The Zog Blog

Obviously, the format of this blog just isn’t working for me anymore. It made so much sense when we’d just moved to California, were new parents, and were so worried about losing touch with everyone. Now we’re back, we have the added hustle and bustle of another child, and I’m back at work. If I’m honest with myself, whenever I think about writing here I start missing my grandfather, and his near-daily reminders to share some more pictures, or writing, or whatever.

I think I’ll finally honor his request that I write about more of our lives, and admit that I’m just not interested in keeping a blog that’s some sanitized, kid-only/mom-only collection of (cute!) baby pictures. It’s not that I’m tired of sharing pictures of my kids!

It’s more that quick updates on our lives this past year tend to seem more negative than they really are, and focus a lot more on the bad than the good. With one very happy/healthy baby exception, most of the news bulletins lately haven’t been so great (bedbugs, Jon losing his job and not finding another one for ages, my father’s health, etc. etc. etc.). And that collection of items is as depressing to write as it is to read.

There’s also the fact that as we emerge from the all-baby-all-the-time bubble of infancy, I’m getting tired of writing just about the more upbeat, milestone-centered parts of motherhood. I don’t know how I slipped into that rut, but I sure did get stuck there. Perhaps in part because I was trying to represent the family in this space, instead of just myself, I have often struggled to find anything of substance to put here.But before declaring this space officially dead, I think I’m going to try changing the way I use this blog. We’ll see how it works for everyone reading.

Those of you who were primarily interested in the baby pictures can now just browse them in my flickr account. Or, you can keep reading here, since I’m sure I’ll never tire of taking and posting kid pictures. But the text, and the topics, are now going to be much more representative of me. I’m not going to make a special effort to keep you all updated on our lives, I’m not going to commit to mentioning how things are going in every post. Sometimes I’ll write about food, or a photo project I’ve undertaken for Daniel’s first year, or ways in which motherhood challenge me. I might share fiction snippets, or a photo log of an outing we’ve taken. I’m sure to update the sidebar with links to content that I find compelling. I might even talk about politics or religion (here’s your warning).

Maybe a year from now I really will admit defeat and close up shop here. But I think it’s worth trying something new first.

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