Hello again friends! 💕 You have probably noticed that I've popped in over here a bit more than usual lately. I wish it was because I've suddenly found more time... but unfortunately that's not the case. Instead, it's basically because it's suddenly dawned on me that I can use my social media posts as quick templates for blog posts. I spend lots of time (usually hours) planning posts for my Magically Melissa Facebook and Instagram accounts, as well as both of Happily Ever Hatter's accounts... so I figure that I might as well put all of that time to use over here. I actually used that technique for a few posts back in 2024, and it made it much easier and quicker to write a blog post.
I'm not sure how that will work going forward, but I'm hoping I'll be able to pop over here more often. Every time I come back after a hiatus, I'm reminded of how much I truly love writing. And I easily get sucked into re-reading my own blog posts from years ago. My blog entries have basically become somewhat of an online diary of my life... and now that Nana, Papa and my Dad are all gone, I find myself really enjoying reading about our many adventures over the years.
At this point, in a world of quick videos, reels and "shorts", blogging seems kind of outdated, and I've told myself numerous times that it's probably time to figuratively 'hang up my pen'. But then a little voice reminds me that I started doing this for me... not because I wanted to be a big famous blogger. I've always been content to share my stories with whoever wants to follow along. And at the end of the day, I think doing it for me is the real reason that I'm still sticking around after all this time.
At one point, I had dreams of this making some side income. And I think that's why I was very strict with myself about posting almost daily for a while. But this little blog has never made me money... and writing long posts almost daily was not sustainable.
For a long time, I would get discouraged and beat myself up if I missed a post. Or if I skipped a few days. Or if I totally disappeared for months on end. Or if I didn't finish that one post I had planned. There are SO MANY drafts of blogs posts on here. (As of right now, I have exactly 300 drafts if anyone is counting.) Basically, the guilt that I allowed myself to feel was becoming unbearable... and blogging became more of a chore at a few points. Which is probably why it has become so sporadic over the past few years. I'm a busy person, and I only have so much time in each day.
So now, I'm moving forward with complete freedom. Freedom from whatever I was allowing to hold me back and chaining me to what I thought I "should" be doing with my blog. I'm going to continue to move forward writing when I'm able to, simply because I enjoy it- and not because I feel like I need to post daily in order to impress companies that I will probably never end up applying to for affiliate marketing anyways.
In the end, I know that it was me chaining myself to these boundaries... but now that I've let all of that go, I have a newfound feeling of complete freedom. And I love it.
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