Come next month, I will be turning 27. I will also be returning to Boston to start a job that I'm really excited about...
This means I will no longer be "quarter-life" and since the only quandary I've had lately is whether to be completely jealous of Bethenny's abs and boobs or use them as inspiration, I need to make a few changes around here.
Come mid-April, I will have a new look and hopefully a new name, but I need YOUR help in picking one! I'm still in the brainstorming process and I'm not sure what I want yet. But I do know what I don't want.
I do not want a name with the words eat, run, healthy, or happy in the title. There are already a million blogs out there with some variation of these words. I get it, you like eating and running. You are also very healthy and incredibly happy about that fact. Rock on, sister. But I'd rather be labelled with something more akin to my personality, my true inner cynic. Do you think tequila-guzzling persnickety curmudgeon would be too long for a domain name? Perhaps.
This whole brand-naming, reinventing my blog business is a tough nut to crack. I've had problems in the past defining who I am as a blog writer because I don't like putting myself in just one category.
My blog has multiple personality disorder. I wish I could be like Prince and just use a symbol to represent me. My symbol would be super fierce. Maybe a wine bottle with a Lilly Pulitzer label with alcohol that tastes like chocolate and gives you the ability to run marathons at a blazing speed while simultaneously obsessing over reality TV. That shouldn't be too difficult to conceptualize, right?
So now I'm turning to you for inspiration. Whacha got for me? And just for good measure, I've made sure to pre-register for the following domain names: www.marieisawesome.com, www.marieissobeautifulIcouldcry.com, and www.IwanttobemorelikeMarie.com.
I'm kidding.
Maybe.
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Every Little Thing · 732 weeks ago
I'm glad I stuck with the name I made when I started writing, before the blog became about "healthy living." Every Little Thing sort of defines me and my take on life.
I think unfortunately, you're gonna have to pick your own name! It's kind of a personal thing :)
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Victoria · 732 weeks ago
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Maggie · 732 weeks ago
also ... very happy to hear you will be back in boston soon ... i mayyyy just stalk you
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@RachelGettingIt · 732 weeks ago
Anyway, I think something with your first name is good! Like heyitsmarie.com or mariewriteswords or something with just your name and a simple action/word or two to go with it!
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kalhendr 63p · 732 weeks ago
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Beth · 732 weeks ago
If you have to change it, here are my puny suggestions: Marie's Musings; Married Marie (I actually hate this one because it only references one facet of who you are becoming, but it has nice alliteration and that counts for somethin'); Diary of a Wimpy Kid (is that one taken?!); Pink, Paisley, Pearls, and Polo; Liquor, Love and Life.
Caitlin @ TCE · 732 weeks ago
The whole "blog focus" issue has been stumping me for the past few weeks, too. If you aren't writing for a very specific genre, it's tough to come up with an overarching theme for everything. Some days, I feel like bitching about my white girl problems and the correct pronunciation of Concord. Others, I feel like writing PSAs on binge eating. I got my blog's name when I was "experimenting" with Intuitive Eating, but I knew as soon as I started my first post that I didn't want to write another run-of-the-mill oatmeal blog and did away with the "Cait-IE" part of it (thank God). You're so funny and easy-going... your new name should reflect that!
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Tiffany · 732 weeks ago
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