Keep Calm and Blog On: Meet Amy

Well, hello there! I’m Amy, the founder and editor of Fairfield County Moms Blog, and I’m so glad you’re here! Looking back at the last few months and all of the preparations that have gone into creating Fairfield County Moms Blog, I can’t help but wonder, “how did I get here”? No, really…how did I get here?!? I’m a full-time working mom with a busy household. Why did I feel the need to add something new to my already overflowing, hard-to-balance, crazy life? I guess we’ll start with the most obvious answer – I’m here because of my son.

I knew motherhood would be great. I didn’t know how great it would be and how much it would change me as a person. Don’t get me wrong, my life was always overbooked pre-baby, and my ever-supportive husband would get so mad at me for over-committing myself at work. He told me I needed to learn to say “no” and not feel guilty about it. He could see how stressed I would get when a million things were going on, and I was involved in all of them. Then, Dean was born, and life was forever changed.

Dean has taught me many things, not just about what it means to be a mother and parent. He’s the one who has taught me that it’s OK to say “no.” I don’t have to join every possible voluntary work-related committee. I don’t have to give up my time on the weekends that could otherwise be spent with my son to participate in something that doesn’t interest me in the first place. I’ve realized that as I’ve begun to say “thanks, but no,” I’m a lot happier, my husband is a lot happier, and life is calmer. And really. I’ll be saying “no” for the rest of my life. “No, those potato chips you ate don’t count as a vegetable serving.” “No, you can’t have the car keys to drive to the beach.” And,  “No, you and your friends can’t play football in the house – ever”!

So, why am I doing this? Seems crazy, right? I just said I’ve finally learned to say “no” and to keep life a little more calm. A mom blog seems like a BIG project, and it is. I am doing this for Dean. I am doing this to teach him that you can say “no,” but you can commit yourself to the right thing, the things that make you the happiest. FCMB has become an outlet for me, a way to channel all of my great {and not so great} moments as a mom. I want to teach him that you can create something bigger than yourself. I want him to know what it’s like to build something that’s yours and to live creatively. I want him to learn that saying “no” doesn’t always mean you’re giving something up, and you never should feel guilty about it. Look what saying “no” has done for me.

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