Authenticity.

I took a break from posting this past week because I felt like I was forcing it. I wasn’t enjoying my posting and generally felt blah about the whole thing.

I think the main reason I felt this way is because I’ve always got too much going on, at least in my head. I have so many things I want to do and be and darn it I want to do and be them right now! This attitude gets me into a cluster and I end up accomplishing very little.

Because I am at least blessed enough to recognize that trying to do it all at once is not a good idea, I’ve tried to limit my “to do and be list” to just a few things at a time.

I love being a part of the blogging community and I like putting my two cents in, whether it’s just my Mom reading it or any of you other wonderful ladies who stop by. I just haven’t felt like this expressive space is what I want it to be.

While I was on my “break,” I thought a bit about reformatting what I post about. I thought about doing “themed days,” but even though that seems to be successful for other bloggers, I felt like I’d end up copying some of the themes and copying is not what I’m about.

Unfortunately, that was the only idea I had going. That is until today when I started thinking about my “come back” post. It got me thinking again about a thought I’ve had before that’s inspired by the name of my blog, “Life As I Know It.”

That thought relates to the quote I’ve had on my sidebar from early on: “In Vermont, authenticity is all; they do not try to keep it real, they are real.” As a Vermonter at heart and in soul, though not currently in living situation, this quote speaks to me. I crave authenticity and to be real.

So, from this point forward I’m going to write about life as I know it and see it and smell it and eat it and work it and feel it and so forth. I’ve kind of done of dabbled in that already, but now it’s going to be more authentic and purposeful… hopefully my life will be so as well.

Blessings and Happy Monday!

P.S. Obviously you don’t have to be a Vermonter to be authentic and real, the quote just relates very well to me personally.