I’m ten weeks pregnant and have trouble focusing on writing. Cloudy mind, fatigue, aching back – all I want to do is curl up in my warm bed with a steaming cup of decaffeinated tea. Okay, I would much prefer caffeinated, but I’ll take what I can get! I wanted to go out to our local pizzeria tonight but found out it’s closed. Actually, we found out that every restaurant within a 30 minute radius is closed. One of the disadvantages of living in the French countryside… no delivery.
One thing cheering me up is my position in the top 25 European Mom Blog contest! I’m in 2nd place and only 180 votes away from 1st. The contest ends tomorrow, so there is still time for me to move up. If you haven’t voted, all you have to do is find my name on the list and click the orange vote button next to French Mamma.
This month, I’ve managed to get a few things accomplished.
1. Launched a contest! There are 5 questions and for each question you answer correctly, you have a chance to win the raffle. I’m raffling a $50 Amazon gift card and two $25 Amazon gift cards. You can find the answers to the questions from my blog, book, and maybe from Googling.
2. My memoir is almost ready for editing! I know I’ve said this before, but it’s true this time. I’m strengthening three chapters and should be done by Sunday. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. While I’m at it, I need to thank my wonderful husband for making all this possible!!! Not only does he work full time, he also takes care of our daughter 3 hours per day and ALL day on Saturday and Sunday so I can work. This combined with 9 hours a week from an in-home babysitter, I’ve been able to keep a full-time work schedule. Merci beaucoup, mon cheri! If only I could stop using this time for afternoon naps.
3. I’ve opened my blog to sponsors. You may have noticed the annoying Google Ads are gone (they rarely displayed ads related to my website). Now I have 3 ads towards the top of my right sidebar and 10 small ads will display on the very bottom. The great part about sponsors is I get to select who appears, so I make sure it is related to my blog or things you may be interested in. I’ve also opened 1 sponsorship ad for my forums and my word of the day emails. To give you an idea for prices, a small ad towards the top is $30 for 3 months ($10/month) and a small ad on the bottom is $25 for 6 months ($4.17/month). I’m not looking to get rich, just covering the expenses of maintaining and expanding this growing blog.
I’m hoping my energy levels start to rise soon! There’s so much I want to do… this pregnancy is kicking my butt!
Alexa says
Hope you are feeling better… I’m missing the word of the day! 🙁
French Mamma says
Awe, thank you! 🙂