Comments on merlot mom: I'M STRESSED AS HELL AND I'M NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANY...

I am a blogger addict. Hubby has no idea what I d...

2008-04-08T19:39:00.000-07:00

I am a blogger addict. Hubby has no idea what I do on the computer now. I haven't told him I have a blog, because, well, he wouldn't know what one was anyway and I can have this little secret all to myself *grin* at least for now. It's only been a month. I do find blog-hopping hard to manage....time flies when your hopping. Other than that, I try to use blogging as my reward for getting other things done. I used to be way more organized when I worked outside the house in my studio (years ago). Now that I am home, I am more relaxed (lazy) because I don't have to stick to a strict schedule. But we do run out of underwear and sock occasionally....

It's all so relative, no? When I started my blog ...

2008-04-08T14:12:00.000-07:00

It's all so relative, no? When I started my blog I set the goal of doing two posts a week, and I'm wary of increasing that; afraid I will feel like gerbil on the wheel. I'm hoping that by limiting posts I will have enough time to learn the tech stuff and do some marketing. That's the part that is hard on my mid-life brain. I'm STILL trying to figure out how to set up comment tracking so I can track the conversations I join.

With a kid with autism at home, blogging is more of a way to talk with adults than a money-maker.

I am impressed you have already hooked up with del0iciolus, Digg, StumbleUpon, etc. They are still on my "do to" list. Is doing so worthwhile?

Karen-I'm not quite post menopausal, in peri stage...

2008-04-07T21:59:00.000-07:00

Karen-I'm not quite post menopausal, in peri stages I suppose, but other than that I'm right there with ya.

The real problem is that there aren't enough hours...

2008-04-07T21:41:00.000-07:00

The real problem is that there aren't enough hours in the day for reading blogs and then writing. Hence I sit here at 12:30a looking for balance and for sleep. Is this about post-menopause, blogging or both?

I am a blog addict...I admit it. And the really c...

2008-04-07T18:32:00.000-07:00

I am a blog addict...I admit it. And the really cool part of having people read and comment on my blog, makes me want to reciprocate, but at this point there are soo many blogs I read and so little time. I read almost every post in my reader, but I don't always have time to comment, sometimes this happens during my downtime at work, sometimes while cooking dinner, sometimes while my little one is in the bath. I don't think i have found the balance yet.

By Jane and MM: Just so you know I never felt mor...

2008-04-07T17:34:00.000-07:00

By Jane and MM: Just so you know I never felt more stressed than after I wrote that article. I didn't get the same endorphin rush I get when I write a more "personal" piece (so I felt like maybe time wasn't well spent) and because the links gave me so much trouble, I left the house late and totally fa-klempt! I need to re-view, re-understand, re-whatever the articles I linked as well. Sheesh!

What you said about the blogosphere learning curve...

2008-04-07T17:11:00.000-07:00

What you said about the blogosphere learning curve really resonated with me. Sometimes I feel like I'm running in place. I don't know if it's midlife or what, but stuff doesn't stay in my head the way it used to (I think!) So I have to go back and re-view and re-understand and re-whatever. And I don't have kids gumming up the works...or a husband! So know that the grass is not greener, no matter where you are.

Wow! That's dead on. I was far more organized wh...

2008-04-07T15:17:00.000-07:00

Wow! That's dead on. I was far more organized when I was working outside the home. I even fit in the occasional pedicure over lunch! Now, I'm behind in everything.

I think part of it had to do with having the house empty all day - no one to clutter it up! But I've also been thinking it's because of my addiction to blogging. I too "link around" and ignore my husband after the kids go to bed.

My new trick is to set the kitchen timer so if I "just jump online to check email" I hear the timer and know that my child has to be picked up from school.

I need help. I'll read the links after the kids go to bed - the timer's telling me to put the fish in the oven.