This post will be my last for this blog. Before you turn me off, let me explain.
I've done some serious soul searching the past six months while I've been unable to focus on writing. Why haven't I been writing consistently is the first thing I must address.
The reason finally came to me
last weekend. I haven't been using my blog/ editorial boards or my planners
since the end of February... when I started the reorganization of the studio/
office.
I am a VERY visual person. Even
during my days of selling Christmas Around the World, House of Lloyd and
Undercover Wear whenever there was a promotion, I would buy a sheet of poster
board and create a chart to track my progress towards a goal.
Saturday, I pulled out mynotepad
and decided there were changes to be made.
1- Work only with blogs that bring me joy - or an income.
I had six blogs. I made the
definitive decision to close this one. the decision wasn't easy but I only have so many hours in the day and I have to treat my blogging - for the most part - as if it were a job. I can't continue to work six jobs!
I find being motivated hard on
the blog when there are no responses to posts... and only a hand full of readers.
I thought that through my journey I could inspire others. I've gotten to the
point where my time is too valuable for something that is not having any affect
on me or others. As of today, that blog will be closing by end of the month -
with the last post being today, similar to this one.
With that said, I do recognize I have SOME readers. I don't want to lose you. If you would like to keep up with what I'm doing, for the time being I am going to continue Fly Lady, food mostly pertaining to what I'm doing in the kitchen/ garden to my An Ozarks Journal blog. For now, that is a test to see if I keep it. I'm pretty sure I will but not be posting every day. Which brings me to the next point...
Still In Debate
I started the Ozarks Journal blog
back when I first met the Polish Sinfonia and needed a place to post pictures
from the grade school students so that the orchestra members could all go look
at them. I still like the blog idea but I'm making a couple of changes.
I want to keep talking about
prepping, my garden and household. I was talking 'household' on the weight loss
blog, after all a clean house does make for a better self-journey but something
in me decided I could keep the household with the Ozarks Journal. I mean, I
LIVE in the Ozarks. LOL So OJ will be more about my corner of the Ozarks and
our home here.
This required evaluating what I really want to do.
I want to write
I want the Etsy shop or some other sales form to destash my stuff and
let it bring joy to others.
I want to continue to craft and make pretty things.
For that reason, I am putting a more solid YouTube stream in place, getting my shop open and writing books. My YouTube channel is under KellysCreativeDreams
4 - More time to craft and to write.
I still have book series I want/
need to write. I'm starting back to a regular writing schedule next week.
Hopefully, by the time Bob comes home I will have a routine where even if I
only take thirty minutes, the words will flow.
Overall Goals
To create beautiful things while destashing our home
To stay more on Task
To write more books
To have a financial plan in place that has the house paid off in two
years.
I'm not saying these goals will be easy, but with visuals in place I have a much better shot
I'm spending the rest of this
week getting posts written/ scheduled, batch-recording videos and putting the
office back together from company last week.
I will keep this blog open until September 15th in case you want to go back and pull recipes.
until then...
Do what makes you happy!
Blessings
~Kelly
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