Life Lately
Hello again! Can you even believe that this Friday is the last day of April??? Yowzers!
I have been all over the place emotionally and mentally these past two months with everything going on in my life so I thought I’d sit down to write it out. I am exhausted.
I thought to myself one day last week that I am burned out on blogging. I go through these emotions periodically and debate over and over again on giving up my dear blog only to get another wind of energy and enthusiasm to continue full steam ahead. When I’m riding that high of energy everything clicks and falls into place like a perfectly orchestrated symphony. I literally have lists upon lists of topics I want to write about and photos I need/want to take to share with you all. I have numerous collaborations in the works and several I need to respond to which is precisely what a “blogger” wants as we grow our blogs.
But, then I hit a slump. Life gets overwhelming. Other things require my time and attention. Then what should be fun feels like a dreaded chore. Blogging is not a chore!! It’s a hobby and something I enjoy when I have the time. So am I burned out on blogging or just on life at the moment?
I suspect a little of both.
These past couple of months have been a doozy for me but if I’m being honest I was rather derailed last November and my mojo never really got a chance to come back full swing with everything happening.
I have told the hubs I need a break from being needed and just want a day or two alone in a quite space to recharge. =} I was aiming to achieve that this past weekend but instead had 30+ calls regarding my great aunt’s situation so there wasn’t too much unwinding. Thankfully my sweet hubby was in town to handle everything in person for me.
Ever felt that way? Like you just want to escape for a while? I’m sure you have! I think it’s normal and natural to need it.
It’s not always practical or possible of course but I strongly dislike feeling negative and I am very INTROVERTED as well as a type 2 Enneagram.
Heaven help me - I am an overachieving, loyal helper. Proof is in the pudding. I struggle to say no, I struggle to set boundaries, and I struggle to practice self care.
So, as I said last week I thought to myself I am burned out. I’m not in a slump because of lack of content as my ever evolving list of things to write carries forward throughout the year. I am simply tired, y’all.
So friends, I think I will take a step back for a bit on writing and maybe take May “off” from blogging. There’s a chance I may pop in from time to time to share some new favorites or re-share something from before. But, ultimately I am not going to put any pressure or schedule on myself this month to write content. It feels good to type those words, like I just gave myself the vacation approval on my timecard. =)
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Now! If you’ve made it this far THANK YOU! A little update on what’s happening around here…
My mom is free and good to drive herself again post knee surgery so my nursing assignment is officially over. It’s been a long 6 weeks for her recovery but I am so proud of her progress, pushing through the pain, and am happy that I am no longer needed.
We are still showing our house. We had four offers that we passed up because we weren’t ready to make an offer on a house that we weren’t excited about. As the hubs puts it, we’re moving for convenience, not because we have to. We love our home (I LOVE our home), but it will be nice to be closer to everything again.
We made an offer on a house! We finally found one that excites us and meets our somewhat eccentric needs so fingers crossed everything will go through accordingly and we’ll move late May/early June.
I have two baby showers coming up in May and hope to make a trip to see my fam bam in California but not sure yet with the house stuff and Mother’s Day and the showers if we’ll get it to work out.
We’re trying to get my great aunt to have 24 hour care so once that is set up properly we will have some relief on that front. She’s needing more and more help around the clock and we want to get her everything she needs. The current place she is at has been nothing but awful lately.
Our family has remained healthy throughout the pandemic and we’re ever so thankful for that.
My health is a hot mess of things lately but I embraced the rest time required from working out and am excited to jump right back into it this week. It will help my mental state as the physical changes - though temporary - wreak havoc on the psyche.
I will still post here and there on social media to share some outfit finds or perhaps a favorites blog post. I’ll likely only post to Instagram and LikeToKnow.It though. I have never gotten great response from my Facebook page for the blog and did a recent poll on Instagram which resulted in every blogger (that responded) having the same experience on there. Instagram is a better platform for it.
I’ll be shifting my personal focus to decorating ideas, selling stuff we don’t need, and packing next month. Wish me luck!
Thank you all for following along on my blog and with this post. I will return with some fun stuff here and there and at some point likely resume like normal. I hope you all can enjoy a slower pace for a bit as well and give yourself the freedom to step back from things that are not serving you. Everything in it’s time, right?
With love and a sigh of relief…
XOXO
