I’m a mom who blogs, but I don’t think of myself as a “mommy blogger”. I think I talk at least 50% of time about my running. My blog is http://itsadoglickbabyworld.blogspot.com/ if anyone wants to read about having a 9 month old baby and running marathons!

Katie, I would love to be a part of this. I love blogging but have been too lazy to keep up with mine. I write a column for the Sentinel but it’s not as open and honest (or brazen) as a blog would be. What can I do to get involved?

I started my blog, UsingOurWords.com, after a post I wrote for a Yahoo! employee blog got sent around and made it all the way back to some of my friends. I realized I had a lot to say about motherhood and I couldn’t wait to build my own community. I love to write about the ups and downs of parenting in an honest, comical and hopeful way. Let’s face it, no day (or mom) is perfect, but there are enough sweet and hilarious moments to celebrate that you can’t help but realize all of the hard work and emotional turmoil is sooo worth it. (So much so, in my opinion, that I’m expecting #3 in May!)

I am new to blogging and my site is http://www.NewDayNewDeals.com and I post a blog each night about all of the baby deals for the next day so that moms don’t miss out on the good stuff. I am in the process of reading up on professional blogging and looking to move my “oldschool” site to a more blog friendly format. So far this has been a blast and I look forward to being part of her book community on facebook!

I started my blog recently after attending the Alt Summit on blogging in January so I am officially a “newbie”. I blog to record my life and hope to connect with other people in doing so. I also blog as a structured way to get myself to write. I have a couple of posts about this very phenomena of “mommybloggers”- how as women we are taking the “invisible” parts of our lives and spinning something artful and
meaningful from them, elevating and sharing them at the same time. On top of all of this, some moms are making money doing this! The whole thing is AMAZING! I think ultimately, this is about women finding a venue to tell their stories and connect with other women. And it’s very empowering.

I have http://www.rainydaysandmomdays.com and before that, http://www.reethinks.blogspot.com. I blog because I like telling stories, and with Rainy Days, I hopefully get to help other moms too. I’d love to be involved in this project :)

I am the writer of the blog The TRUTH about Motherhood http://www.motherhoodthetruth.com. I write my blog as a way to build my writing portfolio, chronicle my children’s lives and my life during this time ( it’s all such a blur right now) and build a community of support and reference.My blog is the truth as I live it. It’s may not always be unicorns and rainbows, some days I’m on a ledge and my girls are driving me to need a bowl of wine. Other days, they can do no wrong.Either way,I share with my readers. So much time is wasted between women trying to one up the other. Motherhood should not be a competition but a shared bonding experience. I love the idea of building relationships and sharing experiences with other mothers. I am a huge advocate of a world where sisterhood is grown through motherhood.

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Ostensibly this is about mothering, poop, and academe (I’m an Associate Professor of English Literature when I’m not with my 2 and 4 year old children). Just wrote my 100th post yesterday, which makes me a new-born babe in the well-grown world of mommyblogging.
I write to make myself laugh, but mostly for catharsis: if someone else, anyone else, can see the humor in that feeling of being ripped down the middle by competing maternal/ career demands, it makes me feel so much better.

Wow, what a great idea. I look forward to participating and reading the final product.
My blog is going through a transition right now, I am partnering up with my best friend and we are changing the name to Healthy Mama, Healthy Baby (healthymamahealthybaby.com) although the content is staying the same.

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I think this is a fabulous idea! Not affiliated with the Momoir Blog though?

I just started in January as a way to process my experience with postpartum depression. It’s been really cathartic for me, but I had no idea what else it would bring me. I didn’t even know this vast community was out there. I’ve connected with so many others and have had people tell me my posts are helping them get the help they need, so that’s a huge bonus I didn’t anticipate. So rewarding.