I need to stop being so damn overly confident. I thought I was being so cool and on top of things by researching how to make money from blogging. Ha! I was so confident that I would figure adsense out that I upgraded to a premium plan. I’m not sure what y’all consider to be “a lot” of money, but I’m a cheap b*tch. So paying for a premium blog was a huge leap of faith for me. Now I feel stupid because it appears putting ads on my blog is way more involved than I originally thought. I know that there are more ways to make money on a blog, like product promotion, for example. But let’s be honest here. I’m an introvert. Sometimes a severe introvert depending on my mood that day. Being giddy enough to sell a product is just… I don’t know, uncomfortable? If I tried to sell a product, I doubt I could convince anyone to buy it. I lack that special salesman skill, which is why I have completely turned away from MLM business opportunities after making a fool of myself and trying one once.

I guess all of this is why I have turned to blogging. I can do this from the comfort of my own home at my own pace. And if I can figure this dang adsense thing out, all I have to do is gain traffic to at least start garnering income. Not only will I earn money, but I will be earning money for doing something I love: writing. I have missed writing so much since having children. I miss other hobbies as well. I’m 2.5 years into this motherhood thing and I STILL haven’t figured out how to balance my new responsibilities with things I enjoy. So for all the parents out there reading this who feel like they are fighting a losing battle and can’t seem to find a foothold, welcome to the family! I am not one of those parents who has my sh*t together so I can totally relate to your struggle.

Despite not being skilled at juggling parenthood and spouse related responsibilities, I am determined to keep up with my blog this time. And I feel better this time around because I am just going to write about my life and experiences and cross my fingers that someone out there will enjoy reading my craziness. Plus, it helps that I’ve had some interesting experiences where I live… So that will provide me with some VERY entertaining reading material to give you and I cannot wait to share those experiences with you guys. Also, feel free to share suggestions for future blog posts. If you have anything you’d like to know about me, by all means let me know and I may decide to answer questions in a future blog post if it’s a question I’m comfortable with answering. Like I have mentioned before, my goal is to post at least 5 times a week so that I can really attract viewers and keep everyone entertained. Some posts will probably be goofy and fun. Others will be serious. I’m just flying by the seat of my pants (per usual) so I guess we’ll see where this experience leads me!

Oh, and if anyone tech savvy feels sorry enough for me… I would appreciate any help I can get regarding establishing adsense on this blog. I stayed up about 4 hours straight the other night dedicating my time solely to trying to figure adsense out and ended up going to bed empy handed. So not only am I bummed, but I am cranky and sleep deprived too! Fingers crossed I get this stuff figured out soon.