My initial impression of the Wacky Southern Housewife’s blog was that some work was needed on the template. Although the color scheme and idea was good, it looked a bit under-done. I decided to move on to the writing before I paid too much attention to the template.
I started to read the stories written by our author who simply asks us to “call [her] Scarlett”, obviously making reference to Gone With The Wind. I dug back to the beginning posts which start roughly a year ago and saw a slow transformation into the “Southern Housewife” persona that writes today. Initially posts were simple and about technical issues but progressively got better and funnier. The usual self-deprecating posts about the lack of readers litters the initial months but eventually things of substance were written.
The writing style is more like conversation than essays or short stories like many blogs but still nothing extraordinarily different from a lot of personal blogs already out there. Some of her stories are worth reading and are quite funny but the majority of them are the usual daily antics with her kids.
Overall I enjoyed the stories but felt they weren’t especially eye catching. Probably most noticeable to me was the template and lack of real order on the sidebar. I’m a “less is more” type of person so the random smattering of icons and buttons on the side seemed to distract me more than necessary. The writing has a lot of potential and probably only needs some simple proof-reading to take care of the flow problems that bothered me.
Scarlett’s blog is definitely a personal blog with you’re normal “stay at home mom” ranting.wackysouthernhousewife