Today is the day I start my blog. I went to sleep thinking about it. I’ve been wanting to do this for awhile, but it seems like standing naked in Times Square.
Also, I wasn’t sure how I would deal with the issue of honesty. I mean, I keep a journal or I used to before the baby, and I’m pretty honest because it’s for no one but me. But if I am writing in a public forum, how honest can I be? I was afraid I would worry too much about my loved and not so loved ones reading it and being upset. Then I had an image of the “Unknown Comic” on ” The Gong Show” and I thought, “that’s it! I’ll be the Unknown Mami!”
Why Mami? Because I became a mother a little over 7 months ago. Mami, instead of Mommy because I was raised by a single Mexican mother and grew up speaking Spanish before English. Now, I’m trying to raise a bilingual child and I’m the only Spanish speaker in the house. Not to mention that my Spanish is turning to mierda!
Other things you should know about me: I live in San Francisco, I’m an actor, I’m shy (but you wouldn’t know it), more to come later.
That’s all for now…It’s time for Put Pie’s (my daughter) nap.
Rebecca
said…
So, reading that your very first post got ZERO comments, I just had to
come by and be the first to comment on your first post. Love the blog!
April 14, 2010 1:31 PM
Lindsay @ Just My Blog
said…
Boo Rebecca! Stole my GENIUS plan! lol This first post was a great start to a great blog!
April 14, 2010 4:48 PM
greeneyedmomster
said…
Did you ever think you’d have almost 400 followers?I’m so glad you started this blog.Hugs!!
April 14, 2010 7:35 PM
unknownmami
said…
I never thought I would have 50 followers.
April 14, 2010 7:55 PM
38traci
said…
I’m jealous that I wasn’t the first to post here but I coudn’t resist
saying Yay for you. Yay for your blog. Yay for Unknown Mami!!!:-)Traci
April 14, 2010 10:28 PM
dwmatty
said…
My very first post had no comments too.
April 14, 2010 11:22 PM
brian
said…
wow. hard to believe its a year…and see where you have gone…
April 15, 2010 7:36 AM
Charlie Callahan
said…
“You’ve come a long way, baby!” I think that was a tag line for Virginia
Slims a few years back, but it really applies to your blog. And isn’t
it great—you can cuss in Spanish and a lot of peeple won’t pick up on
it.Maybe your success has something to do with being so personable, ya think?
April 15, 2010 8:36 AM
lisleman
said…
maybe we all think the world is just waiting to hear from us. It takes time and the right visitors to get comments.
April 15, 2010 10:43 AM
Joanna Jenkins
said…
I had a TON of posts with no comments. Happy 1st anniversary!xo
April 15, 2010 6:37 PM
marlaahansen
said…
I am so thankful you risked it. It wouldn’t be the same without you.
April 18, 2010 10:54 PM
April 17! A special date for me in one more way, now. So happy you started writing, Unknown Mami. You have a place in my heart. Hugs!
How exciting I get to read your first ever post! 🙂 How amazing how much your blog has grown. Yay you!!!
You are so awesome. Thank you for being so supportive.
Our blog birthdays are just a couple of months apart! I started my blog June 1, 2009!
2009 was a good year for blog births.
OMG! My husband was right. I was talking to him about you one day and he said – she’s like the Unknown Comic. I won’t tell him he was right, he gets too excited when he’s right. 🙂
I always love to see this first step!