Have you ever felt like you are doing everything in your life at about 60%? That you aren’t doing anything well?
You. Guys. Complete vulnerability here when I say that I feel like I am doing nothing in my life the way that I would like to. Things have been so busy that I can’t get caught up. I’m not doing anything well. And I mean anything. It’s really hard for me to admit this.
But perhaps, somehow, it’s also good.
It’s good from time to time, my mom told me today, to be reminded of how human we are. It’s good to be humbled.
And y’all. I’ve been humbled. I haven’t written here in almost 2 weeks. That is, by far, a record. I ate Chick-Fil-A two days in a row and didn’t shower for four. Because that was honestly the best I could do. But it still makes me feel like a hypocrite.
I got really close to just giving up.
As much as I say that I don’t care what people think about me, or say about me, when it gets real, as in, outright hateful comments, and cursing, and threats, I realize how much I do care. I want to call every single person and tell them that I started the blog because I only wanted to help people get healthy. I wanted to help my friends and family. That’s it. Never in a million years did I expect for it to be read by anyone else. So I think I was a bit unprepared for people that I didn’t know to make all sorts of assumptions about me that are, just, completely untrue. And I’ve learned that trying to defend myself is really a futile task.
So why are those the words that I hear ringing in my ears? What is it about negativity that permeates every part of our brain…and heart?
I also never expected people to steal photos from my blog and start fake Facebook accounts pretending that they are me and that my kids are their kids….
It’s enough to make me want to quit.
But I won’t. Because if I quit Mean wins. Untrue wins. Fake wins. Bullying wins.
So thanks for sticking with me. I’m telling you all of this not for sympathy or compliments, but so that you can better understand my silence these past 10 days.
Anyhow, I’m done with all of that craziness, time to move on!
There are a ton of great things swirling in my head that I just can’t get down on paper yet. I’m also working on a total blog design overhaul by the amazingly talented Andrea at The Organic Bird, and I couldn’t be more excited about it! I’ll {finally} be doing giveaways. {Praying that Vitamix agrees to work with me! One for me, one for a reader, yes?!}
I’m also thinking that I may hit 1 Million views before this blog’s 2nd anniversary. That’s reason to celebrate!
In useful news, here’s something really awesome that is making a busy life a bit easier:
(click the pic for the Amazon affiliate link)
We all know that a lot of grain-free recipes are heavy on the grated veggies, right? Well, my mother in law got me this amazing Food Processor for Christmas and I’m obsessed! I used to spend literally 15 minutes grating carrots and zucchini for making these amazing muffins. Now, it takes a few seconds.
God bless the Cuisinart.
It was one of those appliances that I thought I could do without, until I got one. Now I’m hooked. Anyhoo, I thought that this might be a useful tool for folks who find themselves grating away for hours on end in pursuit of grain-free deliciousness. It does a ton of other stuff as well, and mixes these raw brownie favorites together in just a few seconds as opposed to how I used to do them with my blender!!! Oh, the things I do for healthy treats.
Love you guys. Thank you so much for your support and kind words. You are the reason that this is fun, and worth it.
live well. be well.
