Sometimes I look at real estate ads and for a moment I wonder what it would be like to live in those houses. The ones that are perfect, that don't look like they need work. The ones that if you could afford to live in them, you could probably also afford things like cleaners and painters and gardeners.
Then I look around my own place and I quickly forget those daydreams.
Our home might not be perfect, but everything here has been done by us. We've worked and painted and gardened. We spent one weekend hammering all those nails into the decking and it's taken us years to get rid of the 80s brown around the place. But everything here is ours, everything here has been done lovingly and with great pride. This home, it just feels right.
My online home is similar. I started here on this little blog and I loved it. This year I tried moving to another site, a bigger better one with less quirks and more perfect bits. I never did feel at home there, though.
My big goal for 2012 is to keep things simple, and to apply that ideal to everything I do. I'm already back to the parent I used to be, trusting in my instincts. My writing will go back to basics - no more trying to spread myself too thin. It's the year to go back to looking after myself and my family, with everything else following on from that.
Coming back to this blog is my first step in simplifying things, and I do hope you'll forgive me for chopping and changing and trying so many new things this year.
Home is where the heart is. It's a cliche because it's true.
Welcome home xx
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how life turns out, isn't it? I hope you love what you do here more than you did there...
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! Sometimes simpler really is better. :)
ReplyDelete(I find your blogger blog much easier to navigate/read than the 'new improved' one was...)
I've contemplated the shift & have played a little with WP with the Creative Collrctive blog & I know if I had time and inclination I'd enjoy all the bells and whistles with it but I like my bloggy home and find blogger just easier ... & as we are both on a simplicity drive I well, can't be bothered with learning or changing that part of my life. One of the many things I like about you lovely is that you're not scared to try new things but nor are you scared to admit when they aren't for you either. Cxxxx
ReplyDeleteI love the goal of simplicity for 2012, and have been thinking about the same for myself too. It's easy to get off track watching what others are doing but there truly is no place like home. Welcome back!
ReplyDeletejust like home is where the heart is, the simple things in life are often the best - Wordpress may have bells and whistles but they aren't for everyone.
ReplyDeletei'm contemplating a swap to wordpress at the minute and i'm really reluctant to do it, i have a special place in my heart for blogger, it's simple, it's easy to use, which is just perfect for me.
~x~
Simple home truths. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI think you and I suffer from similar issues: I write to try to tie up all the loose ends. And I mean EVERY SINGLE ONE. And it just isn't possible. Sometimes the best solution is to accept life as it is and just move with it, rather than try to tidy it up or make sense of it.
I like your home here better too. The other one didn't feel right, did it? Good for you for trusting your instinct. Sorry for the essay! If I don't hear from you before Sunday, happy holidays. x
I've loved stumbling across your blog, and as a new reader, I look forward to following your posts. I see a lot of parallels between your current thoughts/concerns and mine. I think the world makes it harder and harder to stick to the simple, so just like those who try to preserve nature and history, I see people of our mindset doing the same with the simplified lifestyle. Best wishes to you and your family for a wonderful holiday season and year to come.
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