What do I mean by that? How is a blog like a child?
As your child grows and learns new things their sense of self and personality evolve. They start in one direction but the learning of something new can alter that course and change them time and time again. As they grow into adolescence and teens and start thinking about their future, they may alter their course in life many times before finally choosing their final course – who they want to be, what they want to do.
A blog is sometimes like that. Yes, there are some bloggers that begin right out of the gate knowing exactly what they want to share and never falter or change. There are others that change course after a while, removing all indications of what their blog was originally. There are others still that, once the decision to change direction is made, end and start again.
I’m choosing a different direction. Evolution.
My blogging days started as just an online diary. Eventually when I found out about “blogging” I decided to actually start writing about categories that represented my life: organization, finances, parenting. When a major change in my life was decided, I changed direction again; SUV/Van Life.
The problem? I haven’t been consistent because things are not progressing as much and as fast as I’d like. Life has continued to throw my curveballs and I’ve continued to let them affect me and throw me off course.
In reflecting on my life and realizing how this is affecting my thoughts, my choices, my learning, I’ve decided to change course once again.
Unlike many who delete any signs of the past (the blog that used to be), or who start over with a new site (name/look), I have decided to continue with the name/design of my blog, keep my past posts, and just continue on this journey. A record of my past, my mistakes, my journey in this life of blogging.
Reading through my blog, you’ll see how my style of writing has changed, how my direction/niche has changed, where I’ve been and where I’m going.
I will be updating the categories and layout slightly to reflect my new direction, but the posts I’ve written before will still be here.
It’s unusual I know. But it’s who I am.
I know this will affect my Google search analytics for a while. Again. But for me it’s about the journey as much as it is about anything.
So what is the new direction?
I’m still on my journey to #VanLife, it’s just taking me longer to get there. That is still my goal of what this blog is about.
The difference is that this is going to be more of a virtual diary of my journey there. A regular check-in of where I’m at, what’s happening on my journey, what’s holding me up and how I overcome and move past obstacles that come up.
When I named my blog “This Life Worth Loving” my thought was to find and write about what it is that makes this life worth loving. The good, the bad, the beautiful and everything in between. And that’s what this still is – a journey of gratitude, positivity and finding every day what makes this life worth loving.
Still with me?
I hope you’ll decide to continue to follow along on my journey, read about my struggles, my achievements, my path to reach my goal of full-time VanLife.
As always, if you have questions, suggestions, thoughts, please comment. I plan on being here a lot more consistently and I hope you will be too.
