I recently remembered this good ol' blog. With Instagram, I think the world has forgotten the existence of blogs but to my surprise many of the blogs I used to follow are still updating their blogs. So, apparently the blog world still exists. I have been taking my blogs and putting them in a word document since it like a journal. As I was doing this, I found a comment I made about Pinterest being blogs on steroids. So, what does that make Instagram?
Anyway, I find myself longing (probably not the right word) to share life but Instagram doesn't seem to be the best place for me and then I remembered how I enjoyed blogging. Only a handful of family and friends saw it and it was fun to have a place to share.
However, I have been reading some blogs from 2011 and 2012 and few others in between. Things that stand out to me: I shared quite a bit...maybe more journal worthy than blog worthy, I seemed bored and lacked purpose and was trying to find things to create purpose in my days with one child, Boo was apparently a handful...really she still is 😁, how overwhelmed I was with littles, how much I have stayed the same and how much I have changed.
One post talked about shows I liked to watch. I commented that I was not a funny person but recognize my need to laugh. I was surprised to see that I said that back in 2011 or 2012 because I felt like it was something I learned about myself in the last few years-but I guess I re-learned that. GG and I watch a show most nights since about 2020. We find a show that will make us laugh. I have found this is a hard thing to do. Comedy shows like to be laced with inappropriate topics. I still pine for a show that I loved but decided it had too much from one of the characters that wasn't good for our home but the rest of the characters were so much fun. Currently, we are watching Modern Family. Laugh guarantee. A few topics may be more grown-up content but not too bad. Boo hears us laughing and has caught a few parts of the episodes. She wanted to stay up one night and watch one with me. It happened to be about the kids walking in on their parents. 💀😁. It was hilarious to watch it with her and she was so uncomfortable but led to some conversation with her. I am hoping in the end it will be chalked up to a win and not a scarring experience.
One way that I have changed is that crafting does not make it's way into my life nearly as much as it did then. But that is probably part of the trends. Back then it felt like DIY was the thing-thanks to Pinterest. Now I feel like the creative outlet for me is home-improvement-thanks to Instagram reels. Not that I do much in that area, but it is what takes up that space.
I also like to think I am not so nearly overwhelmed. At least I hope I am not, since my littles aren't quite so little. I definitely have my moments but it's not daily. Looking back, after reading some of the posts, those days are hard, special, fun and beautiful but it is not for the faint of heart or the lonely of heart. People. I needed people then. Truth, I need people now too. As shy as I can be and definitely was, I am extroverted. People give me energy. I love to be connected to people and to feel included.
Another theme of my blog seemed to be talking about budgets. It hasn't changed much. But that is that because it is so engrained into my way of thinking? We were on a teacher salary. We probably have at 3x that income but it's funny how as your income increases so does your expectations of what is a need instead of a want. This month my goal is to have a no spend month-only the necessities. But can I include my more expensive $$ face care products that I hope go on sale for Valentine's Day because It's almost gone? To justify myself, I did try some from Target and my face didn't like it. So, necessity? 😉Hehe.
I was surprised to see a post about a books. I didn't know I read much then. And it would have been a physical book. There was definitely a time I didn't feel like it could read books- too many kids knocking them out of my hands or too tired. I have found audiobooks and I love it. I started audiobooks in 2023. Last year I listened to over 50 books. I have also learned to love non-fiction. I loved the idea of them but without a deadline-I couldn't read them. I would just fall asleep.
Exercise was apparently something I have done forever but I am sure in 2011 I was doing Richard Simmons and Denise Austin. 😁. I have grown leaps and bounds. Literally, I use a rebounder. hehe. I think it was around the birth of baby number 2 that exercise became a daily part of life. Then, somewhere around baby #4 Daily burn was a part of my life and I loved that so much-it made my exercise much more well-rounded. Then in 2023 DB ended and I found Michelle Briehler. Strength became a bigger part of my exercise-not that I go to the gym and lift weights, but I use much heavier weights than I ever had, and I am stronger than I have ever been. I am hoping that is why my body is not as thin as it once was. Overall, same but changed-for the better.
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