Social Media and Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone

This week I joined Twitter. 

And Instagram.

This is so scary for me.  For years I have been a Facebook Only kinda girl.  I knew how to make that work.  I was comfortable. 

And then I started blogging.

Good News:  I am loving this new adventure.

Not As Good News:  It is stretching me in ways I didn't think possible.

A Mommy Blogger Friend of mine (check out her amazing blog Sanctification and Spitup) suggested I jump on the social media bandwagon as I grow my blog.  And being a sucker for peer pressure trusting her wisdom, I did just that.

Now Hubs has Twitter.  He has a very specific Twitter persona as well.  I won't tell you what it is, but I will tell you that he isn't like that in real life.  And I realized that I was going to need to have a persona as well.  And I do!  I am The Messy Homeschool Mom.  And I am falling in love with her. 

Instagram is a little easier for me.  I love sharing pictures of my precious children and precocious pets.  And I have a lot of friends there already. 

That does not mean that the new social media outlets are making me comfortable.  Putting my new self out there is challenging for me.  I hope that as I grow in this experience you will let me know what you think.  And help me stretch, and evolve, and change.  I want to get better.  I want to encourage more moms.  I want to make more messes. 

And that means I will probably never be comfortable.  But I will be growing.  And that's good!

Help me grow by checking out my Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Page.  You can also email me at themessyhomeschoolmom@gmail.com.  I would love to hear from you!