I'm Going To Try

Blogging has been on the back burner here at Upstate Mississippi while I get my planner pages ready to launch.  The shop is still in progress and not completely live, but it is up. Go take a look at it (HERE) and let me know what you think. I have a special coupon code in my back pocket for your honest thoughts. All thoughts are welcome-good, bad, ugly, confusing.  

With this post, I am jumping on the #31dayblogchallenge hosted by Cheryl Sleboda. Come over and see what other bloggers, crafters and business owners are taking part.

With less than an hour to go on this first Friday of October, I have decided I am going to blog daily for the month. I have so many plans for my online presence including some rebranding. No better time than to start now.

I hope you are with me for the journey.

I Shut Down

I'm spending a little time in bed tonight catching up on my online life and setting up my new A5 Filofax. There has been a lot of goings on here in casa Kansas, but none of it should have stopped me from blogging or writing or enjoying life. But it did. I am that person that completely shuts down when all is not right and it is driving me crazy. When one aspect of my life is going wrong, I shut down in all things and can't quite manage to keep going, at least not effectively. I still move, but I move without purpose and without fulfillment. Everything slows to a crawl until that out-of-place puzzle piece catches back up and gets in line.

But now that my life is not completely my own, I really have to work on changing this. I had a great week of wedding re-cap and a giveaway all planned and a life hiccup with my husband brought that to a halt. It is almost impossible for me to be upset about something in my marriage and try to write about how happy the wedding was. It feels disingenuous. So, I shut it down and took a little time to reset and repair.

In that time, I set some boundaries and made some positives steps forward to help me keep things together and moving. I also did a lot of comfort eating so you will be hearing about me and my new

Fitbit

a lot! Also in that time, I got a promotion at work which prompted the purchase of the new Filofax. I quickly realized I wouldn't be able to track my group in my personal size. I will continue to use the personal size for all things personal and blogging and as a wallet.

So, look for some changes from me soon. I am hoping to revamp the blog a bit as it's been a little while since we've refreshed. And I promise the wedding re-cap and giveaway are fast approaching.