With a newborn to look after, life can get a little crazy and for people who, like me, often think too much, a blog could be a sanity saver. Perhaps someone out there will read it — another first time mum or dad up in the middle of the night to feed their baby, feeling a bit lonely, half asleep, wondering whether they are doing things right or just wanting to find someone else who is going through something similar?
After my first post, I also posted a link to this blog on my Facebook page — almost immediately, two lovely people responded with positive feedback, my good friend Laura and cousin Magda. Another good friend Karen, who recently had her second beautiful baby girl Indianna, added the comment: 'keep writing Ula!' Thank you all for the encouragement, it means a lot.
Then something unexpected happened. In a moment of 'should-I-be-writing-as-me-or-remain-anonymous-help-what-have-I-done-gulp', I deleted the link to this blog from my Facebook page, along with the lovely comments from friends.
But here I am this morning, sitting at the kitchen table with my notebook again, writing directly to my blog without editing like in the last post and it feels good.
If you're reading this, let me know your thoughts. If you're a blogger, I welcome your advice — as a newbie to this and motherhood, blogging has creaked open the door to a whole new world to me. I hope to make some new friends along the way and learn from others who are in a similar situation to me and perhaps even offer something that will help someone else, even in a small way.
If like me, you're a mum (and let's not forget dads, too) and would like to start your own blog for whatever reason, check out free and helpful eBook Blogging 101: the mum's guide to starting a blog. I haven't had a chance to read it all but it's helped me to get started. Perhaps it will help you, too.
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