Okay. I was trying to register my blog with Christian Women Online, and I got to the part where I had to write a description of my blog.
And, um, well.
I had no idea what to say.
I mean, I keep reading posts where people say that a blog should have a mission statement, and I’m beginning to think that I have no bloggy purpose. At least as far as an “official statement” goes.
Because “Read by tens of people…” is not exactly a description. Neither is the stuff from the “About Me” section of the sidebar.
So I tried. I really did. I got as far as “A Southern wife and mama who loves the Lord, loves to write, and loves to laugh” – but I think that’s sort of, well, lame. There’s no personality in that…I was SO hoping to use the phrase “wacky shenanigans.” :-)
And I know that the people at CWO aren’t going to be judging my blurb and ranking it on a scale of 1-10. But I’m OCD, you know, and I want whatever I write down to be accurate, and true, and a real reflection of what goes on in this little corner of the interweb.
So.
I’m curious.
If you blog, do you have a mission statement? Or a purpose statement? Or even a clear description in your head?
‘Cause I’m clueless. And feeling sort of stupid.
Because I don’t know if you know it or not, but I actually write this thing.
And if you want to write my blog description for me, I’ll be eternally grateful.
Is that cheating?
i actually LOVE the ‘read by tens of people every day’ thing. And my bloglines says it’s more than that, so you’re right, you may have to change.
I don’t consider myself serious enough to have a mission statement. If so it would be something dumb, like “Where I mention poop more times than an ex lax commercial.”
I have a tag line sort of thing at the top of my blog, but it’s just kinda silly. are you going for meaningful? i like wacky shenanigans, too!
No mission statement here, well nothing besides Flying By the Seat of My Pants, which really means nothing but is in all actuality how I live my life also.
And all this is to say that if you find someone to write yours, then send them my way afterwards. Please.
Here’s my CWO description: An everyday Christian sharing everyday thoughts about her journey of faith.
My bloglines description is prolly more accurate: Reflections of a crazy woman.
I see that you and I have a thing or two in common. When I decided to start my blog, it took me a couple of days to choose a name that would reflect its purpose. Don’t know if I succeeded, but my husband liked the name, so I went with it.
The Reader’s Digest Condensed Version of my mission is to encourage, inspire, and amuse others.
I like wacky shenanigans, too. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!
After a full night’s sleep, I think I may leave well enough alone. Or I may just go with “Christians can be funny, too.” Or “Proof that God is glorified when we TiVo. And cook. And especially when we cook while watching TiVo.”
See? My personality really doesn’t lend itself to this sort of “thoughtful description” thing AT ALL.
Good grief. A mission statement. Seriously? BooMama, people who have mission statements for their blogs obviously spend a long time drafting them in MEETINGS whereafter they adjourn for a tofu meal and discuss the horrors of bacon grease as a cooking staple.
I can tell you what your blog IS — it is (and therefore you are) a Connector, as described in “The Tipping Point.” Malcolm Gladwell explains Connectors as folks who not only know a lot of people, but a lot of different kinds of people. And Connectors bring them together.
See, you not only post a lot, you also comment on other people’s posts a lot. And you use -your- posts to direct to other posts.
You’re a Connector. And that’s no small thing.
Okay. All you had to do was compare a mission statement to a meeting to convince me that it’s probably not a good fit for my personality.
No wonder I had such a hard time with it. :-)
But I really do admire people who can write with a certain level of intention all the time (as opposed to my “hey y’all, I made some chicken”-type posts). There’s a discipline to that kind of thinking that I envy just a teensy bit.
This is a description I’ve submitted to a few different places about my blog: A journey out of depression and into joyful living with thoughts on weight loss and mothering, heaven and hell, and everything in between.
I’ve never written a mission statement before, but I have thought about my blog’s purpose before. It’s to get myself healthy, happy, and closer to the Lord while dragging any interested parties along for the ride. :)
How ’bout this? The best in bloggity goodness. (no kidding)
Maybe this? Choosy bloggers choose Boomama.
When I think Boomama, I think “It just doesn’t get any better than this.” Yeah, prolly not a great idea to use a beer slogan.
Perhaps the one Lauren inspired?
“BooMama: Taunting You With Food, Encouraging You In The Lord.”
You could go with simple: Wife, mother, blogger extraodinaire.
or stupid: Does this blog make my butt look big?
The possibilites are endless. I’ll stop so this post won’t be.
Oh, that last one? Made me laugh HARD. You need to use that one your own clever self.
And I really have thought about what Lauren said in the comments the other day…it’s been cracking me up for about four days now.
And thanks, Brenda, for the sweet words. Y’all are the most encouraging bunch of women in the free world.
I so wanted to write something witty and helpful here, but I’ve just read everybody else’s comments, and they’re cornered the market on both witty and helpful. I, on the other hand, am now fretting–even my own husband asked me the other day what my #1 reason for writing is, and I had nothing. No idea. I guess just because I like it. And it’s free. Do you have to justify why you blog? “Just because” works for me–and if you need more than that, you can put, “Because when Sarah checks her bloglines and sees that I have FOUR posts today, it absolutely makes her day.” Enough said. :)
ROFLOL! Love everybody here…you have great blog buddies! Funny gals!
Your mission? To treat us all to some good ole Southern hospitality.
You’re a doll, BooMama!