For me, this is an upgrade from my iPhone notes app and my physical journals that I use to process my feelings and keep my future self up-to-date with what’s happening in life these days.

One thing about BOO: if I said I’m going to do it, I’m going to do it. Unless it’s finally opening up a 401k account.. I will get an idea like this and execute immediately, before the feeling wears off (it already is). I literally got the idea of starting this blog not even 12 hours ago and here we are. This was inspired by the founder of a small jewelry business that I love. She just closed the shop, but I randomly stumbled upon her personal Instagram and found her blog and thought, wow I could really use a space like that for my own yap.

A blog is such an ideal space for me. Writing or texting is my preferred medium of communication. I’m not as much of an external processor. I like to think and re-think and talk to myself out loud until I can make complete sense of the thought. Only then can I feel comfortable expressing it. That’s always difficult to do on a camera. I am so impressed by people who can look at themselves on a camera and just talk without getting distracted by their own image or tripping over the pressure of real time communication lol. Blogging is also easier than talking out loud or writing. Takes much less energy, and I get to think about what I’m going to say and how I’m going to say it before I actually put it out into the world. So ideal for me because I need that space and time and I don’t always get it in conversation. I be forgetting stuff. I can also come back and read these which is great because I love looking back at these kinds of ponderings to reflect on where I was at in time’s past.

My intention for this blog is to record my ponderings and discoveries – personal, spiritual, professional, relational, societal, etc. My hope is to release, articulate, document, and make better sense of my fingerprint on this world, or this world’s fingerprint on me. I may even use this to practice my writing skills. I thought about trying out poetry and getting into my creative element, which is literally nonexistent for me. Maybe I’ll reach others or maybe I won’t, maybe I’ll share this with people I know or maybe I won’t. I know I can be really scared of being vulnerable so this could be a great place for me to just be. Just think it would be cool to have this online and hopefully live forever, leaving some kind of mark. For now I’d like to keep this anonymous since I think I’m gonna be diving deep into my psyche in here, but maybe I’ll open it up. Who knows girl. It’s 12:20am and I wanted to get up early tomorrow and work out. We’ll see about that but I’m just happy and really excited to get started.

Some topics you can expect on this blog: love life, health and wellness journey, family dynamics, friendship dynamics, faith (we love Jesus here), career arc, maybe even recipes or the current meal rotation, and any other general interests I find myself contemplating. Maybe some love letters to myself?

If I sent you this blog personally just know you’re a bestie for the restie :-*

Good night!

-BOO