I mean, it's been 7 months since we moved and I am JUST NOW figuring all of this new out.
And, for some reason, today, I feel like writing.
Maybe it's because the kids are playing together quietly.
Maybe it's because our new little pup, went to hang out with grandma today. {More about our new pup in another post.}
Maybe it's because the sun is shining. {Can't tell you how much I love this.}
Maybe it's because my heart is feeling especially full right now. {I'll explain later.}
Maybe it's because we had one heck of a week last week. {Another day, my friends, another day.}
Maybe it's because we have Valentine's Day coming up and school parties this afternoon. {I LOVE the kid's Valentine's this year!}
Maybe it's because I finally caught up on the giant stack of mail laying next to my computer.
I'm not sure why today is the day, but here I am starting at this blank screen with so much to tell you but I can't figure out where to start. Maybe I'll figure it out by tomorrow.
For months I've struggled with this little blog of mine. Wondering if anyone ever even read it. Wondering if I should remove it. Wondering if it mattered.
But, my heart keeps telling me not to. To keep it around. It holds many memories for me. {Which sounds strange, but seriously, one of my favorite things to do is go back and read about all of the events that I thought worthy of writing about on this blog.}
And then, today, something fun happened. I logged into Blogger {for the first time in months} and looked at our 'stats' page. To my surprise, people were still reading. Still checking in. Still pinning recipes and birthday party ideas and other things. Just this week the blog had more than 4,000 views. I haven't written anything since November. I'm not sure why this surprised me, but it did.
4,000 views in one week may not seem like a lot to some of you seasoned bloggers, but my blog gets maybe 100 views a day. It surprised me that people were still wanting my meatball recipe and my whole wheat chocolate chip banana muffin recipe. People were still wanting ideas for a Wipeout birthday party and wanting to know how to make a Pop Rocks Valentine. People were still Googling 'how to help your child with speech delays' and 'Minecraft birthday ideas'.
The Internet is a crazy place, my friends. I have a love-hate relationship with it. I start reading and writing and I get sucked in. It takes me to a new place. Sometimes it's a good place and sometimes it's a not-so-good place. Like when I start comparing myself to every other mom on Facebook...that's not good. When I start shopping and I won't stop until I find the best deal on earth...not so good. When I pin and pin and pin, only to make myself feel bad for not cooking a huge, healthy dinner for my family every night.
But, this blog of mine. This is good. This makes me feel good. It's one of my happy places. Maybe it's even my therapist. My hobby. It's a treasure chest full of my memories. And, I feel like maybe it holds a piece of my future.
Going forward, this little corner of my life is getting some renewed energy. It may not make me famous or popular, but it's a part of me, and as long as I have access to it and a mind to think up new thoughts, I'm going to take advantage of it.
I'll keep you posted, but for now, I'm excited. Excited about all that I can write and share with my friends, family, and anyone else interested in what I have to say. I'm taking this renewed energy and running with it!
Happy {early} Valentine's Day!
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