Bloggin’ for a Livin’?

I began blogging almost exactly a year ago at My Two Boys and shortly thereafter at Discussing Autism. I also started blogging for Chicago Moms Blog in July and A Child Chosen in October. I also write at Props and Pans about products I review and love and I belong to mom communities like Maya’s Mom, Trusera, Team Mom, and mommybar.

However, I began researching how to write online long before I ever went public with a blog or even knew how to design one because I wanted to make sure what I was doing was right…and that I was doing it the right and professional way. I logged into forums and met some fabulous people like Gayla McCord, Randa Clay, Wendy Piersall at the new Sparkplugging, Charlene Polansky, Angela Stevens, Kailani, and Laura Williams. Through these forums and well renowned bloggers I learned where to blog, how to blog, what to blog (and what not to blog), and how to get myself out there and get noticed.

So, within a year, I have gone from blogging on one personal blog about family to writing about Autism, adoption,, reviews, communities, and whatever else strikes my fancy. I love that I have been able to forge my own way into the world of adoption and special needs…and kind-of make a name for myself (I still have a long, long way to go but I feel like I have make a small mark in a year’s time).

I started blogging not only because I wanted to help my family supplement our income but also because I wanted to help other families understand what it is like to both adopt and to have a special needs child. Many families adopt and many families have a special needs child but having both can be unique…and very difficult, especially when one does not anticipate it upon adoption.

I want to help families find help, find resources, understand that there are other families out there like them experiencing the same things. When we were going through our roughest, hardest days I needed that and could not find it. I needed someone to talk to and could not find it. I want mother’s to know that I have been there and done that and I am here to talk to or to read.