I'm Going Back to Bloggin.....

It's almost been a year since my last crack at blogging as I pontificated on spirit of the season. Here we are 10 months later and as this Christmas season rolls around I realize I have much to be thankful for and thus much to blog about. As someone who's always loved to read and write, I thought blogging would come so naturally to me.

I can sit and write a paper, a poem, a speech in no time with very little effort, but I over the last few years as I've tried to return to blogging I've found it very difficult to stick to and succeed at. Four years ago I had a very successful blog called Shanellieoo in Progress. I updated regularly, corresponded with followers and subscribers, developed relationships, changed layouts, updated photos, and truly poured into the process for the sake of my readership....but it was also for the sake of me. At the time, 2005 to be exact, I had reached a point where I was fed up with my weight, was soon to graduate with my undergraduate degree, was newly married (yes the wedding weight came back....from somewhere, can't say exactly where...okay I can), and I was in a state of total "me-ness".

Then came grad school and while the decision to leave a full time salaried position and pursue grad school was definitely an act of "me-ness", it was a transition that resulted in me sacrificing myself, my time, date night with the hubby, quality time with friends, sleep, portion control...all those things that inevitably meant pouring into me..."me-ness". And if going out with friends, sleep, or counting points for the sake of weight loss and health fell down on the totem pole, WHERE was blogging supposed to fit in? Right. So, grad school done, dream job acquired, sleeping in optional, gym membership purchased (AND gym visits scheduled), tracker in purse I have gotten back to the much needed state of "me-ness". Does "me-ness" = selfishness? Nope, "me-ness" is simply acting on the knowledge and belief that I matter just as much as anyone or anything else does and that I'm entitled to take a minute, or an hour, or three hours, and pour into myself. And that's the plan....