Blogger:  a person who keeps a Web log (blog) or publishes an online diary

I’m attending an event tonight tailored to mommy bloggers.  When a friend asked me to go, I thought, Sure, girls night at a spa.  Sounds good to me.  It wasn’t until this morning only a few hours before the event that I freaked out.  FRAUD!  I can’t go to a blogging event with women that have dedicated their lives for YEARS to blogging.  Sure I blog, but does writing my opinion about baby diapers and urinals really make me a blogger?

Thinking back to when I started this website a few months ago, I can honestly say I didn’t do it to become a “blogger.”  The idea started when I visited my parent’s farm last summer and happened to run into the daughter of one of their close friends.  She recently graduated from high school and planned to attend Gonzaga University, my ROTC Alma mater.  She told me she was considering the Army ROTC program there and asked if I could give her any information about my experience in ROTC and the Army.  As I studied this sweet seventeen-year-old farm girl and formed my response, I couldn’t help but see myself 15 years prior. How could I tell her in only a few minutes all the ways my life changed since joining the Army?

I can’t remember exactly what I said, but when I returned back home to Colorado that chance meeting still bothered me.  I felt the weight not only of her decision, but every woman that debated joining the Army.  A few weeks later after some soul searching, dreaded computer programming, and my thirtieth birthday, From Military to Mom was born.  Each time I post, a little bit of that weight is relieved and I hope by the time I’ve told all of my stories, I’ll have a better answer for those future Army girls.

Am I a blogger?  I guess so.  I may be a newbie, but I’m glad I started this website.  Twelve plus years in the Army and four years as a mom has given me a thing or two to write about.  Now, to find something to wear as these black yoga pants and Hubby’s Gonzaga sweatshirt don’t exactly scream professional.

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1. From Military to Mom for a year
2. From Army to Mommy: My Story Part III
3. The Army Weight Control Program for Females
4. From Army to Mommy: My Story Part I
5. From Army to Mommy: My Story Part IV

4 Responses to “Am I a Blogger?”

1. jen says:

   January 20, 2010 at 4:43 pm

   Next time you’re on my site, click through to a few of the blogs I have listed. Amalah, All & Sundry, Attack of the Redneck Mommy, Cheaper Than Therapy, Dad Gone Mad, Finslippy… I started reading blogs about 2 years ago and I love the laughs, the insight, and the inspiration I get from all of them – yours included! And once you “get to know” some of them, start following each other on Twitter, commenting on each other’s posts, you get a really great sense of community. I don’t write very often, but I like having those ties.
2. Alyssa says:

   January 21, 2010 at 9:48 am

   Thanks, Jen! I had a blast last night realizing many of the women there were just like me. Bloggers know how to throw a good girl’s night, for sure!
3. Casey says:

   January 27, 2010 at 9:41 pm

   Melissa and I think your awesome! Keep writing dude!
4. Alyssa says:

   February 1, 2010 at 3:49 pm

   Thanks, dude!