<span style="color: #888888;"><em>The view from <a href="http://workingcloset.wordpress.com/">our</a> room at the Ritz -- I thought it looked vaguely Parisian, do you see it too?</em></span>

I just got back from a magical weekend in New Orleans where I attended the Mom 2.0 Summit. Everyone told me that Mom 2.0 would be my type of conference, and it turns out that everyone was right. I loved it. I loved that it was small, I loved that it was focused, I loved the openness and honesty of the attendees.

Turns out that the reasons I loved Mom 2.0 are the very reasons I should be proud of my blog.

It's small. It's focused (or "niche" as the marketers like to say.) I'm honest on my blog -- I don't pretend to be something I'm not, even if it acting differently might get me more readers.

What's strange is that the very reasons I loved Mom 2.0 are the reasons I sometimes feel bad about my blog.

I've been doing this since 2005. I've done fine for myself work-wise, and have made more amazing friends than I could have ever dreamed of, but sometimes I wonder what's wrong with this blog. Why do I still have the same traffic I've had since 2006?

What am I doing wrong?

Intellectually, I know the answer. I know that it varies -- that I'm doing nothing wrong, except when I am.

Seeing so many writers that I admire was energizing, and having some of them tell me how much they've loved this little space reminded me that while what I do here isn't for everyone, I really do love and connect with the ones that are reading.

(That's you. Thank you.)

Then yesterday I went to watch the Boston Marathon. If you ever want to put things in perspective, go watch marathon runners.

While I was as amazed as everyone b
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<blockquote><span style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;">I tell our runners to divide the race into thirds. Run the first part with your head, the middle part with your personality, and the last part with your heart. -- </span>Mike Fanelli, running club coach</blockquote>
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