Sunday, June 7, 2009

I Need a New Title, Take 2

**Update: I have a poll going for the blog titles that struck me most. Please vote! The poll is above my profile on the right. And if you have another suggestion, please leave a comment on this post!!!
If you've already given me your thoughts on a new blog title, don't stop reading yet! I'm going in a new direction and I need your help...again.

When I recently asked for new blog title suggestions, I had the motivation of baby #3 on my mind, but now I have new reasons for asking for your brain cells. And I need you to get creative with me! Let me walk you through my thought process...

I wasn't going to ask for help this time, but I'm having a mental block. I want my blog name to stand the test of future children (now that #3 is a boy, there will likely be a baby #4) and your initial ideas for a play on Three Blondes and a Redhead were so great, that I AM going to ask for help. (BTW, I was leaning toward Denise's "Three Blondes, a Redhead and a Munchkin" - it was so perfect!)

I'm taking a long time to get to the point, aren't I? WELL. Here's the deal: I was awarded a free blog makeover from a contest at Like a Warm Cup of Coffee and my boring blogspot template is getting a cool, new facelift! Since I'm actively working with the blog designer, I'm feeling pressed to come up with a new blog name. ASAP.

She actually suggested that my title no longer reflects the purpose and content of my blog. That had never occurred to me, but she's completely right. SO I'm going to go in the direction of playing off my tagline: "Living Intentionally and Making Every Moment Count."

I am so bummed to be parting with my current title concept, but I'm starting to see the need. This blog began as a journal about my kids and our world - my only readers were friends and family. But now, my topics are so much broader than family updates and my audience has grown significantly. (plus, hardly any of my friends can "keep up" with my daily posts anymore...you lightweights!) That said, I need a completely new name.

I'm getting stuck on titles like, "Intentional Parenting" or "Making Moments Count" or something along those lines. The title needs to be catchy and short enough that I can even redirect my url address away from "roosefam.blogspot" since the blog is no longer strictly about my family. My audience is primarily other moms, with a few random men sprinkled in here and there. (I've said it before and I'll say it again...if you're a crazy child preditor, you are not welcome here...SHOO!)

In my profile, I state that, "I am passionate about being a good 'Household Manager' and love to encourage women and parents in the areas of cooking, organizing and frugal living." As true as it is, reading that makes me laugh sometimes because there are plenty of SAHM bloggers out there. LOTS of them! And I don't know what makes ME different enough for so many of you to read what I have to say, but I'm very humbled and grateful for each of you.

Taking all of that into consideration...do you have a new title suggestion for me? It needs to reflect my audience and my purpose ("...encouraging parents in the areas of XYZ...") and tell future readers something about my content as soon as they come to my blog and read the title. The topics of my posts are not going to change, it will still be the same "guts" if you will, but I need a title that better describes my blog.

So out with it...I'm slightly paralyzed with the pressure of coming up with the "perfect" new blog name. Don't hold back, there might be a prize for the reader whose suggestion I use! My fate is in your hands...

19 comments:

Teri Lynne Underwood said...

Katie, I love your blog! And I am a little sad that you are changing your name but understand the necessity. How about "Parenting On Purpose" ... playing off how many times our children do things "on accident" ... that we must be intentional about the choices we make and not just let things happen.

Happy choosing! Oh & congrats on the blog redesign. How fun!!

Teri Lynne

Ashley @ The Happy Little Home said...

Ooooh how exciting to get a blog redo! How about something like "A Stay at Home CEO".....hmmm I have no idea :) Can't wait to see what it looks like!

Denise C. said...

Hi Katie!

Glad you liked the Three Blondes, A Redhead and a Munchkin!

How about:
"Refreshing Insight"
"Inspiring Inspiration"
"Happy to Help"
"Full of Faith"

Congrats on the blog make-over! :)

"Intentionally Katie" said...

Oooh...I love Parenting On Purpose. Maybe even "Parenting With Purpose" - great suggestions, guys. Keep 'em coming!

Michelle said...

FYI - there is a parentingwithpurpose.org. You should google all potential names to see what else is out there. Just in case something doesn't fall into line with what you would want associated with you!

What about...

"A Mom on a Mission" then your tag line could remain the same and your blogs would still fit along with the focus, frugality, parenting, organizing, etc...

If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.

Rachael Schepemaker said...

Hey Katie,
I have been trying to think of titles for you, but you really do cover SO many topics that it's not fair to peg your blog as coupon savy, parenting or even marriage. You cover them all! So what about something basic, like "Katie's Corner" or "The Intentional Life". I would try to keep your last name so weirdos can't look you up or steal your identity. I need to heed my own advice since our lastname is our blog address too.

Rachael Schepemaker said...

I meant to say "keep your last name out." But you knew that right?

Rachael Schepemaker said...

How about "A pocket full of sunshine"?

SPKarenO said...

Intentional Moments

Purposeful Parenting

Intentional Living

Living Intentionaly

A Purpose For Every Day.

Three Blondes, a Redhead and a House Full of Intentions
or just
House Full of Intentions

Raquel said...

Mrs.Domestic
The domestic life
Well purposed mom
Purposed living

sorry i am really bad at this kind of stuff!

April said...

I like Making Moments Count, and you came up with that on your own. Or you could call it April's Friend Katie. I like that a lot too. :)

MamaHen Em said...

Managing Moments Intentionally
Managing The Miles
Intentionally Growing Children

I'm not that great at names - I'm already on my third one, so my track record isn't that great! I can't wait to see the new blog layout!

The DutchMac Tribe said...

Finding Purpose, Following Bliss (one title)

Heidi said...

MOMent 2 MOMent (sort of a play on words)

* Moments with meaning
* Meaningful Moments
* Living for the Moments

~heidi
1wonderwomanwannabe.blogspot.com

Teri Lynne Underwood said...

Glad you liked my idea ... thought also that you could do "Living On Purpose" and have your tag line something like "Ideas for life with as few "on accidents" as possible"

That would cover more than just parenting and also embody your ongoing theme of being intentional in every part of life.

Carrie said...

How about "Living Out Loud"? You are so vocal about so many different topics, that would cover them all!!

Stephanie said...

I read your blog and have never commented before. But thought I would weigh in on this with what I feel draws me to your blog day after day. I would suggest something like "Real Life Parenting with Katie" or something like that b/c the one thing that I absolutely adore about you is that you also blog about your challenges, your failures, your insecurities, and all the other "REAL" challenges that every mom goes through but many people don't share. You definitely keep it real...we hear about all the aspects and how you have the ability to look at it all introspectively (is that a word?) and learn from mistakes, tweak things in your life, etc. It is quite powerful and rare to read someone so real. Kudos.

The Runyans said...

i like intentionally katie...

because your name is in it. i think you show through your blog you live with a purpose, so i really like your name being in your title!!!!

oh, and i voted up top!

Erin said...

Rock Solid Home

Shows were your foundation is :)

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