Perhaps you’ve heard the rumour – I’m changing my blog’s name!
Although I’ve enjoyed blogging as Redland City Living for the past 14 months, the reality is that the blog has taken off in a far different direction to what I initially envisioned (I’m sure I’m not the only one that has found this!).
And that’s okay … but it’s time to adjust to that shift in the wind.
I originally wanted my blog to focus on my local area – a bit of a tourist and lifestyle guide for locals and visitors, and to whet the appetite of folk further afield.
But as time went on I realised that this was not the content that brought the readers, or more importantly, what I enjoyed blogging about most.
No, what brought readers was when I was keeping it real – sharing about my ordinary life as an ordinary woman, the struggles and the joys. Sometimes silly, sometimes serious, as I post about life with a husband, two teenagers, various pets, finding my feet after redundancy, establishing a business from home, trying to put a mostly rotten childhood behind me, and yes, still wanting to look good even though that first flush of youth is past! If life begins at 40, I’ve still got a long way to go ;-).
As my “About” page says, I’m a middle aged mama with a passion for fashion and looking good, no matter what your budget. As an “almost empty-nester” (the kids still live here but they’re hardly ever home!), I feel like I am re-discovering all that life has to offer.
And so, it seems only natural that I am now changing my blog’s name to:
(can I have a drumroll please!)
Middle Aged Mama!
I’ve already bought the domain name middleagedmama.com.au (there’s nothing there at the moment so don’t worry about visiting just yet!), and am in the process of making the switch (of course, will let you know when it’s ready to go LIVE!).
Don’t worry, you should still be able to find me at redlandcityliving.com, and if you’ve bookmarked your favourite posts or saved a link, they should still work too thanks to some snazzy re-directs (I hope!). I’ll have to update my user name on social media, Bloglovin’ and seven hundred and fifty thousand other places (Me, exaggerate?! Well maybe just a little)!
It could take a while, but I’m just so excited I couldn’t keep the new name to myself any longer!
Besides, I felt a bit silly calling myself the Redland City Girl at the age of 47. So it’s out with the young, and in with the Middle Aged Mama!
Have you ever thought about changing your blog’s name? Do you like my new name – Middle Aged Mama?!