Hi everyone! I’ve missed you all so much!
I figured it was high time I wrote and explained my absence from this blog so here goes nothing…
I never intended to take a break. You know how it goes right? Life happens, and then happens again and the next thing you know you haven’t blogged in a month. I have plenty of excuses – lots of family in town for Thanksgiving, I hit a deer with my car and had to buy a new car, busy preparing for Christmas, out of town for work. You name it!
It really comes down to this though – sometimes, we all need to check our priorities and make sure we have them in line. It was time for me to do that. I love this blog and my business so much! However, if I have to choose between reading my son a story or working on a blog post, my son will win every time (as he should!).
The truth is, the longer I was gone the harder it was to come back. Not because I didn’t want to but because I didn’t know what to say. After all, everyone is busy. Everyone has their own “stuff” going on…I didn’t want anyone to think I thought my stuff was bigger or more important. Plenty of folks figure out how to balance all of this…so I guess the reality is, I’m not as good at balancing it as others! I’m trying to learn, trying to figure this all out.
I hope you all understand and will come around as I post. Please know that I am here, I still love junk, I still love you all, and I’m trying to make this all work.
Stephanie
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I have taken a break from Facebook and Pinterest. They were taking too much of my time. If I would do 1% of the item I had pinned on Pinterest my house would be on the cover of Country Living! Sometimes the things we think give us creativity are actually sucking us dry. Glad your not gone for good, Now go read your son a book! Hope you had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Ok, something weird is going on with my comments and I just saw this! so sorry! Yes, I completely agree. I’ve pinned a ton of things I will probably never do! Just posted an announcement tonight about the other things that are keeping me busy now as well…
thanks for your comment!
I completely understand! I took several breaks from blogging in 2012 as life sometimes gets busy. Wishing you a wonderful 2013!