My Thoughts & Feelings…Where is This Blog Headed?!

So here I am….
Finally, sitting down to make a blog post…
I apologize for my absence & for being away for so long! I don’t know if I will be much better in the coming weeks, but I’m sure gonna try! Life has just been crazy busy! Sometimes I feel like I am in a whirlwind!
Trying to manage my many, many roles often feels hard & sometimes I just get so overwhelmed that I just wanna shut-down & don’t want to do ANY of them!
I would much rather jump on a plane & fly far, far away….
Somewhere like this would be NICE….
don’t judge me….I know many of you feel the same way 🙂
 Some of my roles I have no choice in (like my mommy duties)
others I do (like my blogging duties).
This blog started just 10 months ago and when I first began writing it & working on projects, I didn’t really know if anyone was actually going to read it. I thought it would just be fun to share all of my ideas, my inspiration, & my decorating adventures with all of you, so I thought “WHY NOT?!”
Then, less than a year later, I am finding that God has blessed me so much through this blog & has opened doors I never dreamed would be opened! I wanted to take a minute to share some of those things with you & also to give you an idea as to the direction in which this blog may be heading….
1.)After ending my career as a registered nurse almost 1 year ago, and beginning my career as a stay-at-home mom, I knew that I would want some type of hobby to keep me busy on the side & give me “an escape” from all of the craziness that being a stay-at-home mom brings! For me, this blog was the answer. I have met so many wonderful people in blogland. So many people who have encouraged & supported me….PEOPLE WHO DON’T EVEN KNOW ME!! It’s just been crazy!! And then, there are the people that I DO KNOW….those whom I went to school with, worked with, etc. who have contacted me via email or facebook & shared with me a project that they are working on or told me a story about how I have inspired them. Its truly been wonderful & touching in so many ways. Almost daily, I will receive an email or a facebook message from someone with sweet & encouraging words & I can’t tell you how much it means to me! It definitely makes me feel like the work I put into this blog is worth it & gives me motivation to keep working! 
2.) Then there was the television interview & being chosen as blog of the week by our local news station…Really?! I mean who would have thought?! If you would have told me a year ago that I would be going on the morning news to share one of my DIY projects, I would have NEVER believed you!! That was such an awesome experience & also great publicity for this blog. Kevin (one of the news anchors) actually said that they would like to maybe have me on again sometime in the future! CRAZY!!
3.) I have started to get emails & inquires about some of my projects and being asked if I would be interested in selling some of them. I have made a few things for a few people and I’m currently wrestling with the idea of whether I want to start listing some of those items in my mom’s etsy shop. Part of me is EXCITED about this opportunity, but the other part of me is WORRIED that I am gonna get in over my head & that I won’t be able to juggle it on top of everything else. I don’t want to be so wrapped up in making things for other people that my relationship with God gets put to side, that I can’t get my own projects completed, that I don’t have time to spend with my kids, & lastly, I don’t want to see this blog suffer as a result.
4.) I have also started to get inquiries about my photography. People wanting to know if I can take pictures for their families, their children, etc. This is probably the opportunity I am most excited about as I have really started to develop a passion for it & the more I learn, the more I LOVE IT!! So, yes, if you are interested, I am interested! Just shoot me an email & we can discuss details!!
5.) In addition to all of these things, my mom & I were asked to do all of the decorations for a wedding which is quickly approaching!! Its the first weekend in October & we have all kinds of ideas up our sleeves! So in addition to my regular posts, you will be seeing a lot of DIY wedding posts on this blog in the upcoming weeks!! I am really excited to see everything come together…I think its going to turn out BEAUTIFUL!!
So, there you have it!
Now, you know what’s been going on with this blog & with me!
I know, I know….you never asked that question!
SORRY!!
Sometimes I just have to use this blog as an outlet to discuss my feelings & to organize my thoughts! For those of you who were interested in reading the whole thing…can I just tell you how much I LOVE YOU?!
For those of you who know where I am coming from….
Those of you who STRUGGLE with your many roles & juggle with the idea of TAKING ON MORE
And for those of you WHO HAVE taken on more & have some wonderful tips….
TALK.TO.ME!!!
I will take any & all advice you send my way!! 


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