NEW BLOG DESIGN & what's been up lately & Looking AHEAD

WOW.  Heyyyyy, guys!! REMEMBER ME?  Honestly, it feels a little weird to be writing a blog post again.  I feel like I just took a really long hiatus and now I can't even function as a normal blogger again.  HOW DO YOU WRITE A POST, MAN?

Anyways, yes, HI! I'm back after a month lol I'm sorry about that xD I hadn't actually been really planning on taking a break off blogging, but I guess I got a a little caught up with life, and  but MOSt importantly, I redesigned the blog!

To be honest, the old design was okay but it just wasn't really ME.  Plus it had overstayed its welcome quite a bit.  And yes, I procrastinated on doing it for a LONG time, but....  it's FINALLY done.  Actually, that's not quite true.  There's still a few things that need to be fixed, but for the most part, it's done.  So at least I can post! :P I want to get another post up after this one before the end of the year, so that's my current posting plan right now.

First things first, man...life recently has been crazy.  Busy, eventful, and stressful.  SO much stress.  A few months ago I'd been thinking about writing a de-stressing post.  Now I'm seriously thinking why I didn't do that because I could've probably used that about now.  xD My last blog post honestly just wasn't the very best that I could do, and I kind of rushed it together the day before the post was supposed to go up...therefore, it didn't really have the best quality or content I could've done....which made me realize

maybe...i need to step back? 

So I took a unplanned hiatus off the blogging world for a few weeks and didn't really look back.  WHOOPS, forgive me please.  

So, if you didn't know, this year I had a posting schedule, for like, the first time? Or maybe I should say it was the first time that I actually stuck with it and followed the schedule for pretty much most of the year (give or take a few off weeks in between).  That's good, right? For the most part, yes, it's really good! But, I don't know, I think just by the time the end of the year rolled around I got burned out and the words didn't word and I didn't feel inspired at all.  Therefore, I was thinking about it and for 2018 (also what yeah, guys, the new year's about to hit us woot woot) I don't really want to do what I did this year.  HONESTLY it was a great plan and I probably could stick to it if I beat myself and made myself do it...but I just feel like it wouldn't be as authentic and real.  It wouldn't be honestly me.  

I wouldn't say I want to take this blog in a "new direction" in 2018 necessarily.  My blogging style isn't going to change or anything.  I guess the only thing I really want to do is make it more of who I am, if that makes sense? I want this blog to be a reflection of me, and it's a process.  But I'll say this, blogging is hard work, y'all o_O 

So what am I thinking for the new year? First off, I loved the way that I had deadlines this year.  It made me think about what I wanted to post in advance and get ready for it.  SO I'm planning on doing around 3-4 posts a month, but without a set date on which I post.  I'll pretty much just aim on getting that number of posts out each month, regardless of whenever it is.  And if it's on Wednesdays, then we good! And if not, we still good xD 

OK you guys.  That's pretty much all I had for this post.  Just wanted to pop in and let you know YES I'M STILL ALIVE  and plans for the next year blogging-wise.  :D I'll be back with another post before the end of the year recapping what went on this crazy year of 2017 and what I'm looking ahead to in 2018.  It's gonna be a good one, guys ♥

SO LET ME KNOW HOW YOU ARE! What's up? What do you think of the design? Constructive criticism is something I love, so let me know! Hope you all had a very merry Christmas too :)

till next time

xx

autumn