Mamma 'Round the World

So, I've started a new blog. Yes, another one. :) This one is called Mamma 'Round the World and is going to be slightly different than This is Us...Today.

First of all, MRTW is public. It's open for everyone and anyone to read- in fact, my goal is to drive as much traffic to it as possible, so, please SHARE THE LINK with your friends and family- if it will interest them, of course.

The basic idea of the blog is not so different from this one- it'll chronicle our lives, but I am going to focus on all the normal stuff we do and how it is affected by living abroad. And obviously, I am the author, so, it's going to be written mostly from my roles... mother, wife, woman, etc.

A while ago I started censoring myself quite a lot on this blog because for the few people who seemed to still read it, a lot of the stuff I wanted to write about didn't really seem appropriate reading material. Well, on MRTW I am going to delve back into some of those topics- so consider yourself warned. I will write about my internal struggles, including my disordered eating and struggles with depression. I may also explore aspects of my marriage. The idea is to appeal to the mommy crowd- to write stuff that other women might be able to relate to, but to throw a fun international twist on things. I will try to keep things mostly light and humorous, but I'm just saying, you're going to find content there that you haven't seen here in a long time. And obviously, please remember, that often, in fact, most of the time, the whole story probably won't be portrayed, because, of course, I will try to respect Joel's privacy as well as yours (this is directed at other friends and family).

Finally, you will see that the new blog is covered in ads and links. There is a money-making aspect to all of this, and these ads and links will hopefully achieve that purpose. Cross your fingers for us on that front, because a little extra pocket money will come in handy as we transition to Laos and one smaller salary than we have now. :) And like I said, send readers to the blog...anyone who wants to keep up with what we are doing... let them do it there! I'm pretty sure every visit will earn us a few cents. Hopefully it will add up!

I will not abandon this blog...I might still post in depth Beni updates here which would not be appropriate for the completely public world wide web...so, don't stop coming here altogether, however, do expect that posts will probably slow down. I will try my best to make sure they don't stop completely.

Thanks for your support in this new endeavor! :)