The Space Between My Peers made the local newspaper.
Frank Sennett, who writes the Spokesman Review’s Blogspotter column, featured this blog in his column this week. And he didn’t make me sound stupid (thanks, Frank!) The funny thing is, it didn’t even occur to me until after I had done the email interview that perhaps it was for the newspaper and not just for online. He hee.
Then a real life friend sent the nicest email and said she learned something about me from the newspaper. Hey, bloggers, here’s a question for you: do all your RLFs know you blog? How did you tell them?
Yeah! You are famous! You totally deserve it lady.
I’ve told my friends about my blog, but most of them have never read it. I don’t think they really “get” it. All my family reads, and my college buddy Evelyn (who comments sometimes)
But it’s funny, one of my MIL’s friends stumbled on it accidentally and figured out it was me from pictures of the kiddos and some comments etc and she is totally a fan and talks to me about it on the rare occasions we run into each other.
Life is funny
What a great article! Congrats. 5000 readers a month, whoo hoo!
Re: my RLFs, when I first started blogging I signed my url to every email. It got too confusing though because I also used my email for work, and I was afraid I would accidentally send my blog address to a work contact. My blog is decidedly personal, so it wouldn’t be appropriate. Some of my friends have kept track of my blog address, and I sent it out with my change of address notice when we moved last month. I don’t post often enough to have a real “readership” but my friends and family know they can check in on me there.
Congrats!
I’ve been a bit shy about announcing my blog’s address to my RLFs. It’s easier to hide any hypocrisy when people don’t see me everyday, LOL. Yes, I should follow more of my own advice sometimes, though I’m getting better. People have been asking what I’m up to since graduating college, so obviously I mention it along with some other projects. I’ve given out the URL to some, but it still feels weird. I didn’t really promote my original web site from years ago with RLFs, but it was targeted at a more specific crowd. Just tonight my mom asked for the URL of my blog. Although I try to write like my mom might be reading, it’s an odd thought to think that she might actually start reading it. At some point I will probably announce it on Myspace and Facebook. Then my secret will definitely be out.
Great article! That is so cool how you were in the paper, that should boost your readers!
Thanks for linking to me by the way!
The way I let my IRL friends know about my blog was to simply email them. I put my blog link in my email signature. SOmetimes I will email and say “new pictures of the children are up” and then they can go to my log to see them rather than me sticking them in the email.
Congrats on the article! How wonderfully cool is that?! Your famous! Can I have your autograph? he, he…:)
Cool! You’re a famous blogger! (and a wonderful woman)
Congrats on the article.
Jody
Congratulations!
I made a brown skirt this week and thought about how not to look like a blood clot when I paired it with my short sleeved burgandy sweater… Thanks. : )
I’m one of your 4,925. Yeah, “Mielke’s fill a niche the glossy magazines don’t by offering practical tips normal women can relate to – no bare-it-all supermodels need apply,” that works for me. : )