Whatever Comes Next

Happy new year and happy new decade!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted here, but I thought I’d come back to recap (briefly) the decade that was and to say, “hey, I’m on a blogging break.” While I love this space, right now I feel like I need a hiatus to focus on other things, and to rethink the focus here.

I’ve been blogging in one form or another since 2005 or thereabouts, and while I’m not burned out on blogging (in general), I’m burned out on the personal blogging I’ve been doing. It’s not how it was when I first started and I quite frankly, don’t have the desire to keep up with how it’s changed.

Rest assured, it’s not that I don’t have things to say - I have lots of things. It’s just that this doesn’t seem like the right place for it right now. But I will come back here when the time is right and I’ve got my ideas realigned. And in the meantime, I’ll still post on my Into the Glimmer Instagram.

So about the last decade…

As I look back on the 2010s, I’m satisfied and happy. I experienced joy, heartbreak, grief, loss, gain, career ups and downs, and a whole bunch of other things. As a quick rundown here are some of the highlights (and lowlights) of what happen in the past 10 years:

• Got married

• Bought our first house (and became landlords - we still own the house)

• Moved out of Pennsylvania to Charlotte, NC

• Moved from Charlotte to Charleston, SC (finally living that beach life!)

• Gave homes to some of the best furbabies to ever live (and said goodbye to 3 of those furbabies as they crossed over to the Rainbow Bridge)

• Finished grad school

• Moved up the career ladder, and along the way slipped on some rungs with some not-so-fun experiences but also added some good jobs and good companies to my resume

• Became a mom

• Ran a marathon (and a bunch of other races), and embedded running in my life (hopefully for life)

• Discovered the joy of yoga and paddleboarding, and yoga on a paddleboard

• Launched a freelance/consulting business

• Reconnected with art and am helping instill a love of art in my son

• Volunteered with several animal rescue organizations, as well as fostered a few pups in need

• Became a mentor/career coach for current and aspiring professionals in my field

• Met some pretty fabulous people and grew my tribe

Closing out this decade, I have everything I wanted at the start of it, and more (which is pretty much the exact opposite of how I felt at the close of the last decade). I did almost everything I set out to do.

And now I’m starting 2020 with a new job at a company I’m really excited about and we’re getting ready to move into what I’ve called our “forever home.” I’ve also got new goals for my career and my personal life that I’m ready to tackle.

So in the words of one of my favorite songs…I’m ready for whatever comes next, in 2020 and beyond.

And with that, I’ll leave you with my 2020 vision board…

IMAGE SOURCES FROM TOP LEFT: Twine & Twig, Unknown, Me/My Art, Me/My Jewelry Design, Urban Outfitters, Shannon Howard Prints

SONG LYRICS: [Enneagram)] Seven by Sleeping at Last