We like to think of The Mometer as The Motherhood’s thermometer, taking the temperature of moms, how you’re all doing, what’s top of mind and even what might be coming down the pike.
You may have noticed our new “The Mometer” polls (you can see the latest polls here) which we love, especially because they help us get to know each other a little better.
Based on recent The Mometer polls, for example:
This community is exactly 50/50 split on the economy – half think we’re coming out of the recession and the other half say we are still in it, and are worried.
With last night’s wonderful season finale of Downton Abbey, we were not surprised that almost 50 percent of us say “OMG, yes” we’re obsessed with the show (and, OMG, how can they make us wait a full year for the new season!!!!!!!!!!?????)
For our new The Mometer Monday series, we’d like to share a few other topics that are particularly resonating among moms this week:
1. Pinterest. We held a live Talk in The Motherhood on Pinterest and it was clear:
-Pinterest is all about women, especially moms
-Pinterest is not necessarily for the uber-social media types — women who are “more Facebook” and “less Twitter” are flocking to it.
-People and organizations are using Pinterest in creative, cool and innovative ways.
From our live Talk we created Pinterest 101: A Crowd-Sourced User Manual, a fantastic resource on the platform, whether you’re a newbie, a seasoned user or a brand considering using it. Check it out!
2. Taking #10Minutes for ourselves. Social media moms get innumerable emails from publicists that lead off with … ‘busy moms need a break’. Clearly, the idea that we’re all overworked and over-tired has hit mainstream marketing messages, with the result that many of these emails get a collective eye-roll from the moms on the receiving end.
Having said that, however, when Christine Koh of Boston Mamas suggested creating a #10minutes for Me Challenge for moms to take just 10 minutes for themselves each day, moms piled into the Talk to share their best ideas and talk about why it’s so hard to do this.
Top #10Minutes ideas included:
-Read
-Get in the car and DRIVE
-Quiet – of any sort
-Stretch!
Read the full list here. And then take #10Minutes for yourself, K?
3. The Motherhood blogger network. For years we have worked with the best of the best when it comes to mom bloggers, partnering with many before they were the stars they are today, and are so proud of the deep and lasting relationships we have formed with women across the blogosphere. The magic and quality content we create together is like nothing else on the web.
Timed with our new look and platform, we’ve created a more formal, official network of The Motherhood’s mom and dad bloggers, too. If you are a blogger and would like to join our network, fill out this form to get started, send an email to erin@themotherhood.com and we can get the ball rolling.
Have a great week everyone!
PS. Our design partners, Red Antler did a wonderful write-up on The Motherhood redesign and we wanted to share! You can read it here.
