I ask you: what’s better than gathering a bunch of Cosmo-swilling, aluminum-tiara-wearing, bloggy mamas all in the same place? Gathering them on the internet, that’s what, so we can kick back in our gloriousness while wearing comfy-stretchies. Truth.
My presence at the UBP is kind of an accident…see, Jen from People I Want to Punch in the Throat totally followed me back on Google+ (OMG), even though my blog is completely unfocused and like nobody reads it, and I can never decide how I want it to look so I spend more time screwing with my settings than actually writing stuff (probably why nobody reads it, maybe). So I was scrutinizing my blog and I found myself wondering, “I wonder how many posts Jen displays per page.” (This is important stuff, you know.) So, I headed it over to PIWTPITT for a look-see, and right there on top is something about a…blog party. Say…
Party? Why, if you insist…
Fast-forwarding through the part where I bickered with myself about whether or not I ought to (because again, lots of theme-tweaking, not so much with the phenomenal content), and I just decided to go for it. So here I am, being cool.
Cool or not, I’m in the door and ready to meet new friends. I’m Chris, and I want to be everything when I grow up. Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure I’m most of the way there, having celebrated my super-special magic 35th birthday last July. I have rockin’ collection of guys: my delightfully grumpy Spouse, two wicked awesome sons, and an easily-startled dog.
Domesticrat is the product of my magnificent inability to commit to a niche. I’m far too easily distracted to keep writing about the same thing forever, and equally incapable of managing a different blog outlet for each of my wildly variant interests. I’m a lifelong writer, but my voice got lost somewhere between corporate communications and 140-character status updates. Domesticrat is my new notebook. Whatever the subject matter–home, family, lifestyle or leisure–I’m aiming for good humor, personal discoveries and a general sense of well-being.
But you can probably expect a profanity-laced tirade here and there.
Thanks for checking in…leave a comment so I know you were here and let me know where I can find your neck of the web so I can return the visit. Enjoy the Party!
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This is Where the Magic Happens:
hi Chris, thanks for dropping by my humble abode and leaving some prints. i love comments, i really do, it makes me feel and see that someone is really coming and reading my blog. I also don’t have a niche, I randomly write post about me and my family but I enjoyed alot doing that. i saw that header, we do have a dart board too, my husband sport and I enjoy throwing darts too sometimes. have a rockin UBP party here at domesticrat
Thanks, Carla! Nice to meet you! I’ll be looking at you for more great photos…BTW, I LOVE the orange picture frames and the way you lined them up on the wall. Good stuff.
Glad to meet you through UBP! Looking forward to getting to know you more. Just followed you on pinterest, rss, FB and Twitter!
Missy | The Literal Mom recently posted..Spring Party Season – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
So, Missy, you definitely win at being thorough. I was eating up all the great blogs this morning and can barely remember where I’ve been! I think I at least managed to get everyone liked on either FB or Twitter, but I need to go back through so I don’t miss any of that awesome Pinterest/blog action.
Nice to meet ya, and thanks for dropping by Experiencedbadmom.com! I, too, saw that once Jen had joined the party, plus a few bloggy friends, that perhaps I should join as well!
I do admire your “Find me at” widget. Does that widget have a name? All my contact/subscribe widgets are a hot mess. Maybe I’ll win a blog party super cool blog makeover.
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted..Experienced Bad Mom Welcomes The Ultimate Blog Party 2012!
Hey, Katy! It’s called Social Media Widget 2.9.3 (clever, these programmers). I absolutely love it. You’ll find it in plug-ins and it’s a total breeze.
Hey Chris! Thanks for stopping by this morning. I can so relate to screwing around with the appearance of my blog rather than spending that time actually blogging. Some days I obsess! I love your writing style. Glad to meet you!
Adrienne recently posted..Welcome bloggers! #UBP12
Thanks, Adrienne! I have a style? AWESOME. I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before I’m the World’s Most Important Random Blogger.
“profanity-laced tirade” LOVE IT you and I will get along GREAT can’t wait to get to know you new follower from the UBP
Aw, man, I didn’t even see your comment, eschelle! I gotta figure out how to make this thing tell me when people are talking to me!
Love your stuff…thanks for checking in!