Geeky Mom

Throughout my life, I’ve managed to figure out one thing about myself.

I love to geek out.

If someone is totally into collecting carpet square samples in hopes of using them to create some one-of-a-kind carpet quilt in their future retirement home, I’m all in that conversation and will bring my own popcorn. I love people who are passionate about something — no matter what it is.

In my different stages of life, I’ve tried on different passions. I'm really glad Facebook wasn't as popular through that ugly existential phase. Yikes. The one passion that has stuck is my obsession with analyzing to improve. It’s an overall theme in all things I find cool and worth investing in. I like to analyze content, determine gaps and synthesize solutions that can be applied efficiently and effectively. I did it as a basketball player watching game tape (yeah, the VHS kind). I do it with my workouts seeing where I’m weak and could use some improvement. I get to do it for my job and actually make a living by geeking out to help new employees learn content to support clients.

Motherhood is no different than those other areas in which I passionately want to excel. Any mom knows that we don’t run short on the monkey circus sideshows in which we interact with our kids and go through a series of decision making that will ultimately end in some form of a result — good or bad. 

This is where momtras come from — my hyper-aware brain analyzes a situation to determine the gap in what happened and how I responded in order to determine how I can respond more effectively and efficiently in the future. Sometimes, my response is on point and I know some mom magic is happening real time. Other times, which is a lot of the time, I have my reactionary mom self being judged by my omnipotent mom self and I just want to end the shit show so I can quit embarrassing myself. My blogs are basically a reflection of the thought process that follows where I figure out where my plan took a turn so I don’t get lost again. Documentation helps my reflection process Plus, retrospection is way easier to interpret and vital to growth. 

Whether professionally or personally, I love brainstorming and geeking  out with other people. Hearing other perspectives gives me a holistic analytical vantage point to make a more informed decision on solutions. Momtras are my opportunity to share what I’ve learned because I have the egocentric idea that other people geek out about the same stuff I do. It also opens the door for others to share and I absolutely dig that! Momtras set the vibe to learn, teach and appreciate journeys — similar or otherwise. So, whether you’re a mom, have a mom, or at least know a mom — you’re in the right place to engage in geeky/cool/funny/raw/sad/questionable/honest reflections.

Welcome, friends!