One hot and sunny afternoon six years ago, I was sat talking to my husband, when I suddenly announced I wanted to start writing a blog. He gave me one of those looks an laughed and asked why? Can you believe StressedMum is 6 Years Old.
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Things were changing
My daughter was just getting ready to leave her Primary School behind, and start a new chapter at Secondary School. This meant that my role was changing, I would not need to do the school drop off or school pick up. C would be getting the bus to and from school. She would be having more freedom, which meant I was not needed as much. This suddenly hit home to me I was going to have a lot more time on my hands, and I wanted to use it doing something productive.
I have always loved reading blogs and had a few that I followed, and thought I could write a blog more as a diary for me. I could write about the transition from Primary School where she had been since she was 4 years old. To saying goodbye to familiar surroundings and class mates who she may not see again. The tears and laughter of living with a Tween, and she kept me on my toes.
I shared about my tears at her leavers assembly, and their prom night, even her last day, my baby was growing up. I shared the times she drove me up the wall, and the funny moments. If no one read my blog that was fine, for probably the first time in my life I was doing something for me, it was an online journal for me.
I had no idea what I was doing
My husband had websites for his business, but I had no idea of how to run one myself. He asked me what I was calling myself, and at that very moment I was a StressedMum, and that stuck. He set me up my website, and told me to open social media accounts as well. Then I was on my own.
I wrote a few posts, and found some Facebook groups where I could ask questions, no matter how trivial. I loved what I was doing, and finding new people to chat too. Before I became a full time Mum, I always worked in customer facing roles, and missed that side of things.
Unfortunately, how I thought the next few years would go, changed dramatically on 31st December 2015. We were at a friends house and it was 11.45pm when C, stumbled across to me saying she felt ill. Her legs hurt and felt heavy and her head hurt, she just fell into my arms. Our lives were about to change again and we had to come to terms with our Daughter having a chronic illness. My blog took a change in direction, and I have shared our story, as it is an illness where there are many battles ahead.
This past 6 years has flown by, you have shared my laughter and my tears. I have made some amazing friends, and learnt a lot. Although, I never knew so much work went into a blog behind the scenes.
I want to say a huge thank you to you all. You have shared my laughs and tears, my ups and my downs. Every comment and every message that I receive I truly love to read.
Cheers and her is to the next 6 years xx
A lot has certainly changed in 6 years, but you should be proud of everything you’ve done from bringing home important health issues around our NHS/ GP to awareness of C’s condition x
Thank you, and a lot has changed, lets hope it is a smoother next 6 years x
Awww happy blog birthday , I’m only half way there but I absolutely love it and it’s been the best thing I have ever started
Thank you, it is great and love all the aspects to it x
Happy Blogaversary! Congratulations on 6 years! It really is amazing how our blogs can change from what we intended and end up helping both ourselves and others.
Thank you, I often hear people say that their blogs have changed from what they first started as x
It’s amazing how fast time flies. You’ve been writing a great blog, sharing all sorts of ups and downs and other things. Happy Blogiversary. I hope to see you on here for many more years.
Thank you, it certainly changed direction from what I thought at the start, but can not believe it is 6 years
Congrats on your 6th Birthday x
Thank you x
I think your blog is great, it’s refreshing because it’s honest and I love honesty. Happy Blog Birthday.
Thank you and I always believe in honesty x
Congratulations – you have so many coping strategies – you give me great hope
Heres to the next 6
Thank you x
Congratulations on your blogiversary. It’s interesting to find out how it started. Well done for sticking with it.
Thank you, I still remember the day I started as if it was yesterday x
Happy Blogiversary. I love seeing why everyone chooses to write a blog as we all have our individual stories and with C’s chronic illness, I think you’ve opened up a lot of peoples eyes to how it is to cope as a family, individually and the struggles and wins you all go through x
Thank you, I am lucky to have a platform where I can share about her illness and how it affects the sufferer and those around them. I hold my hands up t knowing nothing about it before she became ill.
Really good work keeping up with it for 6 years, hope you keep going 😊
Thank you, it really does not seem like 6 years ago
Congratulations on being around for this long! It’s so great to hear why you started blogging.
Thank you it is does not seem 6 years x