Mine is not specifically homeschooling....it's about our every day life. Sometimes I'll talk about homeschooling, sometimes I'll get up on my soapbox about an issue LOL, sometimes I'll post pics of family vacations, daily life, etc. The link is in my signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Technically, I have a blog. It is a private blog for family members who live far away and would like to see pictures of the kids and know what we are doing. I'm not much of a blogger. I update a few times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I have two---a homeschool type blog and a "family"/cooking/chatty blog---nothing fancy,just stuff I find interesting or need to chat about......the links are in my siggie :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Not a lady, but I will answer anyway. My blog isn't homeschooling focused, but I have posted about homeschooling. I focus on things I am interested in, and it tends to be focused on politics and theology most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Not a lady, but I will answer anyway. My blog isn't homeschooling focused, but I have posted about homeschooling. I focus on things I am interested in, and it tends to be focused on politics and theology most of the time. For the longest time, I thought your blog was to promote your real estate company... you know "realtygoodwin". :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I rarely write about homeschooling- maybe two posts a year. Mostly I write about Central Asia and the books I've read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIS0320 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Yes, I do. My mother, sister and I write for a blog jointly and we each have different interests so it makes it varied. With that said we are lucky to post monthly, so it isn't updated consistently! It is a blog about gardening, crafting, traveling and cooking. Follow Your Bliss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 For the longest time, I thought your blog was to promote your real estate company... you know "realtygoodwin". :D LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kiddies Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I have a business blog that focuses on local events, product reviews and deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Mine is not specifically homeschooling....it's about our every day life. Sometimes I'll talk about homeschooling, sometimes I'll get up on my soapbox about an issue LOL, sometimes I'll post pics of family vacations, daily life, etc. The link is in my signature. Same here. Mine is brand new, so I'm still working the kinks out. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Mine is just about everyday life, too. I try to write about homeschooling at least once a week, but usually, that's all the attention I give to that topic. I just share things that I find interesting, whatever they may be. I have a fashion blog, too, but I haven't been very good at keeping that one up--it's hard to want to post daily pictures when you're pregnant and only have about five outfits to wear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennsmile Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Mine is a very neglected quilting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I have one that I update with a picture and a blurb everyday. I've kept it up for almost four years now and it is a fabulous resource for family that we are away from, my husband when he's deployed, as well as myself to remember and reminisce. Funny thing is...when I told my husband I wanted to post a picture a day, he laughed and said it would last maybe a week. I sure proved him wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 (edited) I have a blog where I talk about forgiveness after rape. I was assaulted as a child and I've come to the point where I have chosen to forgive the teen who assaulted me. At times, I've written how this experience has affected how I raise my own children. I also write book reviews. I just started homeschooling so I just announced to my readers that I was officially homeschooling. My blog is http://thecrimsoncoveredfarmlife.com Edited October 13, 2011 by AmyontheFarm forgot to add the link :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 My Generation of Leaves blog is more about my writing, angst, poetry, and other non-homeschooling things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Mine has nothing to do with homeschooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Mine is everyday life, my thoughts, etc. Homeschooling is a small part of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanie78 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I have The Modern Day Mom that is just basically a blog about day to day life. I do a lot of cooking and crafting posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Mine is mostly a travel blog for our friends and family. I have recently started to include some thoughts on books as I finish reading them to though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chava_Raizel Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 When I started my blog, it was intended to be more about everyday life. Mostly a way to share my day to day life with my family that lives several states away. It seems to end up about homeschooling more often than not though, but I suppose that's where my brain usually is. :tongue_smilie: I do post about other things though--books, menus, homemaking type stuff, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieshy Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 . I started my blog as a way to stay sane after one of our children was diagnosed with a life altering chronic illness. It's still my way to decompress and enjoy life, but as our son has stabilized it's more about life in general- or whatever I find interesting/funny. I do have a separate home school blog that I tend to neglect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 My blog is a rather eclectic random sort of place, more or less about daily life, living in Brazil, our travels, our family, my hobbies, and just whatever comes to mind. I talk very little about homeschooling, though it comes up every now and then. The link is in my siggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmama Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Mine is mostly about children with special needs, including my own child, and also about orphans with special needs listed through Reece's Rainbow. I do, however, mention other issues related to family, diet, school, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 My blog is about life following Jesus ~ The Irrational Life. I don't actually blog that often though. :blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 My blog is about having leukemia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redheadmom Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I actually have two blogs. The first one in my signature is my family life blog. So it has travel, cooking, homeschool, gardening, etc. My second blog is for my work at home business (wedding coordinator) so no homeschool at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Mine's pretty eclectic but mostly posts about writing craft and wips and book reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Martin Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I have a political blog. I used to be a lot more active, but my output has slowed during this season of young children. I also used to occasionally guest blog elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Mine is about all kinds of stuff...mostly family-related, but a little of everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Mine is about food - recipes and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) My blog is about providing practical solutions for parents of kids with Asperger Syndrome/High-Functioning Autism. It's a business blog - I'm a certified Life Coach and have recently transitioned my coaching practice to work exclusively with parents of kids with AS/HFA (I was previously coaching women professionals/entrepreneurs which was my "pre-homeschooling life"). DS has Asperger's, so this transition has allowed me to bring my work into alignment with my personal passion (helping my son and connecting with other AS parents for information sharing and support). The posts are primarily focused on the unique challenges parents of kids with AS face, as well as helping parents themselves find balance, parent positively, and enjoy life. Link is in my siggie. :) Edited October 14, 2011 by Dandelion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsieFamily Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I write a bit about homeschooling, but only because it's part of our life. My blog is more a travel blog. It's about our trip around Australia. Of course, homeschooling is mixed in there a bit because who can travel and not learn, but it's more travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Just came back on and saw this great list! I look forward to checking out your blogs. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Ummmmm, me. Although I am lax about writing, b/c I am just too busy. But I seldom write about homeschooling if at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieshy Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 My blog is about my family, and whatever else strikes my fancy. I started it 3 years ago as a way to "talk through" all the changes having a young child with a life threatening chronic illness, but as he has stabilized my scope has broadened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I just started a blog (i've done one before, but rarely added to it, that one was suposed to be a family update type of blog and it really did NOT work for me) I called this one From My Point of View, because that is what it is. My point of view on books, some of my goals, and there will probably be some about homeschool as well (since that's what I do). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Mine is kind of a journal. It's whatever I am thinking about or doing at the time. I recently did a 3 part series on "Women I Admire". I wrote about when my 8 year old boy chipped his tooth and included pictures. My blog doesn't have a focus, unless it's just "Daily Life in Our Home". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I started "Welcoming Katya" when we first made the decision to host Katya and then through the adoption process. That transitioned to "Life to the Full" when Katya was home and "Welcoming Katya" didn't quite fit anymore. But, it was still mostly Katya stories, adoption stuff, human trafficking updates, and then a smattering of family life, but very little school. But, it was so murky. So, I'm in the process of transitioning to a new blog which will have a clear focus and be more reflective of my passion to mobilize women to impact the world for Christ. Because our world starts at home, there will be home stuff in it, but my focus is women, particularly 20-something and early 30-something women who want to be discipled. What I want to accomplish with my blog cannot replace REAL LIFE discipling, but, I hope, will reach younger women where they are and help them root their identity in Christ, cultivate intimacy with Christ, and impact the world through Christ. Even narrower, my focus is upon women who are at key transitional places in their lives - entering the marketplace, marriage, and/or motherhood. These seem to be crossroads where women can lose their way and need to remember who they are, whose they are and gain courage to walk in this reality. I'm still in the process of building the blog, but as I was working on it a bit, it caused me to wonder which of you ladies have blogs that do not have homeschool as a focus, but rather a different passion or pursuit. If you do, tell me about it. I'd love to hear! It sounds like you have put a lot of thought into your blog. Knowing who your audience is, and what you want to get out of the experience is key. Last year I sort of lost my way. My blog is mostly a writing/book review blog, but during an extended period of discouragement I gave it up. Now I'm back with posts at least once a week, and that is what I can manage right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I just started a photo-a-day blog for my husband. He has so many great photos in the 35+ years of archives, and I think they deserve an audience. (corkytrewin.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Mine's an 'everything' blog. Focused mainly on family stuff, but I'll be adding recipes, and anything that comes to mind, current events, politics, book reviews...whatever. And since hsing is part of our family stuff, it'll be there ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Our family keeps a blog on my husband's recovery from his stroke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jjka Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I have a 3 blogs My main one is my homeschooling blog, but I also have a craft blog http://homespundreams.blogspot.com/ and a blog where I keep a few of my favorite photos that I've taken http://mwellphotoblog.blogspot.com/ Back when I was a CPST/carseat tech, I also used to have a carseat blog where I would post safety tips on how to properly use carseats, booster seats, etc. But, when my certification lapsed, I closed that blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 While my blog is called "Swimtaxi234" because of our children's love/passion for swimming, I write mostly about our family life and that includes a ton of posts on our dogs, homeschooling, and life in general. Today and yesterday's posts are on homeschooling, but the next two days are about sports. I try to sit down once a week and write 4-7 posts and schedule them to post during the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 My blog is about daily life... sometimes about family events... sometimes highlighting my hobbies of photography and crochet/sewing/crafts... a lot of times featuring my grandchildren, who I am blessed to babysit each week... I usually highlight each person's birthday with a post... and I usually write about something specific from time to time under the heading "seriously". Right now I am doing the Happiness Project for 2012 and write about it a few times a month (just starting... lol) and that is under "seriously" because I am not html gifts and do not know how to make a new tab for "Happiness Project"!!! I love to blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenangelcat Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Another everything blog here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 It sounds like you have put a lot of thought into your blog. Knowing who your audience is, and what you want to get out of the experience is key. Last year I sort of lost my way. My blog is mostly a writing/book review blog, but during an extended period of discouragement I gave it up. Now I'm back with posts at least once a week, and that is what I can manage right now. Thanks, Georgiana! The same thing happened to me and it's good to be back to writing with a sense of focus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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