Dusting Off The Cobwebs

 Gosh. It's been AGES since I've posted a blog. Does anyone else remember when typing your thoughts was all the rage? I miss those days. The community was tight and the pressure for a blue check mark was non-existent. 

I wrote about the early days of marriage and motherhood. I journaled my battle with the bulge and life at large(while being large).  But more than chronicling every detail of my life like an online diary, I enjoyed the community. The bloggers I followed were real. They wrote about the ups and downs of their own lives. Each of us getting online daily, looking forward to catching up with our friends. Like receiving letters in the mail. They made me feel connected in ways that the social media world of today has yet to accomplish. 

I don't know what it is about writing that makes thoughts feel solid and tangible. I've made videos; I'm not shy in front of a camera. But typing out my thoughts feels more substantial somehow. Perhaps because it makes me stop and think about the words I want to say. We watch videos where people say the most hateful things to one another. Big, vile, ugly words are used without a second thought or concern. But typing them out is different. It's intentional. The words are emblazed on the screen. There is accountability. Good or bad, there's a permanency to written thought. 

I've never been good at grammar. One of my best friends who has impeccable grammar can attest to that.lol But I do enjoy writing. And I feel I have a knack for storytelling. This blog ( Lord willing ) will be a space to capture my life in words. Much like pictures capture tiny moments one would like to remember.

I'm not one to sugarcoat my life. I've always been an open book. I'm happy to share the good, the bad, and the ugly. Mostly with humor. The me you see on these pages is the me I am off screen. I've had 15 years of counseling since my last blogging journey. I hope to do my younger self proud. God has given me(and continues to give me) the growth and grace to realize I don't know everything. He is still writing the pages of my life and I'm here to annotate that in daily doses. Welcome to your daily dose of vitamin V!



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