Something New for My Wooden Spoon – A Letter to My Readers

I’ve been blogging on multiple blogs for over 4 years now.  It’s been great for probably 95% of the time but for the past year I’ve been feeling a little blue, well, a lot actually.  For so much of my blogging career I’ve sacrificed family, friends, and living life.  It’s to be expected when you want to reach a certain level you know? And I did reach the level that I wanted.  I’ve had amazing opportunities & experiences, which I owe to all those years of hard work.  But….the past year and a half, I chose to put myself and my family first.  And well, it’s made me the happiest person ever but my blogging has suffered from it.   I can’t seem to find my way back with 3 blogs, 2 twitter handles, and 4 facebook pages.

I’ve always wanted to go back to having only one blog.  It’s so hard to create content day in, day out on several blogs.  I miss the simplicity of blogging.  So for the past few weeks, I’ve been pondering on the situation and trying to figure out what *I* really want.  For so long I’ve done things because I was encouraged by others or because it looked good to Public Relations but it was never what I really wanted deep down.  I asked around to see w  hat others had to say about my thoughts and have finally come to a decision.

I have decided to drop ELM, which is still on the startup stages for the most part.  I’m passing that site on to Dwan, who I adore a great deal, and who I know will make it a great blog.   The hard decision came with deciding on whether to keep My Wooden Spoon or A Cowboy’s Wife.  I’m known as A Cowboy’s Wife and that’s how I originally started blogging but my traffic, SEO, and income comes mostly from My Wooden Spoon.  What’s a gal to do?

I have decided to merge A Cowboy’s Wife into My Wooden Spoon.  This means that not only will you see cooking/kitchen related posts but also posts about our ranch life, my health adventures, and whatever else my big ol’ heart desires.  It’s a big risk because I know that many of you read this blog only for the recipes.  I know that I’ll lose some of you due to this but I’m truly hoping that more of you support the decision and continue to follow this blog.  I think you’d like me even more once you get to know more about me and my family and the things that I love to talk about….if you give me the chance.    This is what will make me happy and I think only positives can come from me being happy right?

These changes will take effect next week, about Wednesday or so.  I hope you stay with me through these changes…at least giving me a chance, but I do understand if you choose to move on. If you have any questions, please ask in the comments or email me lori@mywoodenspoon.com and I’ll do my best to answer them.

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