Thursday, June 12, 2014

Possible Blog Titles

Since I'm planning to write/blog more (writing to me means fiction, where as blogging is me ranting and rambling) I thought about possible titles for this blog besides "The Waisanen Family" because, let's be honest, I'm the only one that writes here and although I'd love to have a super-awesome, organized, visually stunning blog, with pictures and activities and recipes, I'm not there yet.  In the meantime, I could change the name of the blog to better reflect what this blog is all about.  So here are some possible titles, as well as their pros and cons in no particular order:

1.  "This Blog Will Offend You"
Pros:
This is not because I think I'm an offensive person.  I don't usually swear (unless I've had a few or it's been a really bad day.)  I like this title because I will have stated upfront that I could possibly say something that you may not like or agree with.  If I want to be perfectly honest and frank about topics (mostly about parenting, but you know, other things too) I may write something that you don't like because you don't agree with me.  And that's ok.  I just wanted you to know that you may be offend.  And as long as we can still be friends, great!
Cons:
I don't like being negative.  And don't like it when people are mad at me.  I can say some really snarky things when I'm annoyed and I don't want this to become a place to complain so this title may not work. 

2.  "Two Sides of Every Coin"
Pros:
From the moment I became a parent I realized quickly that there are two sides to every decision that we make.  Breast feeding vs. bottle feeding.  Crying it out vs. co-sleeping/comforting every time the child wakes up.  Making your own baby food vs. store bought.  The list goes on and on and on.  And every parent is extremely passionate about their decision on each of these matters.  I still lie in bed trying to sort through every possible outcome in my head, worrying about if I am making the right parenting decision about something.  But, as I've realized more and more, there are two very different (often opposite) sides of each situation, but that doesn't mean that one is right and one is wrong.  They are just different.  And they probably have their own pros and cons lists to them.  So I'd like to write about both sides of the issues that I facing, because I think it's important to be open minded and understanding about other people's situations and circumstances.

Cons:
This requires me to write diligently and I'm not too great at that right now.  I also don't want this to become a forum for debate where people become heated and angry.  Again, I'm not a negative person and I don't like it when people get riled up about things.  Plus, that is not my primary purpose of the blog, so I guess this title won't work.  But, it's an interesting prompt that I could use for a few posts down the line...

3.  Emusings
Pros:  This is the combination of my name and "amusing."  I created this little gem years ago (I even played around with fonts and possibly trademarking it.)  I like this title because I think it reflection of myself.  I like to think that I have a good sense of humor.  I also like the reference to "musings" which means contemplation or reflection which is the point of the blog. (But then again, if I wanted to make that reference should it be spelled "Emmusings"?)

Cons:  I hate it when things are spelled wrong just to be funny.  (Please Kwik Trip - what the heck?)  And I have actually used "Emusing Creations" as my seller's permit name (or on the back of some cards and Shutterfly items I've made.)  So it's kind of like my "brand." 

So, we'll see actually takes.  I would like to revamp my blog with cool tabs for various categories of stuff, but again, that takes time and effort.  In the meantime, thanks for reading this (whatever it's called.)

2 comments:

  1. I really like Emusings! The combo of Emily + (a)musings is genius :)

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  2. I like Emusing too. "'Cuz let's be honest".....you're funny!

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