Yes, it’s a strange name for my new blog. But, it actually captures the essence of my new blog perfectly. Before I delve into all of that, my go live is not until May 17. I know…I know…I always make BIG plans but my follow through pretty much sucks, right? Well, my brain literally can’t function without sleep, and for some reason, my children don’t sleep well in the first few months of life. But things are looking up! Aidan, my 5-month-old, is finally getting into a sleep schedule (still wakes up twice a night–but that is manageable in comparison to 5-6 times a night), which means my brain can FOCUS again.
So, why did I name my new blog Nirvana Mamma? 4 reasons: 1.) I wanted an easy to remember name with an available domain name , 2.) I wanted the name of my blog to be positive and fun to keep me from taking myself too seriously (because I always take myself too seriously), 3.) I wanted the name of my blog to be positive and fun to keep others from taking me too seriously (because I honestly don’t really know what I’m talking about), and 4.) I wanted the name of my blog to really connect with the type of content I will post on it.
On that last point, this blog will be entirely about me following my bliss. My posts will be about what I REALLY want to write about at the time, not what I think I SHOULD write about, because I’m always worried about what I SHOULD do in order to make other people happy. This will be a bit of an experiment, actually. If I put myself out there–WAY out there–what will happen?
There will definitely be posts about motherhood, because that’s my life right now. But, I will probably be prone to sharing my deepest thoughts on life, which MAY turn some people off from my blog because I have a different outlook than most people. I will also be prone to blogging about esoteric topics like reincarnation and astrology which will DEFINITELY turn some people off from my blog. I’m sure 90% of you just deleted my blog from your reader. 
Which brings me back to the 4th reason for the name: Nirvana Mamma sounds like a great name for a blog that only hippies would read.
But, I think the cool thing about this blog will be that it’s not going to be your average mommy blog. And I plan on being a bit tongue-in-cheek with it. I’m going to have tons of fun with it. Again, I’m going to try to not take myself too seriously, and I’m hoping you won’t either.
So, GO LIVE on NirvanaMamma.com will be May 17. The design will probably still look exactly like MommyInProgress.com, but I have an itch to write again. So, writing will come first, and the design second.
I hope you’ll join me in my little personal experiment…even if you’re not a hippie. Because, REALLY, I’m not a hippie. I just think like one.
