On any other Friday
I’m trying to reach sources on a Friday, usually this is the best day, but today you’d think that they were all out at recess or something funner than trying to reach them. Meanwhile, there is a sort of June gloom outside that everyone once in a while breaks into a stream of sunshine. But it’s in the 70s and who is going to complain about living in New Orleans when the weather couldn’t be better (except for more sun).
The Transracial Parenting blog is under construction and I mean that literally. Something went haywire and we’re waiting for it to get fixed and in the meantime, there is still a lot to do to make it ready for prime-time. So I read two famous bloggers to get an idea of what they are doing and instead of leaving me depressed about how successful they are and how unsuccessful I am, I actually was inspired by their posts. One of the bloggers is Heather Armstrong and the other is Penelope Trunk. They both dispel the notion that blogging will get you anywhere when in fact it got them everywhere, so why take their advice?
For me, I’ve been content to work out of my office, sitting instead in the dining room since my need to be tethered is great and with my partner gone, I have to have access to the kitchen, Tin and my laptop 24/7. But this is the beauty of it all – outside my window – gliding over the bayou is this beauty who could care less about blogging, success or anything that does not smell fishy:
