My dad used to say, "The easiest thing in the world to do is to turn off your alarm clock and go back to sleep." He's right. But one of the hardest things in the world to do is to take time out for yourself. My new saying since this Summer has been:
"My life has been like going off the rails of the crazy train."
I love to write but it has been put on the way back burner for a long time because everything and everyone else has been more important. I'm not asking for a pity party. I've had free time here and there and I really can't complain. What I do complain about is that I'm using that free time all wrong. Iphone... games... TV.... need I say more?
Lately, I've noticed views on my blog through Facebook and it has inspired me to get back to writing again.
Thank you to whoever is visiting me!
In the past, I'd write on a regular basis but it seemed that no one was ever reading my posts. No comments, no views and it got lonely and discouraging as a writer. To me, it seemed that most people who were writing blogs had hundreds of followers and tons of comments. And me? 7 followers, whom 5 I didn't even know and no comments on any of my posts. I had to bring myself back to the real reason why I started a blog in the first place.
For me.
In my latest post, Reading My Past I wrote about all 30 years' worth of my journals that I found. Back then, I wrote because I liked to. I didn't write to catch fame. I wrote so I would remember the crazy stuff I did as a kid, the places I went and the friends I had. That was satisfying enough to write just for me. So when I started All About Jillzy, it was easy to get caught up in the eagerness of "fame" and get as many followers as I could. But I guess God had a different plan for my writing. He kept it grounded for me.
So those handful of views I've gotten lately, Thank You! You've inspired me to get back to the keyboard and get back to work!
So, with the promise of my Summer Recap, here you go!
We moved! Our landlord decided to sell our condo and off we went to new adventures. It wasn't a big move, but big enough where my daughters had to change school districts. It has been an adjustment, needless to say, but my girls have adjusted to their new schools and I've adjusted pretty well to a bigger house, a basement and an attached garage! With that being said, our Summer wasn't that super fun, although my girls had way more fun than I did. They got to go on a couple small trips, swim with friends and sleep in and hang out. Me? I cleaned out and organized my house and I must say it feels good to have gotten rid of so much stuff!!!
At times, we all get down on the fact that we had to move. We were so happy where we were. I miss meeting my friends at the bus stop every morning, the fact that my girls were old enough to run out the door and play with friends pretty much any time they wanted and I didn't have to worry about them. They could ride their bikes and there was always someone to play with. Our neighborhood was truly "It takes a village to raise a child" kind of environment. I knew one of my neighbor friends would be around if I didn't get back in time for the school bus in the afternoon, or knowing that they would be okay if they had to be home alone for a while.
I tell my girls that God has a plan for us. We may not know what that plan is (or why we had to move) but in God's way and in His own time, we'll know what that plan is for us... and it will be Good. We just have to be patient.
In the meantime, I'm enjoying a bigger house, a really nice neighborhood, friendly neighbors, really good schools for my girls, loving my part-time job and enjoying all my grandchildren. God is good! In a couple of weeks, we start painting!!! I'm looking forward to looking at color in my house rather plain white walls!
Thanks for stopping by!
