Why I Stopped Blogging Last Year

The long hiatus from this blog was semi-intentional. I really didn't know if I'd pick it back up. Even when I began again, I thought about scratching this site and starting fresh. In the end, I decided against it and have continued where I left off.

After a busy start to 2012 I graduated from college, quit my job, vacationed, & found myself feeling homesick & discouraged. The first two years in Philadelphia I gushed with love for the city. The third year a gray cloud moved in and started raining on my shiny view. The newness was wearing off maybe? I felt like I poured myself into several different things. Friends. School. Jobs. City life. Church. Trying to get pregnant. And on. Yet they all seemed to grow dim. Cue feeling homesick like never before. I'm sure that this may not be the last time I feel this way. I'm a military wife & moving is our game. Adapting is something that will be come the norm.

I would sit in front of my white screen jabbing out uninspired. Type. And. Delete.

For a long time, I didn't broadcast this blog to anyone. Thus it was my corner to share whatever with whoever flipped by. All my readers were strangers. I mainly started blogging to give me something to do after we got married and moved away from all my to do's, friends, family, and life. It helped the transition and it still helps. It's always been a great way of compiling what is going on with me and ted. Our life. Our moves. Our struggles. Our travels. Our love.

I stopped blogging because I was uninspired to blog. Each time I sat to type, I felt like I was here to vent so I reneged. And that is okay. I wanted and probably needed a break. I also wanted to venture into creating something else. And it was refreshing.

Starting back has been so great & I'm glad I'm back. All of you who have come back to read, thank you.