Curiosities of Motherhood & Life; Chronicled

Not all that long ago, I was looking at ye old blog + was thinking about how very happy I was with this bit of cyber space I have here. I've read other blogs where the authors have ever so often told their tale of how they "came to be" for other new readers... so I thought perhaps I would do the same. {...not that I have tons of new readers or anything, but here's to hopin'!}

I've probably mentioned this before; that when I began blogging a couple of years ago, I was more of the crafty-the-crackhead, suffering from Soulemama Envy type. Eventually, I started to get kind of annoyed with the all too perfect crafty blogs annd became a bit resentful about the time I spent AWAY from my kiddos, crafting away like a nut. So after my 3rd babe was born, I began this blog. I had suddenly had this epiphany that when it came to blogging, I didn't have to constantly be doing something extrodinary...that motherhood in and of itself was pretty extrodinary. And I didn't have to be super human when it came to posting... and posting on the creative things I did. Don't get me wrong, I still like to get all crafty from time to time...and even kind of obsessivly so on occassion, but it's not a requirement. You see, the blogs that I enjoyed reading were more authentic than perfect....

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And with that, authentic became the cornerstone of the space I have here. Authentic + Congruent. I've always thought about the land of blog as a bit of a Co-op. Somedays I read to be inspired, other days, I hope to inspire others. I recently read this feature on a blogger I LOVE who wrote of giving mama advice...well, read the interview, but Jenn basically said SHUT IT! And I couldn't agree more! In my own experience raising 3 very different children in 3 very different periods of my own life there seems to be an exception to every rule. That is how I came to sub title this blog: Curiosities of Motherhood & Life; Chronicled.

As mama's, many of us understand that the best way to support another mama, friend, etcetera is to say, "I hear ya!" While having had 3 kiddos {1yr, 3.5yrs, 7yrs.} may or may not qualify me to be an advice giver...it certainly gives me a very broad repetoire of experience to draw from to say "I hear you!" about. We are all unique in our own ways; so while you might not have tattoos, be vegan, etcetera, I like to think that through my little typings each reader can indentify with some aspect of what it means to be authentic, to live the life that is right for you and your family even if it means going slightly against the grain {...or to be inspired to do so if that's the space you're in?}
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This space is a chronicle of my life...of my being a mother: the surprise birth of my first son, the trials + tribulations I experienced trying to conceive my second 2 children...and the joy of knowing that my baby makin' days are done! { Huzzah! Yes, my head is no longer soley in my uterus...and I no longer get all weepy when I see a pregnant woman or hold a baby}. This space is about all of the growing + changing that we mamas experience while our littles grow + change... but it's also about the evolution of ME becoming the most authentic ME I can be. This can involve making new friends as an adult, dieting, being a working mama, exploring your passions + creativity... at times it may be something as simple as taking a risk with an outfit and at other times, as complex as reconnecting with your Mister on a whole new level after having + while raising kiddos...powerful stuff I tell you! We are never quite the same after we become mamas are we? It is all rather curious indeed and I find that I'm rarely at a loss for things to write about. Thanks for finding me...and sayin', "I hear ya!"

xo.