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I’m wrestling with a blogger identity crisis. “Who am I?” and “What is my message?”

These questions weighed heavily on me as I created and launched my website. And I really struggled to choose a topic for this post, my first post about something other than “Welcome to my site.” My OWN WEBSITE. No pressure, right?

For me, blogging over the past seven years has been the perfect vehicle to package my love of writing, photography, food, travel, gardening, my family–little snippets of everything I hold dear. That said, I confess I feel envious of fellow bloggers who’ve defined their niche. They might be a professional photographer specializing in family photography, a travel blogger with a focus on solo travel for women, a mom blogger or a foodie blogger.

When friends ask me, “Have you considered becoming a professional photographer?” I’m not sure what to say because, yes, I think about that a lot, but as of yet haven’t taken steps to do anything about it. Others on my cheer squad have told me I have the skills to start a garden design business–should I want to. It is true I know a fair bit about plants and have a creative eye. I sure love to cook and there will be recipes on this site! And of course anyone who has–or will–read this blog knows I’m an adoptive mom to a little girl born in Armenia.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to toot my own horn (okay, maybe just a little), but what occurred to me as I wrote this post is that my blog is an extension of…well, me. And for now, that’s where Pampers and Paklava is at. At little bit of this and a little bit of that. Things and places and people I love.

I guess you could say this is my mid-life crisis blog. I’m figuring it out as I go along.

How about you? Have you ever tried to reinvent yourself?

It’s all about the journey,

Beth

Thank you to Weeone Photography for the fabulous family photos!

Thank you for checking out my first post on the NEW Pampers and Paklava! Look closely. Can you see me standing on my virtual ship, breaking a bottle of champagne over the bow, in honor of the ceremonial launch of my new website?

For nearly seven years, I was a blogger on Wanderlust and Lipstick, number 40 of top travel blogs in the world. I logged 665 posts during my stint as a Wanderblogger, alongside a community of amazingly talented women. And then the time came to bid adieu.

If you’ve followed me in the past, I’m thrilled to have you on board again! And if you’re a Pampers and Paklava newcomer, you’ll soon learn a few things about me, such as: I love photography, gardening, cooking and writing.

Travel ranks at the top of my “Things I’d like to do more of” list, but I don’t go on adventures as often as I might like because I’m Mama to a little girl who we adopted from an orphanage in Armenia when she was one-year-old. Of course raising a child is its own special kind of adventure and, along the way, I’ve learned…

It’s all about the journey,

Beth

My blogger identity crisis

Well hello there–Welcome to Pampers and Paklava!