So I kind of dropped off the face-of-the-blog after I got pregnant. Morning sickness hit bad, and then life happened and then I felt pressure to write something amazing upon coming back, and, and, and...
Maria noticed that I tend to write when I'm not as happy with my life (it's like a project that gives me an outlet) and so she said she was kind of relieved when I wasn't writing as much (sounds bad when I put it that way but you know what I mean). Kind of true. (We got pregnant. So happy!) However, I have been feeling such an urge to write lately and the thing I'm using to inspire me and crush the inner critic is this quote on saw recently on Elise Blaha Cripe's instagram: "You do you and your audience will find you." I think there's also a Lewis quote about being yourself and you'll speak the truth.
Ah, here it is. Looked it up and so worth quoting here: "Even in social life, you will never make a good impression on other people until you stop thinking about what sort of impression you are making. Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it." (Mere Christianity, IV, 11)
I don't think I'll ever be a famous blogger and that's never been my intention (it seems like a TON of work and not as much glam and joy as it seems to us readers) but I don't want that to stop me from being me and sharing me because I enjoy doing that.
So I'm thinking realistically that as a full-time mom I don't have time to write super crafted essays but I can document my life in bits and pieces because I want to do that for me. And anyone else who wants to join in is welcome to do so.
So here's to a fresh start and we'll see what happens!
