I'm Baaaaaack... (I Know, I Know...I Tend to Leave Kinda Often.)

I've seriously started this post so many times...

I took a little unofficial hiatus from blogging.

*insert dramatic sigh*

I know, I know...I have been on quite a few hiatuses this year, official and unofficial. I never announce them because I'm generally never sure when (and at times, if) I'll be back.

Why?

I'm an adult; I'm allowed.

Not to be unnecessarily cheeky--but that's how I feel most days.

To be a little more transparent, I hit a weird plateau.

1. I wasn't too interested in doing reviews recently. I own practically every breast pump on the market annnnnnd at the end of the day, I have my favorite--but I'm not paid to talk about it so I don't. Plus after almost 4 years, I'm not entirely sure I can bring any new info on that front.

2. I still try to maintain a big separation of blog and private life. I aspired to be the unknown familiar. Kinda like the blogger you don't personally know but relate to? Did good! But that didn't really translatw well when trying to work with companies who prefer celebs and household names.

3. Do you know how many times my friends have shared articles or blog posts that were NOT mine, when the things I wrote were equally informative/entertaining? Do you know how many times I've been sent posts by people who were not sending my posts with the same fervor?! I'm not talking about a meme here. I'm talking about actual things I wrote and was proud of, that got bypassed because a celebrity sneezed during a selfie. I don't care who you are, that will annoy you.

4. Blogging is WORK if you're good at it and actually intend to do something with it. I am and I do, so I needed to recharge.

5. I really had to step back and take a look at who I'm doing this for, why I'm doing this at all. Originally it was for others...now it's purely for my own whims. Maybe I'll be a crafty blogger today; tomorrow I'll talk about mental health and tomato sauce. I decided my scope is based on what I want to talk about and not necessarily what others have deemed popular to read about.

Wha was originally supposed to be a 2-week thing turned into almost two months! I legitimately set out to find a hobby for two weeks to rplace my log--and I ended up on a two-month-long adventure of sorts that brought me rght back.

...so instead of hanging up the keyboard, I knew I had to revamp.

I'll still be writing about parenting, but also more about myself, mainly sharing the insight I'm gaining in other parts of my life. As my little ones grow and begin finding their own litle paths, I'm left with a tiny bit moertime to forge my own new pths. Turns out I like to craft, cook, bake....and write.