Two blank days on my blogging calendar. Just like that.
I feel like an amateur tennis player who almost wins the first set against an all star champ, but ends up losing the game because I gave my all to win the first points!
Turns out, I hardly have time to blog these days, though I “think” posts all the time, I failed to “write” them! I have made peace with the fact that if I cannot blog every day, it’s okay and life goes on!
If you will indulge me, I will let you know how this happened!
I have sacrificed quite a bit of sleep to get this blog going over the past three weeks, and I am so excited to have reached over 1,000 page views (yay!). Bu this week my sacrifice went to my friends, in particulat two of my dearest girlfriends who have just given birth to three babies in total.
On another note, my company is going through a reorg and we are being told great changes are ahead. What I see is that more work will continue to be done by a too small number of people. I will however admit, I am a little out of it this week — I have not felt very concerned or interested because newborns are far more intriguing, and seeing my friends go through this life changing experience has been a real treat.
On yet another note, I have notified the family we share our nanny with that upon her departure in less than 4 weeks, I am looking to find a home day care for T instead of hiring a new nanny to come work out of my house for both their child and mine.
The dad got so upset, he was taking it very personally. I’m afraid he may never talk to me again! I explained it had nothing to with them — I just can’t handle a day care at my house, that’s not what I signed up for; beside T will really benefit from hanging out with more children, and a bit older too.
There are two contenders thus far, out of which one is already getting me a little worried. Might as well say I have only one prospect right now.
Finding child care can be such a hassle! Without word of mouth, reputable home day cares are really hard to find — when a spot opens, it gets filled from the next child on the waiting list.
When I am so tired that I can’t keep my eyes open, I know blogging can wait. Tonight, I was able to keep my eyes open long enough, but I’m nearing the end.
I will need to refocus and plan my next posts a bit better, another thing I learned!
Off to bed or else I’m never going to make it to my 6AM run.
I’m curious to hear what others are finding is “getting in the way of blogging”. Please share your experiences in the comment section below!
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I’m sorry to hear about your riff with the dad. That’s very stressful. But you are straight forward and honest, and in the end, he will understand.
Enjoy your weekend
Thanks for your support! I think I’m honest too, hopefully this can get resolved amicably!
Yay! I missed reading your blog late at night while feeding my new little one. Welcome back! I can completey understand life getting in the way of your intentions of blogging. It is important to prioritize. I know for a fact your two girlfriends appreciate you being there for them as they go through this exciting new change. And sometimes work can be mentally exhausting so it’s good to take a day or so off from writing to regroup and refresh the mind. You are doing great! Lately when I’ve been up during the night I often think about what I would talk about if I blogged. It’s sort of fun.
Anyway, I hope things clear smoothly with the nanny sharing family. I agree that honesty is best and it will be so nice to have your house to yourselves again. Hope you made your 6am run! 
Hey you! I love that you are looking forward to reading my posts, that’s such an honor!
We all have busy lives, knowing that a handful of people are taking a few minutes of their days to read what I have to say is something that I’m very grateful for. I hope I won’t disappoint! And for starters I will try to keep posting daily.
Erin, I’m sure you’d have tons to talk about it on your blog, you are quite the entrepreneur! Maybe you could start by writing a guest post on my blog? You get full credit of course, and no need to have your own blog for that.
PS: I did make it to my early morning run, but only because I knew someone was waiting at my door… Thanks Nicole
I must admit that I was sad to see no blogs.
Can you have guest bloggers? You can give them a topic and let them “discuss?” That would be fun! I completely understand how you “think posts.” I have always written in my brain…it is how I think, often. Shame I don’t get it down on paper (or computer.) So I consider you advanced in the fact that you have a blog, even if you can’t do it every day!!
Guest bloggers get their own post provided it’s a subject that is of interest to the blog owner — many bloggers like to have guests write on their blog because it diversifies content/tone/insight, etc.
I think we are on to something, girls. We should co-blog. But you must write your thoughts down utlimately, because brain blogging is hard to share.
I think blogs all of the time, too, but am often too busy to get the thoughts down! You know what, though…when you are off the blog for a couple of days, people really miss you! Ha! Great luck with your daycare search!
I wonder how most bloggers keep track of their ideas as the day goes on — on paper, in their iPhone? I find myself writing on the back of store receipts when I’m out and about and an idea pops in!
Thanks, day care situation resolved. Check!
Hello! Yes this post is where I Am at the moment. I work full timish (taking one day annual leave the past few months since returning from maternity leave), partner works full time, and 8 month old twins. I have only started getting onto blogging and loving it but hard to find time in the day to twitter, read forums, other blogs plus try to write my own. My partner pulled me aside the other day saying he felt I had more preference for the computer at the moment. Not good. Childcare has been trial and error. We just found a great family daycare mum you cares for the girls one day a week. I wish I had researched it six months ago. Problem with twins is there is often one spot available but never two. We had a nanny but she left to go back to study. They are in centre daycare for now two days which I don’t like but it is across from work so I can see them at lunch. Oh the guilt! Just doing the best as we can. Lisa
P.s. Love your blog will be back.