Here we go. My first blog in what feels like forever.

I decided a while back to host a blog of my own where I get to rant and rave about the things I love and this blog showed up out of the fire. I’ve wanted to have one place away from social media where I could truly be myself and this blog suits that. I’m at a point in my life where it’s about damned time I do something for myself for a change. That’s why this blog showed up. I wanted to give myself a space where I could put my thoughts out into the world without worrying about what the people in my life might think.

Now, that’s now to say I’m going to say or do anything controversial here. Not by any means. I’m just going to run this blog the way I see fit without worrying about how others are running their blogs, social media, or personal brands. This blog is part of my personal brand and there’s a problem here if I can’t be myself without looking over my shoulder. I wanted to include book reviews and my thoughts on what’s going on in the bookish community.

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I never thought I’d be back working on a blog after the events of the past several years but I’m glad I was able to move past my health issues and focus on my self-care for a change. I’m hoping to work more on self-care in the coming weeks and that means being here more often as well. I love writing and I want to use this blog as an outlet to write out the things on my mind. That may also mean y’all see the stories that are knocking around in my mind at the moment.

No, I’m not a published author, and I’m not sure I want to publish my works in a book format. I’m not sure my content is ready for that and I’m not sure y’all are either. lol I may publish a few things that are the loudest in my mind at the moment so be prepared for that. If y’all want to see more of that, then I’ll come up with more. I feel like this blog may be used more as a personal outlet for me than anything else and I’m okay with that. lol

I’m hoping that while my blog may look a bit different than other people’s blogs, especially in the author community, it won’t stop people from coming over and discussing things with me that may come up. If my blog isn’t for you, that’s fine. I’m anticipating that and rude comments, especially after the comments I’ve gotten in the past from people. If I get those rude comments, that’s fine. It’s a reflection of their position in life more than my own. Yikes, am I right? lol

I know this blog post may be a bit shorter than my upcoming blog posts but that’s fine. I’m working on writing out the posts that will show up on my blog and a content schedule. I have a feeling that this blog will be updated when I’m feeling it but mostly on the weekends. I work a M-F 12am-8am job (yes, the “dreaded” third shift) so my blog may also be updated at completely random times. Just as a warning, of course.

I have so much planned for this blog and I can feel excited for the first time in what feels like forever. I’m so glad I was able to put my fears aside and come back from what I felt like was the dead to give myself something to look forward to. I’m hoping y’all will enjoy this blog as much as I am. Things can only go up from here, right? lol I hope y’all are ready for a wild ride full of twists and turns because I sure am!