Hello March! Hello Day 60! Hello New Ideas!
Secretly, about two weeks ago, I decided I was going to quit blogging. That same day I decided I was going to close my business and fire a few of my marketing clients. I believe I was on the edge of some sort of “i-need-a-break-or-i’m-gonna-snap” breakdown. Within 24 hours of my drastic quit-all-things phase also decided I needed new hobbies, so I started quilting. Which led me to realize that I need local friends. Then I realized this must be the dreaded “February Funk.” So alas, I must press on! Don’t fret, I will continue with the blog I love, the clients I adore and I now have a new quilting project. I’m still looking for local friends though…
In the midst of “that day” though, when I proclaimed that I was quitting everything to my mom and my husband, I got some interesting feedback from them:
My Mom: “What are you going to do with all your free time if you quit blogging?!”
My Husband: “No, you cannot be a stay-at-home wife with no kids, no job or no blog. You will get bored. [Brief Pause] Well, sure. You can give it a shot. But then I get to be a stay-at-home-husband and you can be the bread winner.” (Um…. no. Oh, and cue my anxiety.)
My Mom: “What about all your blog friends? What about all of them!?”
My Husband: “Why don’t you just change your blog up a bit… do what you like. Don’t let it stress you.”
So yeah, after my anxiety level dropped and I watch 48 hours of Netflix, I began pondering their wise words… I realized how upset both of them seemed at the idea of me quitting 2 cats & chloe, since I’ve basically been blogging longer than Doogie Hower, MD. As long as Michael has known me, I’ve been a writer and a blogger. It really would be weird to just STOP. So I sat down and tried to figure out how to mix things up while continuing to share my love of clean eating, adventures and celebrations. I realized that the bottom line purpose for my little piece of cyberspace is to have fun, while making life around me pretty. Whether it’s clean foods, beautiful vacations, my house, parties or simply DIY projects… I want to share how beautiful life can truly be.
I put my thinking cap on and did some brainstorming. I busted out the sticky notes and went crazy with my calendar. I think I have a great line up of posts for March, that I hope you will all love and enjoy. I also have a new series that I am going to give a go this month. I’m calling it Sunday Morning Scripture, because life truly isn’t beautiful without God.
This is the longest “SMS” you will see. Most of them will be short and sweet, with an image and a beautiful line of scripture. So without further adieu here… Have a BEAUTIFUL Sunday y’all.
