Last week I was sitting at gate B14 or something just minding my own business with my Starbucks blueberry scone and orange juice, waiting to board my plane. I was contemplating the right time to finally apply my makeup when this guy came over and asked to sit two seats over from me. I told him it was fine as long as he did not sit right next to me. I need my personal space, you know. (I am just so witty like that). I thought he would leave me alone after that, but I soon discovered that he was insistent on talking the rest of my trip to Colorado.
The next question I got was "Well, you obviously know what I do, but what do you do for a living?"
I did not obviously know what he did. I actually thought he was a flight attendant or some kind of co-pilot or something because he had a military-like jacket with some wingy type things on it. Clearly I know nothing about nothing because I realized later he is in the Navy. (I'm an idiot).
He commented on the lack of shine on my boots and how I was drinking the wrong brand of orange juice and was terribly surprised when I told him I am Mormon. "I normally have a good radar about these things!" He exclaimed. I wondered what his perception of Mormons is (or of me) for him to be so surprised by this news.
At this point, he was not at all surprised when I told him I have a blog. He actually rolled his eyes and said something to the effect of, "Oh of cooourrsee you do. Why do so many Mormon women blog anyway?"
I had no answer. Just that I like to blog and I also happen to be Mormon. I have thoughts and ideas and funny things that happen (like talking to strangers in airports) that I like to write down in my spare time. So there.
At any rate, I laughed to myself when I heard about this article on salon.com addressing this very issue (as well as the succeeding article here about the salon.com article). I had to laugh when the author referenced Anthropolgie-like closets and something about domestic life made easy. No really, I'm laughing. My closet is far from Anthropolgie-esque and I hardly consider my domestic life easy. Although Kyle has been doing the grocery shopping lately...
Anyway, I loved that the author felt that "Mormon mommy blogs" were uplifting (albeit strangely uplifting) and I hope in some sense along the way, this little blog of mine has been uplifting for someone. Oh yeah, even if that someone is me. :)
So what do you think about "Mormon mommy blogs?"
Do you have thoughts on why so many Mormon women blog?
Did you also read this article?
2 comments:
I read the the article "Mormon Mommy Blogs", but I can honestly say that the ONLY blog I read regularly (other than the couponing ones that tell me where the great deals are in a given week) is yours.
It's uplifting, entertaining, and funny. What more could I ask for?
You're amazing!
I like to think of myself as a domestic goddess. Yeah right. I do like to share recipes and crafts because a) I'm proud of myself for creating something and feel like shouting from the rooftops, or b) I know it will help someone else, or c) I don't really care if anyone reads it, I just wanted to write it where I won't lose it. I think stay at home moms (all women, really) need a place to write and share thoughts, talents, opinions, pictures, etc. It feels like a journal, but public. A blog is an easy way to do that, that's why I blog anyway. Oh and I don't share everything bad in my life so my blog may seem "better" than my real life. If I blogged about everything in my life, it would take forever, so why not focus on the positive and interesting. Proud to be a Mormon Mommy Blogger.
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