Adulthood Unfiltered.

I’ve been on a little blogging hiatus for the past few weeks. No real excuses other than…LIFE. So, that is what I am gonna talk about a little bit here, today, now.

When I started this blog it was with the intention of putting all of the madness that swirls through my head into print. It would be cathartic and therapeutic and perhaps would resonate with some of you and help with your existential crisis as well. Crisis brought about by the mere fact we are adults in a world that has become increasingly toxic, confusing, and worrisome.

Don’t get me wrong, there is much to be happy, grateful, and exuberant about also….but I am real to a fault and cannot cheerlead my way through adulthood without facing all of the shit we do deal with head on…100% eye contact….glass of wine in one hand, mug of coffee in the other.

So, today I take a break from telling you how amazing essential oils are and how you can keep your immune system finely tuned….and I will break down and break it down for you via my keyboard. There may even be multiple parts to this post coming in the next several weeks as I navigate the holidays once again with feelings of grief over a lost parent, and over sharing my kids with my ex during those special days. It’s all hard shit, but so many of us are going through it….so hopefully, if nothing else, these posts make you feel better. Or, at least, not alone.

….but that’s not all I will be writing about….

I want to write about so much…..adulthood (and parenting in particular) is such an incredibly Sisyphean task that I often sit in front of my computer ready to rant and ramble but end up overwhelmed and not sure what I want to wax and wane poetic about. I think one of my biggest issues is the fear of offending a generation of people who cannot handle opinions that differ from anything they are force fed by the media. A society that cannot think for itself…or is terrified to. A group of people who hide behind screens and filters. So, what the hell…why am I filtering my writing??

I am about to start spilling my truth about everything. I did promise I would be irreverent about stuff when I first started my blog, didn’t I? This was never meant to just be about natural anti-aging, and what supplement works best for stimulating hair growth. Sure, I’ll keep sharing all that stuff because I love it….but maybe it’s time we pull out a little essential oil blend for cojones too.

I‘m a woman…a mother….living in a society that is upside down. I am trying to raise kids who have their blinders off. Who understand respect and hard work. Who are unaffected by the normalization of body and facial dysmorphia that social media force feeds us. Who do not trust the government to mandate everything they say, see, and do. Who can be rebels with heart…and yes, manners too.

Their bloodline is thick with freedom fighting and chivalry. Their mama is a cowgirl at heart. I want them to honor and live with the best of these things. It’s a combination of values that is difficult to instill and teach when we live in Bizzarro World…but it’s MY JOB. I cannot freedom fight in the ways that my father and grandfather did….but I can keep it together like my paternal grandmother did when her whole life was whisked out from beneath her. She stayed the course for her children and husband like a strong and smiling warrior. What better inspiration could I have?

So….Adulthood Rewired will be adulthood unfiltered from now on….are you ready?