The New Way of Things

     I have noticed that my blog has become all but abandoned.  Looking back on what triggered this abandonment, I have realized that the mixture of being a mom, going back to school, moving to a new state, and going back to work is a lot to have on a plate at once.  Much less adding a blog to the concoction.  So what am I to do?

     Considering that I no longer have to worry about moving to a new state...for the most part...I can gladly announce that blogging can be put back in!  Given the amount of time that has passed, I'm going to put the post challenge on the back burner.  If I come around to completing a post, then yay!  If not, then it won't hurt that much.  So say a (temporary) farewell to the list.

     So what has a busy mom like me been up to these past few months?  Who cares!  I pretty much summed it all up in the second sentence of this post.  The real question is "What has Piggy been up to?"  Well, she's reached a few milestones!  She started crawling, now has two teeth, says "mama", and is trying so hard to stand on her own.  In fact, it was just yesterday when she actually stood without holding on to anything for a whopping three seconds.

     Piggy is growing accustomed to the new place.  She is really starting to get used to Grandpa being around all the time.  It's actually quite cute; her and Grandpa will get into hissing contests.  So far, she is the supreme champion.  She has met a lot of family and is loving the dogs.

     With all of these new things going on, I decided to have Raising Piggy reflect it.  I'm keeping to posting every Wednesday and Sunday, but instead of a Tutu of the Week every week, it will only be the first and second to last Tuesday of every month.  That way, I'm not frazzled with getting a new tutu done every week.  Let's be real, if I have problems just doing a post twice a week, then how could I possibly make a tutu and make a post about it every week?  It's just more convenient.

     Something else that will make a change is that there will be themes!  I don't mean that every Wednesday is going to be this or every Sunday is going to be that.  No, no, no.  What I mean is...well...let me show you!

• 1st Wednesday- Meal of the Month
• 1st Sunday- Product Sunday
• 3rd Wednesday- Info Wednesday
• 3rd Sunday- DIY Sunday
• Last Wednesday- Book of the Month Review
• Last Sunday- Fun-day Sunday
• Last Posting Day- Book of the Month

     Bam!  Some of these might have you thinking "what is that supposed to be?" or "why would she have the Book of the Month Review before the Book of the Month?"  That's why for the next few posts, I'm going to take the time to introduce each theme.  Since there are four posting days left in September and seven themes, I'm going to introduce two themes each post, except for the last one.

     With these themes in place, I figured that it would be good to have a monthly newsletter to give you an insight to what to expect for the month.  Each newsletter will have the post title for the topic.  If there is a certain one that really speaks to you and you can't resist but to read, then you'll know when to expect it!  The newsletter will also consist of one Tutu of the Week sneak peek, the recipe for the meal of the month, Book of the Month reminder, and a Question of the Month.  The Question of the Month will be from a fellow reader for all of the other readers to give their input on.

     Oh, what a breath of change.  I'm so ready for the re-vamped Raising Piggy.  Are you ready for the change?  Give your opinions in the comments!