World Domination. I'm Doing it Right. Kind of.

Look!

See that? THAT!  *sigh* top right hand corner….

Here let me show you.

Yeah.  Me.  Featured.  Front page. Above Aiming Low.

Yesterday I was a featured on the DailyBuzz Mom’s daily Top 9 newsletter.

Of course, it was the one post this week that didn’t have a picture, so I look kinda dull and boring up there in the corner.

But picture or not, I was featured!  And in my mind, my little ole blog was part of an email that was sent to thousands of inboxes around the internet.  The potential for hundreds of new eyes to see me..

Now I have to step up my game.

I have to say thank you to Meredith over at Life’s Crazy Joke.  She wrote this post, and gave me the information I didn’t have before, to branch out, to take it up a level.

Just another step on my journey to world domination national fame becoming a big deal.

Reason 342 Why I am an Awesome Mom

I am not a cat person.

I am not really a pet person.  Fish? They’re ok only because they do not require a whole lot of attention. See, I’m an attention whore, and there can only be one of those in any relationship.  And that’s me.  Fish are just about the perfect pet.  Cheap, low maintenance, low chance of any emotional attachment so  if they die, easily replaced without a lot of emotional drama and such.

We’ve established, I am not a pet, specifically a cat, person.  What I am, though, is an awesome mom.

What makes me so awesome?

The fact that regardless of the fact I am not a cat person at all, I got my daughters each their own kitten.

Because I’m either a really awesome mom.

Or I’m insane.

Which may or may not have been established in the past.

So, I have two kittens underfoot in my house.  For the most part, I don’t mind. Mainly because the girls treat these kittens like new born babies. The other night I called the girls into my bedroom. They came running, babies in tow, and by ‘in-tow’ I mean cradled in their arms. One may or may  not have been wrapped in a baby blanket left over from the girls.

Have a seat girls.

So, you’ve had these kittens..

They’re BABIES Mom!

No, they are KITTENS. So you’ve had these kittens for a few days

Aww look Mom, she’s sleeping.

Yes I see that, it’s because you have it wrapped up tight in that blanket it has no other option.  Anyway, you’ve had these kittens for a few days. Do you see how demanding they are?  How you have  to feed them, and make sure they are not sticking their tails in outlets, and not jumping off furniture or getting lost under things?

Yes Mom.

Good. Human babies are all that work and sooo much more. Don’t have sex. Like Ever.

See, I told you I’m an awesome mom.

Where I decide that revealing everything? Isn't always the answer

I sat down night before last, with my iPod listening to a podcast of my favorite radio show The DGS.  Dave was interviewing a guy, Jason, who claims that he was once gay, but is not anymore.

As I sat listening to the interview when it initially aired, I had questions. Lots of questions.  When I sat down with the podcast and could listen more intently, I found that those same questions were there.  Not questions that I wanted or needed answers to, just rhetorical questions.  So I did what any good blogger does when there is an issue weighing on their mind.

I wrote a blog post about it.

And in the writing of the blog post, at the time, I felt the need to get all honest and all kinds of brave and reveal some things about my past that I somehow thought were relevant to proving my point.

And then?

Mr. Potential struck.

And showed me that people I don’t know, but maybe could might want to know, could find my blog and find out WAY more about  me than I want them to know.  Or at least could find out a whole lot about me before I want them to know.

And there are the people I work with.  I know they read my blog.  I don’t care. I’m glad they do.  But I also have to be aware that some of the things I wrote in that blog post would have garnered me a whole lot of attention from a whole lot of people that would have made me a bit uncomfortable.

In the grand scheme of things, and in the context of the blog post (that isn’t posted, not sure it will be posted) what I was going to ‘reveal’ wasn’t all that important.  It wasn’t something that would make the story better, or prove a point.  It was gratuitous, at best.  Or used for shock value. Neither of which were productive.

I can't not find words to adequately express my thanks

I can not begin to find the words to adequately express my thanks to all my readers.

I got a message from Melissa today, at You Won’t Go Blind, offering me a writer position at that website instead of just a guest poster.

She said that my first article there, is still getting lots of reviews and she asked if I would be interested in submitting articles on a regular basis.

And with that simple message?  I saw more of my dream come true.

So for those of you who followed me over there for one day? Pack a bag, you’ll be following me over there more and more.

I took another step towards my dreams coming true.  And I owe a huge part of it to you.

Please go show me some love, just keep the crazy to yourself

Remember a few days (maybe weeks) ago when I said that Melissa had lost her mind and agreed to let me write a few blog posts for You Won’t Go Blind?

I went live today.

With rules for dating parents.

No, not rules for how to date parents,  rules for parents who are dating again.

So, please, go over to You Won’t Go Blind and check me out.  Leave me some love.  Show Melissa I can bring a whole lot of new readers to the place, just like my milkshakes bring the boys to the yard.

Oh, and don’t mention my dating history.

She doesn’t need to know that yet.

Thanks.

How I am celebrating February 14th

Today is the day.  The one day I was determined to stay the hell off the internet because frankly, I didn’t want to see all the Tweets, posts, and Facebook status about how wonderful today is.  The problem?  I have reviews and guest posts popping up all over the place so I HAVE to be online pimping myself out.  What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than to announce to the entire internet “I can’t keep a boyfriend, I don’t have a date, but I can write a review about K-Y Personal Lubricant.  I mean who has more experience than me????”

Since I am forced to be online today, I can at least write about how I am celebrating Valentine’s day.  Which is to say?  I’m not.

The Law of Physics states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.  The Principal of The Charmed Ones, says that for all the good in the world, there is an equal amount of Evil.  The theory of meeting Prince Charming says you have to kiss a lot of toads.  Ok, not quite the same, but you get my drift.

Mademoiselle Hautemess has come up with a great Holiday for all of us who have been unceremoniously dumped on our ass with a 7 word text the day after Christmas. No I’m not bitter are a bit jaded by the whole idea of love, to celebrate that offsets the hearts and rainbows and unicorns and love and kisses and moopy schmoopy bullshit that all you love invested people are trying to spread around the place.

Her Holiday?

Suck IT!

With this holiday you round up all your friends who are just as jaded, or who like to drink, and have them bring all their emails, cards, love letters, shirts, symbolic trinkets of past loves, people/places/memories/traditions from love gone wrong and offer it all up as a sacrifice by throwing it into a fire.  Sort of like Monica, Phoebe, and Rachel celebrated Valentine’s Day in Season One. Then you stand around singing Kum-Bye-Ya.  Or Leave! Get Out! by JoJo.  Whatever works for you.

So, after reading about this awesome celebration I gathered up all photos, printed all emails, gathered all cards, notes, tickets, memories, hopes, dreams and plans for the future and set out to the field behind my house.

Yeah, I feel much better now.  Happy Suck It! to all my single/jaded/drunk friends.  Happy Valentine’s Day to the rest of you.

Because nothing screams dating expert like a twice divorced recently dumped single mom of two. Clearly.

I happen to be hanging out on Facebook when I saw Melissa say that yes, it was true, You Won’t Go Blind was looking for new writers if anyone was interested to contact her.

I thought it would be fun, so I fired off a message with links to here, and Buy-Her.com and said I was interested in being considered.  You know because nothing screams relationship expert quite as loudly as a twice divorced, recently dumped, now back in the dating world at the ripe age of 40+, mother of two almost teenage daughters.  I know exactly what I’m talking about. Clearly.

When I happened to mention this new adventure to a couple of my co-workers, after they stopped laughing long enough to take a breath, they asked me “So, has this woman ever met you?”   Well, clearly, no.  If she had?  I’d would have never been given this opportunity.

Of course, now, I can go on dates and consider it research.  As one friend pointed out “You can be St. Louis’s version of Carrie Bradshaw.”  Because that’s exactly what St. Louis needs.  Clearly.

In all seriousness, I can bring to the table knowledge about blending families, single parent dating, dating over the age of 40, on line dating (that’s where/how I met Brian, and regardless of where we are now (Splitsville, barely speaking Splitsville) we dated for 4 years) and unblending families.

I don’t have anything posted there yet, but believe me as soon as I do?  You all will be the first to know about it. I would appreciate it if you all would then spread the word and show me some love because I don’t want Melissa to regret giving me this chance.  I think it will be awesome beyond words and I need some support and love.  PLEASE.  We’ll keep the crazy from her until she realizes just how Awesome I am.

Negotiations are done, and we are a go for another season

The contract negotiations are done, and I am happy to announce that after a lot of coffee, and some give and take (mostly give on my end, and take on theirs) I have renewed my web-hosting and domain registration for another year.

And since it’s been determined I will be around for another year, the writers said they won’t write me into a coma, give me amnesia, or have me under go plastic surgery from which I come back unrecognizable, we might as well get this party started.

I renewed the same domain, because duh. Everyone knows to find me here.  I don’t want to have to draw secret maps and send them out to everyone, because sure as I do that I’ll go and forget someone, and they will get their panties in a wad thinking I don’t want them to join us.  And that is so not true.

So, here I stay.

And my name?

It stays too.  I think over at Buy-Her.com I’ll write under my real name, but Ms Batman? That’s been me for three years now.  Kinda hard to change names mid stream.

Ok, so the domain/URL is the same. My name stays the same.  I’m hoping that’s about all that stays the same.  I’ve got some exciting ideas and things coming.  I’ve got a guest blogger coming!  I know, right?  It’s a first here at Welcome to my life.  I’m excited about it.

I’m in a really good place right now.  I am settled, and at peace and happy. I’m ok, really ok with my life and I’m excited about what the future is going to bring.  Really excited.

So I hope you’ll all stick around, pull up a chair, grab a drink, get comfortable, make yourself at home, and let’s celebrate 12 more months.

The blog post where I tell you where to go

No, not *that* way,  And absolutely *not* there,    I love you guys.

No, today, being Friday, and the start of the weekend, I’ve got two review posts that are up today.  And I’m super excited about them.

Buy-Her.com

First, is actually the second.   The first place I’m sending you is to Buy-Her to read my second review post over there. This review is about Kitty Kelley’s book Oprah, a Biography.  Go check it out.  The review I mean, then decide if you want to check out the book.

The second is truly the first.  The second review I’m sending you to, is my first review at my very own review site that I just started, Feeding my Addiction.   So go check out my first review of, what else? Stilettos.

Please, which ever one you read, or if you read both, leave a comment, and please tell your friends.   I am so excited to be working on both of these projects.    Thanks so much.  You’re awesome.

My first Buy-Her post is up today!

I have news.  Good news.  BIG news.  Well, at least to me.  So listen up.  A few weeks ago (ok, maybe a month ago) my friend Britt put out a request for contributors for her review blog Buy-Her, I jumped at the chance to get to work with her.  I guess the stars aligned just right that night, or maybe she was just under a great deal of stress and not thinking clearly, but she accepted me as a contributor and today, my FIRST REVIEW is over at Buy-Her!  So run over and go check me out!!!!  And please?  Tell your friends, and leave a comment. Please. And Thanks. And you’re awesome.