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Post by oped on Jan 17, 2020 20:55:29 GMT -5
So I'm not busy enough I'm thinking of a new blog idea... what do you think of this title and can you guess what it might be about... or is it too esoteric and would require too much explanation? Thanks...
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Post by CCL on Jan 17, 2020 20:59:42 GMT -5
I have no idea what that means, but I may not be your target audience.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Jan 17, 2020 21:14:31 GMT -5
Birding?
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Post by dannylion on Jan 17, 2020 21:17:48 GMT -5
No idea what it might be about. Unless it's birds. Birds without feathers. No, not birds without feathers; it's nests without birds. Something about birds. In really high nests. Or maybe just the nests without the birds. Will there be anything about dogs in it? I like to read about dogs.
Yeah, I'm probably not part of your target demographic, either.
It's a nice name, though. Pleasant and sort of intriguing. I could see your target audience thinking: "What is this about? Is it about birds? Is it about nests? Really high nests? It sounds interesting. I should read it and find out."
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Post by mollyc on Jan 17, 2020 21:37:54 GMT -5
Is it about being an Empty Nester?
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Post by oped on Jan 17, 2020 21:42:06 GMT -5
Is it about being an Empty Nester? Yes... But with positive connotations... no black shroud... reinventing yourself in the next stage... me time... the free and clear, unrestricted and uninhibited stage of womanhood after children... Think I can make it work?
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Post by dannylion on Jan 17, 2020 21:56:43 GMT -5
So, no dogs?
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Post by oped on Jan 17, 2020 21:58:41 GMT -5
Sure... we get to invent or reinvest in ourselves however we want... I’m guessing for most people that will include dogs... 😊
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jan 17, 2020 21:59:45 GMT -5
Glad you explained the concept. From the picture the first thing that popped into my sick brain was a sequel to Deliverance!
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Post by oped on Jan 17, 2020 22:01:08 GMT -5
And so... maybe the title is just too out there
Found the pic on unsplash... was looking for something else but this seemed to work in my mind 😜
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Post by imawino on Jan 17, 2020 22:12:44 GMT -5
So I'm not busy enough I'm thinking of a new blog idea... what do you think of this title and can you guess what it might be about... or is it too esoteric and would require too much explanation? Thanks... So, I actually like the title and photo, but it did not just jump out at me what it might be about. It did make me a little intrigued though. But do blogs work by people searching by self-explanatory title? I think they spread by sharing, and in that case maybe the title is less important than the content? I honestly don't know. But I like your style and would read whatever you wrote! And now knowing the topic, even more interesting.
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Post by Tiny on Jan 17, 2020 22:14:36 GMT -5
And so... maybe the title is just too out there Found the pic on unsplash... was looking for something else but this seemed to work in my mind 😜I Empty nest was what I first thought once I figured out the "unfeathered" word - thought it was unfettered or some word I'd never seen before. Maybe keep looking for words with better connotations. unfeathered seems kinda "hard" or "unfriendly" and while aerie is a great word - it's kind of harsh too. Eagle's nest or battle tower. I think eaither one of the two words juxtapositioned with a "softer meaning/connotation word" would work better. I can't think of anything clever at the moment... too much work today mind is numb.
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Post by oped on Jan 17, 2020 22:16:25 GMT -5
Unfettered - I mean I say it as unfettered... but it's a play on un-feathered as well... not sure it has to be so overt... And yeah I was going for a warrior type feel ... I'll keep thinking though ...
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Post by mollyc on Jan 17, 2020 22:19:13 GMT -5
And so... maybe the title is just too out there Found the pic on unsplash... was looking for something else but this seemed to work in my mind 😜 The title made sense to me. But I didn't notice the lighter coloured a and h at first. All I saw was Unfettered. What could that mean except freedom? The jaunty hat made me think it would be about the joys of the children moving on, not the sorrows. Then again, even though DD is still living at home, I don't generally see her on weekends anymore unless it's a family thing. Maybe my mind is just in the right place to make a connection.
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Post by oped on Jan 17, 2020 22:20:06 GMT -5
And so you would be the type of reader i'd want to attract ... so that's good information to have.
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Post by laterbloomer on Jan 17, 2020 22:48:29 GMT -5
And so... maybe the title is just too out there Found the pic on unsplash... was looking for something else but this seemed to work in my mind 😜 I think I would be your target audience. It reminds me of "The Barefoot Contessa". In that sense I don't see it as extremely original but that's okay. Those lifestyle blogs are about how interesting the content is more than anything. I gather you have an Irish heritage. I don't know if identifying as Irish would help or hurt you in attracting readers.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jan 17, 2020 22:51:28 GMT -5
And so you would be the type of reader i'd want to attract ... so that's good information to have. I “got” it, love the title and pic, and would absolutely read it — I’m on the same journey. Mine feels a little more frantic: I just had a landmark birthday and that has definitely made me worried that I won’t have the time or energy for my next adventure in life.
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Post by oped on Jan 17, 2020 22:53:55 GMT -5
I don't have an Irish Heritage... that's interesting... didn't think of that as a connotation...
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Post by oped on Jan 17, 2020 22:56:36 GMT -5
And so you would be the type of reader i'd want to attract ... so that's good information to have. I “got” it, love the title and pic, and would absolutely read it — I’m on the same journey. Mine feels a little more frantic: I just had a landmark birthday and that has definitely made me worried that I won’t have the time or energy for my next adventure in life. At dinner with a friend last night she told me her boyfriend got her 10 laps in a racecar for Christmas... I said I'm going to need pics because that might need to go on my new blog... I'm guessing most of the journey won't be that high octane ... lol Mostly I find a lot of friends wondering politely what i'm doing with myself and how i'm 'coping'.. and its like... man I'm so busy all the time and there is so much stuff TO DO...
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jan 17, 2020 23:04:02 GMT -5
I “got” it, love the title and pic, and would absolutely read it — I’m on the same journey. Mine feels a little more frantic: I just had a landmark birthday and that has definitely made me worried that I won’t have the time or energy for my next adventure in life. At dinner with a friend last night she told me her boyfriend got her 10 laps in a racecar for Christmas... I said I'm doing to need pics because that might need to go on my new blog... I'm guessing most of the journey won't be that high octane ... lol Mostly I find a lot of friends wondering politely what i'm doing with myself and how i'm 'coping'.. and its like... man I'm so busy all the time and there is so much stuff TO DO... I totally appreciate that we all process becoming empty nesters at different speeds, but I somehow blew right past the weepy, grieving, stage. I love my kids and we have a fabulous relationship. But it’s time for them to go be who they are, not just who they are with Mom. So, no “coping” here, either. I’m working too many hours to pay tuition to mourn the end of THEIR childhoods. I’ve got the swift passing of my own middle age to freak out over. 😂😂😂
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Post by CCL on Jan 18, 2020 0:17:34 GMT -5
The "unfettered" was what I kept seeing even though I did also notice the "unfeathered."
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Post by giramomma on Jan 18, 2020 2:25:18 GMT -5
I totally appreciate that we all process becoming empty nesters at different speeds, but I somehow blew right past the weepy, grieving, stage. I love my kids and we have a fabulous relationship. But it’s time for them to go be who they are, not just who they are with Mom. So, no “coping” here, either. I’m working too many hours to pay tuition to mourn the end of THEIR childhoods. I’ve got the swift passing of my own middle age to freak out over. 😂😂😂 Do women really get all weepy and grieve?
I can see grieving my age. I mean, I'm 44 and grieve that I'm not 21 anymore. Mostly because I'm like "shit, I need to sleep for like 6 hours a night, or I'm totally worthless." I do also grieve that I'm far more pragmatic now that I was in my early 20s. And, I do get a little weirded out by the fact that I won't exist one day..and that's coming sooner than I'd like.
But my kids' childhoods. Nope. They grow up, as they should.
The only one that I know that got sad was my mom. I mostly attribute that to our unhealthy relationship, though. She also didn't work a whole lot, she didn't have hobbies, she had few friends that she would also treat poorly when she cycled through her stuff, not to mention my dad... I was pretty much it.
Most of the moms I run into seem very ready to move on to the next stage where their lives don't revolve around nagging and schlepping. While not quite the same demographic, the ladies that I stitch with when I can are nearly all retired or retiring within the next few months. They are all like "We are so busy!"
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Post by finnime on Jan 18, 2020 7:52:21 GMT -5
I like the play on words in your title and yes, I got it. I'm in your demographic. DS25's independent life has really hit me in the past year. I've come to feel he's completely gone, which makes me both sad and extremely proud of him and his sister. But yes, busy is how life is. Not enough time for so much to do.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jan 18, 2020 8:15:01 GMT -5
I totally appreciate that we all process becoming empty nesters at different speeds, but I somehow blew right past the weepy, grieving, stage. I love my kids and we have a fabulous relationship. But it’s time for them to go be who they are, not just who they are with Mom. So, no “coping” here, either. I’m working too many hours to pay tuition to mourn the end of THEIR childhoods. I’ve got the swift passing of my own middle age to freak out over. 😂😂😂 Do women really get all weepy and grieve?
I can see grieving my age. I mean, I'm 44 and grieve that I'm not 21 anymore. Mostly because I'm like "shit, I need to sleep for like 6 hours a night, or I'm totally worthless." I do also grieve that I'm far more pragmatic now that I was in my early 20s. And, I do get a little weirded out by the fact that I won't exist one day..and that's coming sooner than I'd like.
But my kids' childhoods. Nope. They grow up, as they should.
The only one that I know that got sad was my mom. I mostly attribute that to our unhealthy relationship, though. She also didn't work a whole lot, she didn't have hobbies, she had few friends that she would also treat poorly when she cycled through her stuff, not to mention my dad... I was pretty much it.
Most of the moms I run into seem very ready to move on to the next stage where their lives don't revolve around nagging and schlepping. While not quite the same demographic, the ladies that I stitch with when I can are nearly all retired or retiring within the next few months. They are all like "We are so busy!"
Some do because that is what they have been told (since time eternal) they should do!!! My son getting out on his own to me was the natural order of things. Yep, when he dropped out of school he knew the "preplanned conditions" and they were put into place. I was so proud of him. He found a job making $7.00 hr for construction company. He actually told me a year later that he was glad I put him "on the curb" so to speak. He admitted he was leery of making it and a tad scared but it all worked out in the end. And he grew as a person.
Unless a child is disabled/challenged they should get out of the house and get on with their lives. And I know some disabled/challenged children who also make it mostly on their own, but their parents saw to that.
But sometimes the nest is feathered so fine that the little birds never learn to fly and that is sad to me. OK rant over!!
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jan 18, 2020 9:36:56 GMT -5
I totally appreciate that we all process becoming empty nesters at different speeds, but I somehow blew right past the weepy, grieving, stage. I love my kids and we have a fabulous relationship. But it’s time for them to go be who they are, not just who they are with Mom. So, no “coping” here, either. I’m working too many hours to pay tuition to mourn the end of THEIR childhoods. I’ve got the swift passing of my own middle age to freak out over. 😂😂😂 Do women really get all weepy and grieve?
I can see grieving my age. I mean, I'm 44 and grieve that I'm not 21 anymore. Mostly because I'm like "shit, I need to sleep for like 6 hours a night, or I'm totally worthless." I do also grieve that I'm far more pragmatic now that I was in my early 20s. And, I do get a little weirded out by the fact that I won't exist one day..and that's coming sooner than I'd like.
But my kids' childhoods. Nope. They grow up, as they should.
The only one that I know that got sad was my mom. I mostly attribute that to our unhealthy relationship, though. She also didn't work a whole lot, she didn't have hobbies, she had few friends that she would also treat poorly when she cycled through her stuff, not to mention my dad... I was pretty much it.
Most of the moms I run into seem very ready to move on to the next stage where their lives don't revolve around nagging and schlepping. While not quite the same demographic, the ladies that I stitch with when I can are nearly all retired or retiring within the next few months. They are all like "We are so busy!"
My sister and I both moved out of the house for good within a week of each other. I do think my mom grieved. She was not the crying type, so weeping would surprise me. She said she had nothing to do without us living at home. We had both been to college and not living at home 100% of the time. Mom was still working. I remember her talking about taking dad to the mall to walk, so she would have something to do. As she grew older, she was a recluse. If you wanted to see you, you had to go to her.
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Post by mmhmm on Jan 18, 2020 10:17:24 GMT -5
Unfettered - I mean I say it as unfettered... but it's a play on un-feathered as well... not sure it has to be so overt... And yeah I was going for a warrior type feel ... I'll keep thinking though ... I got the feeling of someone looking at the world through new eyes - learning and growing toward a new definition of themselves. I think it resonated well for me.
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Post by hoops902 on Jan 20, 2020 8:54:49 GMT -5
I think it's a great idea for a blog.
I don't love the name though. If you're going with a name that's a play on words, I think the goal needs to be "the name is immediately clear what the blog is about, and then people smile at the play on words". I think as it stands now, people have to figure out the play on words, THEN appreciate the play once they realize what the blog is about. I think you want people to understand what the content will be FIRST, THEN appreciate the wordplay. I think you're just over the line of having that situation reversed.
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Post by Malarky on Jan 20, 2020 17:08:22 GMT -5
If you're open to suggestions perhaps phoenix instead of aerie? Like aerie it evokes strength but instead of evoking prey, it's rising from the ashes to be reborn in your new life post child rearing It loses the nest reference though.
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Post by gs11rmb on Jan 21, 2020 9:02:14 GMT -5
I rather like the name and guessed it was about empty nests after thinking about the words. The image threw me at first. I got the impression of someone hiding or cowering inside the nest rather than enjoying the new situation.
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Post by cktc on Jan 21, 2020 16:58:32 GMT -5
I think it's a great idea for a blog. I don't love the name though. If you're going with a name that's a play on words, I think the goal needs to be "the name is immediately clear what the blog is about, and then people smile at the play on words". I think as it stands now, people have to figure out the play on words, THEN appreciate the play once they realize what the blog is about. I think you want people to understand what the content will be FIRST, THEN appreciate the wordplay. I think you're just over the line of having that situation reversed. The Unfeathered Nest would be a bit clearer and still fun I think.
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