Yesterday marked the anniversary of my first post on Beliefnet. Perhaps it was the rapture, perhaps it was shabbat, but somehow, the whole thing slipped by unnoticed.<\/p>\n
I starting writing this blog in early 2009 because I thought I might have a parenting book in me.<\/p>\n
I don’t.<\/p>\n
I moved to Beliefnet.com because I thought I’d might earn some meaningful income from the blog.<\/p>\n
I have not.<\/p>\n
I’ve kept plugging along because I thought more doors would open to me as a professional writer.<\/p>\n
They haven’t.<\/p>\n
Despite these disappointments, there have been some unexpected perks. I’ve received review copies of lots of wonderful books. I’ve been motivated to do something Jewish with my kids when I might otherwise have crapped out, just to have something to write about. Best of all, I’ve met (well, the way you “meet” people on line whom you’ve never actually<\/em> met) some amazing folks – readers, children’s book authors, and other bloggers. Every once in a while, I’ve even found out that my writing has made a tiny difference in someone else’s Jewish parenting.<\/p>\n I’ll be honest – I’m not sure what the future of this blog looks like. I guess it’s obvious that I’m not as motivated as I once was. I’m teaching full time, and that has slowly chipped away at my energy for side projects that only pay for a couple of lattes (or one stiff martini) a month. Also, there are a lot more Jewish parenting websites and bloggers now than there were two and a half years ago. So, I know I’d be leaving you in good hands if I And with that, Happy Anniversary. Or as Eeyore might say “Gaiety. Song and Dance. And here we go round the Mulberry Bush.”<\/p>\nquit<\/del> take a break.<\/p>\n