A Slice Of The Slow Life

My maiden blog post. To be clear, I write how I talk. Lots of commas and absolutely common. If you are a stickler for grammar and proper sentence structure, this is not the blog for you. I don’t want anyone driven mad, because lets face it, this is something that really bothers people, and that is valid. I get it. But we are just friends chatting and commiserating, inspiriting and supporting. Because sometimes it is not that big a deal. Sometimes, it is all that we can wring out at the end of the day. So get ready for a heavy dose of tongue in cheek. The sarcasm runs deep in this one.

It has been a long time since I have had a blog or even sat at a computer. I actually got rid of my desktop, and had to dust off the laptop. We are going as basic as we can with this set up to see if I actually will stick to it. Concentrated commitment is something on my goals list for the coming year. I’ve been working on it. I used to be able to blame it on being a SAHM. But my kids are all grown up (and are fabulous humans, I might add). They are living their own lives and I feel as though I am just getting a handle on being a stand alone adult who isn’t the go to for everything that has a heart beat in this house – though who am I kidding, am I right? I’ve worn many hats in my day, but none of them were specifically pertaining to me. I’ve homeschooled my girls. I’ve had a thriving photography business. I’m self taught through and through. I thoroughly enjoyed being with my girls (still do). I became a mother right before social media and mommy groups. I think most of us Gen X’ers were able to slide under the internet radar. No mommy wars. No influencers. But boy if we didn’t get a lot of information passed down. Sure we got the old “you’ll miss them when they’re grown”, “they grow up fast”. Unless I missed the memo, no one told me that I needed to not lose touch with ME. Because if you’re lucky, they’ll grow up and you will be faced with remembering that you are a whole human too. One that has a life to live. It is scary and exhilarating at the same time.

So here we are. I’m getting the itch to slow down and really enjoy the second half of my life. No hustle, no pressure. Not saying that life won’t continue to throw curve balls. But I guess I’m saying that I want to be able to love it in the little moments in between so that when the big stuff comes, and it will, that I’m sustained.