Well, I did it. I kept this blog going for a year. Actually, more like a year and almost three months. I’ve spent the past couple of weeks adding little bits and pieces to each post, and trying to turn it into as official a blog as possible. It’s mainly just my passion project, but when someone writes to me and tells me that something I’ve written has helped them feel better, or resonated with them, or even just made them feel like they are not alone….it makes every minute spent on this so worth it. It makes me want to keep diving deeper into this writing reservoir. So, I will.
Prior to starting Adulthood Rewired, I spent years writing for other people, and loved every minute of it. Yet, for some reason, I was always hesitant to do my “own thing”. Until a year ago. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had people tell me that I should start my own blog, or write a book. I guess life has always gotten in the way. Or maybe I’ve just gotten in my own way. I do always have at least half a dozen fires burning, but as cliche as it sounds, we truly do make and have time for the things we love and want to do. Anything else is just an excuse.
So, I got tired of excuses. My life has been full for many years raising my kids, and manning the ship that is single motherhood, but I knew that there would never be the “perfect time” to get started on my writing. There is no such thing as the “perfect time” for anything. Life is about taking risks, right? But we only take risks when we think something is worth taking that risk for. In this case, I had to take the risk of putting my work out there, with my name and face on it, and hoping it hit home somewhere. It would mean taking time….or actually making time…when I rarely have any, and it would mean a small fiscal investment. I bit the bullet….and here we are.
I’ve enjoyed writing about the things I love and can deliver straight from the heart like parenting, relationships, health, wellness, and my random musings. I plan to add more along those lines in the coming year….but I feel a strong urge to censor myself a lot less now. I have a lot to say. About a lot of things. Not all of them pleasant. The thing is, if I keep them all in….there will be people who need to read my words, that won’t get a chance to. I’ll have plenty of positive holistic stuff to share, but I want to get more raw, and a touch more irreverent. There are things happening in my state and in this country that I don’t know I’ll be able to stay quiet about. Not for much longer. There are things happening in society that I find disturbing and want to bring to light. Just like I refuse to Snapchat filter my face and pretend that’s what I actually look like….I refuse to filter my writing in case it offends someone.
This blog is about rewiring our adulthood, after all…..and that’s not always going to be pretty. But, I’ll still make sure to share my health and beauty secrets so that you can still look and feel pretty ha!…even if we are all still headed to hell in a handbasket. An organic and pesticide free one, of course.
So hang tight….this journey has only just begun!
