Starting Fresh

I do not know my intention with this blog, but I have been blogging for eight years now, and I couldn't let it go. 

With sadness, I closed my site Pens, Pencils, and Books last week. I started that blog in March last year. A pandemic lockdown project to keep my mind occupied in times of great stress. It began as a book blog, soon progressing to an attempted Etsy business with limited success. In April, I became too tired to continue with the project. 

My first attempt at blogging was a mum blog, Transforming Into Butterflies. I loved that site. I filled it with stories and pictures from our daily lives, documenting my early years of motherhood.  Unfortunately, after two years, I became hesitant about the theme. Was I breaching my small children's privacy sharing their lives in this way? I didn't know, but I opted to shut Transforming Into Butterflies down. My love of writing remained. I have blogged in some form ever since. 

Last week I was diagnosed with Myalgic encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Lost in a world of exhaustion, pain and sadness, I am overwhelmed and alone in this struggle. It triggers my sensory processing difficulties two-fold. Everything is too bright, too loud, too cluttered. Life right now is a lot. My hope for this blog is to share my journey in a way that keeps me connected to a hobby I have loved.