You know what can happen when you've been blogging for a long time? {And by long time, I mean in blogging terms since I consider this medium to still be fairly new.} You, and by you I mean me, start to repeat yourself. And then if you're like me, you might get slightly bored with your own blog.
I've always been honest about the fact that I'm not a journaler, and I didn't start a blog as a means of having an online journal or expressing myself as a writer. I started it to share my art and also my podcast. Somewhere along the way I learned that I do in fact love sharing my thoughts with you from time to time, and that's where some of those really lengthy posts come in.
I think what has happened between then and now is that I've felt like my blog should be something that ultimately isn't me. I know I've thought of this before, but I still got caught up in what I thought a blog should be not how a blog would support and complement who I truly am. But in truth, keeping a consistent blog is exactly what has helped me become clearer about who I am.
Five years into blogging ~ yes, just passed that mark in July and completely forgot to acknowledge it, so I guess this is my acknowledgement {yay! for 5 yrs} ~ I'm having a full circle moment. Sometimes you have to try all kinds of 'different' to find your way back to what you started with. Exactly what happened in my career that ultimately lead me to Creative Thursday.
What I'm realizing is that
First: I am an artist.
I favor expressing myself through imagery that I create, whether it be a painting, a photograph, or any of the other creations I make.
Second: I am a voice
I also love sharing my thoughts out there in the world. This is where podcasting, writing, video-blogging speaking and teaching come in to the mix.
As you know if you listened to my last podcast, I'm not about making big proclamations. I don't even know exactly where this post trying to lead me, I just know that it's once again time for a change.
I know that I love blogging and this practice of keeping a blog has been so helpful to me, as I mentioned above, particularly in the discovery and development of my art and my voice. Not to mention the community of people I have also come to know over the last five years. Sometimes when I stop to think about it, I remember just how incredible all of this blogging business is.
It's Labor Day weekend here in the states, and since I've had my own business, this weekend has taken on a bit of a New Year's feel to it. I know it's also influenced by a season transition, especially from summer to fall. Memories of that back to school time, the changing of grades, preparing to learn again, the new clothes that I couldn't wait to wear and the new notebooks that couldn't wait to organize - It's no wonder that this time of year always feels like the start of something new.
I still love getting some new clothes and I guess my new notebook to organize is now my blog. This year in particular I have a big project starting, this week actually, and my fabric line is also officially making it's way out into the world, very soon. So it really does feel like the start of a brand new evolution to Creative Thursday.
I'm excited to share all of this with you in the coming weeks and thought I'd clear the decks a little on the blog design {inspired by, you guessed it- Garbo}. A palate cleansing if you will? The sorbet in between the main course. Enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend if you're in the states, and I'll see you back here soon.
Thanks for continuing to come along on the journey with me.
