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Remember Blogging?

 Dear Friends,

Remember blogging? When you would just type out your thoughts on a web page and your friends would read it? Before vlogging? Before TL;DR posts on Facebook? Before being Insta-famous?

In my 39 years, I have had 3 blogs. First was Livejournal. Is that still around!? Quick Google search tells me yes.  I actually liked that format. Just my words on the screen. No need to find the right image to tell the story. Sometimes, when there is nothing to write, just a good old fashion survey. 10 or 20 superficial questions about you that makes you smile and may make your friends smile. 

Then there was "Healthy Obsessions of a Girlie Tomboy on this platform. This is when I jumped on the blog about learning healthy eating habits and my new obsession with running. I also was documenting my journey into fashion . .HA! That blog ended in 2012 because I felt like an imposter in the world of health/running/beauty. I also wanted to focus on the third a final blog...

"The Adventures of Loki, the Loco Dog" I smile a sad smile as I typed that. Loki passed away in 2014. As I write this, it's coming up on 6 years. The last post I wrote in the blog was in 2013. Life, in a sense, became a bit routine at that point. So again, the imposter syndrome (and quite frankly laziness) set in and the blog was abandoned.

So what am I doing trying a go at Blog #4? Well for many reasons:

  1. I have lots of thoughts that I just want to get out into the universe. I am not looking for answers or attention. I just need these thoughts out of my head.
  2. I type a hell of a lot faster than I write. I did start a hand written journal. But I found myself editing my real thoughts as I tried to quickly write them down. 
  3. I hate using Facebook/Twitter/Instagram for thoughts like the ones I want to post. Scratch that. I hate Facebook and Twitter; Instagram is my happy place. And since I am not looking to "go viral" or compete with other bloggers out there, I can keep this private or share with a few close friends. 

Why Semper In Medias Res? Honestly, the phrase "in medias res" came into my head when the prompt popped up to title this blog. Again, not trying to be catchy or branded. "Always in the middle of things."

Seemed appropriate. Right now, I'm in the middle of:

  1. Living as an Expat in Germany. As of today, we are in our last 8 months of living here.
  2. Multiple projects at work. Some of which I know my role, others, I do not.
  3. Navigating life with a lively 5 year old girl who makes smile and scream every day. 
  4. Maintaining lively and loving marriage of 10 years!! 10 flipping years!
  5. Feeling my age and wanting to NOT feel my age.

So here it is. My online journal just to get thoughts out of my head. Maybe I will share it, maybe I won't. If I did share it, please no trolling. Again, these are my thoughts, not yours. As I have been trained to "think about the other side," I ask you to do as well.

Comments

  1. TashaDecember 9, 2020 at 7:50 PM

    I so feel this! I look forward to seeing your winter running gear favs :) Yak tracks for sanity 👏

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    1. TashaDecember 9, 2020 at 7:53 PM

      Ops! Meant to post this on the 11/18 entry! Sorry long your fan, first time caller ☺️

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    2. Just JayDecember 10, 2020 at 7:44 AM

      :) No Worries.

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