Hello and welcome! Or what the hell am I doing here?

Let me start this by saying I already have a full time blogging gig running Maple Leaf Mommy, which is a "mom" blog, full of family anecdotes and product reviews. I game. I game frequently. Gaming is, and always has been, a huge part of my life. I found myself  wondering, why am I not writing about this on my blog?

It just didn't seem to fit. As much as I'm a mixed bag blogger who dabbles in topics ranging from recipes to rants, everything is approached from the "I'm a mom." angle. And gaming... gaming is that other thing I do. Off hours. When I'm not busy being somebody's mother.

And She Games... started out as an idea I had last Fall. I had banged my head pretty hard and managed to give myself a doozy of a concussion. While I was laying about recouping this idea for a separate blog where I would post strictly gaming stuff came into my head. Once I was feeling well enough to see straight I went online and purchased the domain name. And then I had second thoughts  lots of them, about launching a venture I dreamt up while laying on a couch after giving myself a head wound. So the idea fermented for several months, I chatted about it on and off with some online friends and I eventually I roped Shari into joining me on this crazy adventure.

Shari brings to the table mainstream gaming. She loves Facebook games, apps, Wii games and the more mainstream and classic family board games. I'm old school and slightly more hardcore. My passion lies with roleplaying and strategic board games, but I am also a sucker for a good video game, particularly if it's got a roleplaying bent to it.

We welcome guest posters and would love for other female gamers to speak out on their perspective on gaming and life as a gamer. We want to make this a place where we'll talk about games we love and loathe, about raising our kids as gamers, being a gaming mom, and fitting gaming time into our lives. We do intend to host giveaways and post product reviews, but what we're really aiming for is discussion and community.

So welcome, come on in. Grab a video game controller, a deck of cards or a handful of dice; kick back and relax. Make yourself at home. We're all gamers here.