Modern Family Blog

Welcome! I’m so glad that you stopped by Your Modern Family blog. Together, we will talk about raising kids, organizing the home and saving money! Right now, you are on my ABOUT PAGE. If you came to this page by mistake, you can go to my HOME page first or you can pick another category from the menu bar (above). I have also posted my top-viewed posts below.

Most blogging sites offer free templates. Some are relatively plain while others are pretty elaborate. You can choose backgrounds, banners, headers, sidebars, post dividers and buttons that reflect your family’s personality.Travelling long haul with a baby, adjusting to a different climate, homesickness, living without a familiar support network, education and managing finances in a different country are just some of the concerns expat parents may have.

The good news is, there are many expat families, living and working around the world and sharing their experiences online. We’ve chosen 5 expat blogs for families you might consider following for tips on living, working and raising children abroad:

Life with Baby Kicks

Although reluctant at first, Laura grew to love living abroad. After four and half years in the Middle East, her blog is a fantastic resource if this is where your family may be headed.
Once you’ve started your blog and feel you have a pretty good lay of the land, The Cutest Blog on the Block and Shabby Blogs both have really cute graphics you can brighten up your site with.
When you start writing, the most important thing to consider is who your audience is. If it’s family and friends, they simply want to know what’s going on in your life. Keep your posts short and sweet with great photos. In other words, people will visit your blog for a quick update, not a manifesto.
Resist the urge to share your vents (unless of course, they are entertaining, brief and pertinent), and try not to share every single picture from your recent trip to the zoo. Instead, post the best of the batch to keep your visitors coming back to your blog, instead of avoiding it. It’s also a good idea to post on a consistent basis — nothing drives an audience away faster than sporadic updates.
Blogs can even become family keepsakes! Blog2Print offers a great service that lets you publish all your blog posts into book form.