40 and fabulous
When I was a kid, I kept a diary… with a little key. And when I was a teenager, I kept a journal. At some point, I kept a prayer list, which was really just a diary with ‘dear God’ written at the top instead of either ‘dear diary’ or the date. At some point, my friend, Aleece, said to me, ‘you should blog. It’s the same thing as journaling, but your hands don’t cramp up.’ Aleece is a smart friend.
Blogging for me was always about working through things in my head. For a brief period, I entertained a fleeting enjoyment of the idea that people might read my blog and I might have a following, but it soon became clear that in order for that to happen, too much work would be involved. In the last six months or year, I haven’t blogged routinely though I’ve had lots I’ve wanted to work through because people I know in real life… outside of Aleece… now have the blog address and read what I write. And while that is sweet and intimate and kind, it is also a little intimidating. There are some dark and unhappy things swirling about in my head that not everyone need to know. Ya know?
Aleece, always smart, suggested the other day that I start a new, super secret blog. And I considered it. But I love this blog. I love the way it has followed me through the years, the way it reads as the roadmap of my life. And so I’ve decided that it’s time for me to return to blogging and to laying the good and the bad out here. I have always been very honest here. Because this blog is for me, not for mass consumption. And I intend to continue to write that way.
So this post is a bit of a warning of sorts… to those who know me in person… you might not like all that you read in the future… you can always just not. There are some lovely other sites… if you’re shopping, I like Etsy - A Dusty Attic is one of my favorites as is Inspire Me Crafts - and if you’re hungry, you can always check out the foodie links on the sidebar here. Yum.
But anyhoo… I’m thinking 40 is a good time to take a new look at Chel. Because I’m kinda grooving to what I’m seeing as I’m looking.
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Fabulous!
Glad you are back!!
I’m so delighted to see your return! Your thoughts here take me back to those long heart-to-hearts that I miss so very much.
I miss those myself, Terri.