Welcome Back

It has been nine months since I have written.

Many things are different.  Many things are the same.

The same:

• The Pandemic is still happening.
• I am still working and loving my work.
• I am still staying home as much as possible to try not to get sick.

The different:

• I got a dog.  It was probably one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life.
• I lost a family member to cancer.
• I walk a lot more now.

The last nine months have not been easy.  2021 has been worse than 2020 for me. But, every day, I get up and remember that I still want to be here on the planet.  I still want to live life.

So, I am back here writing to you.  I have been writing for myself the entire time.  I have filled up journal books with my rambling thoughts.  And I haven’t really felt comfortable letting you all in to those thoughts.  I have felt like I am in the minority on how I am dealing with the pandemic, and I just wasn’t able to deal with any sort of criticism that might come from me putting things out in the world.  I was also feeling very burdened by this blog.  The work I was putting in each week to make sure everything was grammatically correct and looked good.  The promotion on social media.  It became a 2-3 hour process that I just couldn’t sustain.  So, I left it behind.

But lately, I have been feeling very stuck.  I hit the pandemic wall in January and haven’t moved from there.  I don’t like being in this place and one thing I thought would help, is getting back to talking to all of you.

The blog going forward is going to be a little different.  I am not going to be trying to make it perfect.  I am not going to run it through the grammar checker, so things will not sound polished.  I am going to write the way I talk, and send that out to you guys.  I am likely not going to do a bunch of social media for it.  I took a complete social media break for a couple of weeks and it was like a balm for my soul.  So, I won’t be out there promoting this all the time.

I also think that I am going to change a lot of the focus.  There will probably be less mental health (although I still expect some) and more about the things I am trying to do to get moving in life.  Focusing less on being reluctant and more on actually adulting.

For now, here is what you can expect:

• I hope to be more interactive with you.  Telling you about what is happening with me and asking more about your experiences.
• I hope to have some more practical solutions to tackling life.
• I hope to include more things that I am doing like sewing projects and home improvement with more details on what I am doing.
• And finally, I will be putting this out on a regular basis.  I am hoping to make it weekly but it may start with every other week.

What I ask of you:

• If you want to continue to follow the blog, the best bet is to sign up to get it emailed to you.  That way you can read at your leisure.
• If you don’t want to do the email, then make sure to watch my Insta or Facebook stories.  It takes a long time for me to curate a post, but stories are quick, so I will likely post there.
• Please feel free to comment and send me feedback.  I do welcome it and know that is the only way I can get better.

I am looking forward to sharing all kinds of things with you in the future.  Thanks for following along.