What's in a Name?

The time has come.

I am bidding adieu to my current blog name - Burp Cloths and Saddle Pads - and moving to a new domain, with a new blog name.

Mine!  All mine!

When Jack was a baby, I was lying in bed one night dreaming about the day when I would get back on a horse, and kind of/sort of thinking about whether or not I wanted to continue blogging.  I knew that if I was going to keep blogging I'd want a new blog name...but it wasn't a super serious endeavor at the time.  More like, something I did to keep a few friends in the loop.

As I lay there, probably covered in spit-up and breast milk, I suddenly realized that I must name my blog Burp Cloths and Saddle Pads.

"Burp Cloths" because I felt like my entire days and nights were covered in spit-up and poop and other bodily fluids.  And "Saddle Pads" because I thought that surely I would be riding horses again soon, and wouldn't it be fun to chronicle my challenges adventures as a mom of a small baby who was getting back into riding?

Well...WHATEVER!

That never happened.  I really, to this day, haven't officially started riding again (except for a rare ride here and there).

And then, before I knew it...Jack was bigger and had stopped puking everywhere.

But then I had another baby, and once again my life was centered around things like Burp Cloths and once again, I dreamt of riding.

And then, Claire started growing up.

I am outgrowing my blog name.  I won't have babies forever, and even if I did...there's no way of knowing if I'll still be wanting to write about my kids a few years down the road.  And - I don't like that my blog name starts with the word for a rude bodily function.

So, I decided to rename my blog.

But...OMG!  It's not easy to come up with a blog name these days.

For one thing, all the good blog names are taken.  For another, I'm not that creative.  And finally, if I outgrew the last blog name in just a few years, how could I come up with one that I wouldn't want to be renaming - again - just a few years from now?

And so, I figured I'd pick something with my name in it.  Carrie.com was taken (boo!), so I went for CarrieL.com (I told you I'm not creative!)...but it was taken, too.  I thought, "Well, let's just spell out the letter 'L'" - and that's how I came up with Carrie Elle (it doesn't hurt that many women in my family, including my daughter, have the middle name "Ellen" - which is awfully close to Elle!).

So, friends, here we are today.

Look at me, getting all artsy and pretending like I can actually create a logo...ha!

Carrie Elle!

I'm excited.  I've decided to make a go of it.  I've poured many hours of my life into my little piece of the Internet pie, and I'm just getting started.

I hope you'll join me on this journey!