Welcome to my new blog!
It is not surprising, for anyone who has been reading my old blogs, that I have been struggling for a while, not merely with the blogs themselves but with the bigger picture itself, the dreaded "what am I doing with my life" struggle, and the whole thing was taking a crushing toll.
I knew I had gone wrong somewhere along the line, but I couldn't figure out how to put it right again. I had been so focused outside of myself that I somehow lost the path back in; I failed to leave a little gingerbread trail.
And then something happened last week that made me stop and actually say to myself. "No, this is not what I want, what I want is X" . Except that "X" wasn't right either. Until sometime in the middle of the night Friday, or was it Saturday, when I bolted awake knowing where I had gone wrong, where I had turned right when I should have turned left, and here I am, suddenly able to integrate everything in my life into one place.
I can't write a strictly sewing blog. I can't write a strictly knitting blog. And there are things I want to write abut that don't fit into any of the structures I had previously established. I don't know what I want to do with the rest of my life. I have never known what I want to do with the rest of my life and I probably never will. There are too many enticing possibilities. But I know I want to be here now, and I want to explore the possibilities and see where they take me. Yes there will be certain constants. There will be knitting and sewing, there will be food and music and the occasional bit about books or music. These things will always be with me. And there will probably be some outfits and forays into style because I have been interested in these things since I was a little girl and they fascinate me still.
Please join me for the journey.
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12 responses to “Turning Over a New Leaf”
Thanks for the invitation. I’d love to be with you where ever you wind up!
Looking forward to seeing what the new blog brings! I’m in flux myself right now, so I can relate.
I will be glad to join you. Is this meaning, that you will close down the sewdistracted blog or what? Is your new blog name: restingmotion?
I well understand the need to write about more subjects, than just about one or two. You have the right to set your own lines. Bravo!
Woohoo! Count me in! Just added your blog to my feed. (doesn’t that sound like omaline or oats or something?)
xo
diane
Me again — I have no idea what the heck happened when I tried to sign in via Google.
your pal, diane e
Easier for me than trying to follow the different paths — and I have to say, we’re kindred spirits in both the eclecticism and in the slight (or more) defensiveness about it. But I very much believe in the Kim Stafford quote I’ve posted on my blog, “Coherence is born of random abundance” — and yours is an abundance that yields so much!
Looking forward to the journey! Thank you so much for sharing.
A blog of many colours is a fine thing!
I’m so thrilled that you’re embarking on a new path. I’m glad you are pulling it all together under one roof, so to speak. It’s you; it’s your voice — and there’s nothing wrong with having several areas of focus on one blog.
What a beautiful place you have here. I look forward to joining you on this new journey you begin here. You bring style, intelligence and class to any topic you turn your hand to.
I will gladly join in, Mardel!
This is great. Thanks for sharing your life and your outlook online, Mardel. Your views on style have always interested me the most, so I’m glad you’ll continue to express them. I admire your honesty and your creative talents. Again, thank you.