Well it’s been a minute. A rather long minute. I really did have every intention of really getting back into blogging last year. I stayed strong for a bit, but then with life being so busy I ended up just stopping. But I’m back (I hope) and ready to try again. And I’ve decided this year is for blooming.
So why am I trying to get back?
Because I decided that this year is for blooming. It’s what I drew on my January page of my planner, and I suppose if I were to pick a work for 2024 it would be blooming. Annabelle and Autumn are both in school full time, and Aubrie is in preschool three days a week (although I am subbing two of those days at the older twos school). While there are new challenges as the girls grow older I feel like the fog of early motherhood is lifting. The girls are able to play independently (of course I love to join in when asked), and I am able to dive back into hobbies that remind me I am my own person, not just “Autumn’s mom” (which I sometimes get called when subbing… lol).
Our time on earth isn’t a guarantee
So, this year is the big 4-0 for me. I remember talking with some people that are older, and they were basically like:
“Oh man, I remember 40 it was rough”
“Good luck! It was a hard year for me”
But you know what I decided?
Fuck that.
Sorry for the language, but I feel pretty strongly about this. I’m not going to let the fact that I’m turning 40 bring me down. How insanely lucky am I to reach this milestone? I know women who fought cancer, who didn’t know if they would make it to 40 (thankfully they did). An old acquaintance from my mom club days was killed in a car crash (along with her husband). They left behind six kids. I’m not going to lie, even though I didn’t know her well, I know she and her husband were amazing people who loved their family and Jesus. It hit me hard. We aren’t guaranteed a certain amount time on this earth, and we don’t know when God is going to call us home. So I’m going to try my best to be a positive force on this earth.
So… How am I going to bloom?
- Trying to reestablish my blog. If you are new here I started my blog just about ten years ago. It started as something for me to do while Annabelle napped, and morphed into a place to share my feelings, crafts, and building relationships with people I’ve never met.
- Share more about home milled flour. Before I took my latest hiatus I began sharing about home milled flour. Well I’ve continued baking all of our bread and baked goods with home milled flour. I’ve been having lots of fun and want to share more about it. In particular I want to actually use my YouTube channel to show more and experiment with home milled flour. Not going to lie, doing that scares me, but I’m trying to push out of my comfort zone… this year is about blooming. PS: if anyone has any tips about equipment.. let me know.
- Share my sourdough journey. Yes, I feel down the rabbit hole of sourdough. So I want to share what I do, in particular using fresh milled flour.
- Share more on social media of my crafts, baked goods, and blogging, For the longest time I was hesitant about sharing my “side gigs”. I was worried about not being good enough and people thinking “geeze, why is she sharing that? It’s not that awesome” or “man… look at Danielle bragging about what she is doing”. But you know what? I started sharing pictures of my baking, and I was greeted with so much support.
Let’s get blooming
So… I decided this post is the start of my year of blooming. In true Danielle fashion I had wanted to post it closer to the beginning of January, but it didn’t get done until now. And don’t worry, my blog won’t be all home milled flour. I still plan on sprinkling in crafts and motherhood. 😉
Happy Blooming!
Danielle