For the last two years, I have been writing for the Chicago Moms Blog, a network of blogs owned by the Silicon Valley Moms group. When I first came across the blog almost three years ago, I said to myself, “I want to write for them someday!” The blog network included Katie Couric from the New York Moms blog.
That someday came when Beth Blecherman, the co-founder, responded to a comment that I left on a disability blog post that she wrote and she sent me an email. “Your blog is fantastic and inspirational,” she wrote.
And… would I like to write for the SV Valley Moms network, she asked.
Of course, the answer was yes. My first post was “When Your Only Option is a Thong.” As a result of that post, I’ve endured countless thong jokes and every now and then Vicki slings me a thong virtually on Twitter. No amount of money will entice me to wear a thong. Ever. Again.
The Chicago Moms Blog gave me the opportunity to have three of my posts syndicated in newspapers around the country. To have a post selected for syndication was quite an honor, as only a few posts were selected from the many posts each week.
I also had the opportunity to connect with the Chicago Moms at several area events, including a special meetup of the Chicago Moms:
In a surprising turn of events, we learned that the Chicago Moms Blog and the entire network of SV Moms would no longer be active. It was a heartbreaking announcement for everyone. Out of sad news came good news: The Chicago Moms website was born.
Stay tuned! I’ll still be around as a Chicago Mom and will continue to write. I promise not to sling any thongs on the new site.