Just Keep Typing or How to Take Back Blogging on MY Terms

So lately, life has been a lot.

A LOT.

People I care for have been lost. School has started and my kids have been sick. Special needs have been... well, special.

And as my hubby us about to turn the big 5-0, my heart rate thought that number was appealing, as well. If I were some amazing Olympian that number would be a great sign but as someone with really low blood pressure to boot, it is not a good sign. It has been a struggle for me to stay awake and energized enough to have quality of life.

Again, a lot.

Blogging Changed...

Once upon a time, my blog was the place I ran to when the walls were closing in. It was an open diary reflecting the triumphs and failures that were my life.

And I Didn't

Somewhere along the way, I lost that. I do still share a lot on Instagram. Micro-blogging the kids call it. LOL. Gosh, I feel old some days. Maybe I should start adding the word "the" in front of everything. "I am over on the Instagram" Check me out on "the Twitter". And don't forget to "stay off my lawn". Seriously, though, the community and the style of blogging has changed so that I felt inadequate.

I no longer felt at home in my online skin.

I got lost in rules and best practices. The need for pin-worthy pictures. The fear that my posts are not SEO qualified and no one would read anything kept me from writing anything for anyone to read.

Ironic? Uh, yeah.

Debilitating? Double yeah.

But way back in 'January when I basked in the glow of the New Year, I chose Courage as my word. So today I am claiming my courage by just writing. No real reason. No real lesson to share. Monday, but no motivation.

I'm just typing.

And I am going to start typing and keep typing. I hope you will come and read but I am going to risk that. If you do, day hi. Let me know I am not alone in the old-school world of blogging.

And if you are struggling, my advice is simple. Just keep typing.

Do you feel boxed in by expectations put upon you, either online or in-person?