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My First Blog Post

Primera

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.

— Oscar Wilde.

First daughter of three.

First generation to attend college.

First granddaughter.

Mother at twenty-three.

Two daughters at twenty-four.

Two crying babies in my arms.

Full time mom. 

Tired. 

But, enchanted by their love.

Two daughters with that twinkle in their eyes.

Sus sonrisas de ternura.

Su amor enorme.

Mahal Kita, my beautiful daughters.

Daughters of a Filipino father and Mexican mother.

First to marry interracially. 

First to receive a Bachelor’s Degree.

Todo para mi pequeña familia. 

Sleepless nights.

For successful outcomes.

Mejor futuro.

Setting an example for the new generation.

Para nuestra raza.

For those that believe it’s impossible.

We can make a difference.

¡Si se puede! 

By: Catalina San Diego

When I wrote this piece I was a full time college student, full time mom and wife. At that point in my life I felt overwhelmed and at the same time knowing that there will be positives outcomes from the struggles that my family and I were facing. Hopefully this piece will bring connection to many mothers and fathers that are striving to do something better.

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Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

  • Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
  • Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

  • Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
  • What topics do you think you’ll write about?
  • Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
  • If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.