Lifelines

Let me explain all of this to you.

Because I need to just babble for a bit and get myself oriented to this new space.

I feel like I just walked into someone else’s bedroom or something. 

I’ve been wanting to make a change for awhile and the main reason has been the limitations that blogspot has for photograph attachments.  I would peek at other pages out on the web and realize that I could do so much more if only…if only…if only.

Well, screw that!

I want what I want and I’m not settlin’ for less!  It was all just a matter of finding some time to sit down and mess around online.  I love to write, really love to write (I’ve realized this), and so my blog time is a priority.  My writing time is a priority.  Everyone asks, “How do you post so much?” and the truth is…I do it because I love it.  I need it.  I never knew.

I started blogging almost two years ago.  When I began, there wasn’t a soul for me to ask or to piggy-back off of.  It was kind of a lonely space, lonely in that I didn’t have all of my co-bloggin’ pals back then.  But I wrote for myself and ended up finding way more than just a hobby.

I think I found my calling.

Writing…is what I think I want to do.  How, when, for who…are all good questions and are on the table for consideration. 

But that’s not the point of this post, not really.  I can tell you about that stuff some other time.  Because for now, there is nothing to tell except that I’m a Lifer online.  And that’s also why I’ve decided to move my blog.

I’m powering-up, so to speak!  I am now my own entity, this is my own private space and I intend on filling it with all of my favorite words and pictures and memories and people.  While the format of my blog will remain the same, as has my title, I plan on spreading my own wings here a bit.  I’ll be doing more journaling, along with the fun family postings and will continue to share my finds and books and videos. 

But writing is where I’ve most found myself and where I most give of myself and so, I will be taking more time for that– for me.

It is a little strange for me to write, often times, so unrestricted because…make no mistake about it…my words are personal.  They are the wee windows to my soul and I am found all over my pages.  For here, authenticity is key.  There is no point for me to write if I can’t be myself.  I write for myself solely…yes, to share with family and friends but I do not write for THEM.  I write for ME.  There is a difference. 

For sure, I shield more than I share and that is purely for the protection of my family members and friends.  Words inspire but they also embarrass and wound and I try very hard to be true to my own self while not infringing on the feelings of those close to me.  It’s important to me to strike the right balance.

Though I will be cutting ties with the blogspot world–which is like a cozy, safe home to me–I’m kind of excited to strike out on my own a little bit.  This space feels exciting in its new-ness.  Rich with possibilities.

I hope I do not disappoint.

It will take me AGES to organize this blog in the way that I want and it will take even longer than that because I can’t even work my damn dashboard correctly.  I will screw up in ways that none of us can even grasp the magnitude of just yet (but I will be sure to share my frustrations in a 800 word count posting, just to keep you up-to-date on how techno-bad I am) as I navigate this new system but I’m all in! 

I’m ready.  Are you ready?  You with me?

So, away we go…back to our regularly scheduled blogging, just in a new space.

One perfect for me.

As if I needed any confirmation that I made the right move, Greer’s here to help me out.

THIS is what I wanted, you guys. 

I wanted to be able to share my photos with you just…like…this…

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