I'm @Einley.
I am a mom and I tweet.
I tweet because I am a mom.
I started tweeting on Dec. 28, 2008, eight days before my fourth child was born. I began with following news outlets, favorite stores, celebrities and some mom blogs.
Twitter provided me with endless entertainment and information while I was up all night with my newborn son. It turned out that my son would never really get into the habit of sleeping, and two years later, I am still tweeting.
My tweeting has evolved from going on Twitter while not sleeping, to tweeting during the day while grocery shopping, schlepping kids to various activities, cleaning and other every day events. There is always something interesting to read or a conversation to jump into.
Most of my tweeting occurs at night after all of the kids have gone to bed, and beer in hand, I catch up on Twitter. Instead of zoning out to "Law and Order" or the latest reality show, I tweet. Or if there is a show on that cannot be missed ("Glee"), I can jump on Twitter and discuss the show with others who are watching.
Tweeting does not take time away from my kids, but instead, in bits and pieces throughout the day, helps restore my sanity from the craziness of raising four kids. My kids are 12, 9, 6 and the sleepless wonder 2-year-old. They provide me with constant material to tweet about, and I can get immediate feedback from others – whether it be advice, commiseration or just a shared laugh.
I have built up an amazing network of local friends through Twitter. My first local follow was @MegMcKenna, the executive director of the Wauwatosa Chamber of Commerce and from her, my local connections have grown exponentially.
I will be writing about all of my Twitter shenanigans and about the adventures of being a mom – a tweeting mom!
Out of curiosity, why do you view a group of friends congratulating their friend on her new column as reflecting poorly on twitter? I find that most of the people who are down on twitter have never tried it and think it's a bunch of narcissistic people tweeting drivel about what they're eating for lunch. While there is a healthy dose of that, there is also a community built 140 characters at a time. I'm sure if you keep reading Genevieve's column, you'll see that every one uses twitter differently and there are literally millions of ways to use it. I personally have used twitter to stay informed of news locally, internationally, and even from space, gain perspective of the world around me by reading opinions of all different kinds, and I've made some awesome friendships with some of the best people I know. To dismiss a tool that allows this type of activity flat out, is your loss. I, for one, will continue using it, and look forward to reading Genevieve's column every week. Cheers!
I lessthanthree you, lady.
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Jim...the "ignored" question was rhetorical for Mike. Mike & Jim...I never made a positive or negative comment about Einley's column. My comment was directed at the chain of comments. Mike...I understand Twitter is a popular world-wide phenomenon. So is "People" magazine which I also find inane. Now..I'm not saying Twitter is People. I just find many other uses of very limited, finite time much more rewarding.