I haven't been blogging for quite some time...so many things have happened in my life; moves, job changes, illness and surgeries, ...weddings...deaths...new babies, heartache and joy...life goes on. The atmosphere of social media has changed too; there's Facebook and Instagram,,,Twitter, Vimeo and LinkedIn...YouTube, Tumbler...the list goes on and on. There really is no end to the "World Wide Web". We each have 24 hours in any given day and we have to make decisions how to use them. I have missed my blog and the friends I made here. I missed the positivity and creativity found here. No ads...no pop-ups...no competition for "friends"! Just a forum to share my life and the things I like to do with like minded people. So here I am...back to my little spot at "Cottage Cozy". And it feels good to be home...I'm looking forward to catching up.
Stay Cozy,
Carrie
Hello Sister welcome back, and what a pleasure it will be to see all the happenings over at your Cottage!
ReplyDeleteGlad you're back! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to hear from you again! It sounds like it's been a very busy time in your life and blogging always slows us down! lol Can't wait to see what you've been creating. Welcome back! Sweet hugs, Diane
ReplyDeleteI am glad you are back! I have a similar situation, life took priority for quite some time. But I am trying to come back, be positive about life again. I am looking forward to more posts when you are ready! Dazee
ReplyDeleteGlad you're back. I have been struggling to continue to blog. I would miss it if I just stopped. Hope things are well with you.
ReplyDeleteHey you!
ReplyDeleteHappy to see that you are back! Looking forward to more of your post and hearing what has been going on!
warmly,
deb
wow! 2 great minds but with a single thought ! Yes, I have missed this too. This is my safe place where I can be honest, happy or sad, and I know I will leave felling better than when when I came in. Good to see you back !
ReplyDeleteHappy to see you here. I still like blogging. Only blog a few times a week but it is peaceful and happy. Sure I like Facebook but it can be draining. Sending BIG ((HUGS)) your way for all that you have been through. Take Care.
ReplyDeleteSo nice to see you again, Carrie! Thanks so much for the visit. I hope you find blogging fits into your life again!
ReplyDeleteJane
Welcome back... it's great to see you return!!
ReplyDeleteBlogging has changed so much and whilst I've rolled with the punches I still try to retain some of the magic from 'the old days'.
Victoria x
FlorenceandMary.com
It is so nice to have you back.
ReplyDeleteYou were missed!
Hope you are feeling better.
M : )
I hope you are well on the road to recovery, Carrie! Thank you very much for your sweet comment recently :)
ReplyDeleteI love this post. It just occurred to me that perhaps I loved the blogging years so much because they were some of the happiest years of my life...before I knew how everything could be lost. We were all so content in our simple homemaking lives. It was DeLovely. All of it. I long to write again, yet, I may resist because the ache of longing for my Husband and the life we had together is so intricately woven into my every day. I do not want to put negativity out into the world, and I fear that is how my writing would be viewed. It wasn't the house as much as it was the life we lived there. I am actually proud of myself for continuing on the way I have, for making a new work home in my teaching, for the friends there who at times forcefully pull me into their own personal lives. Yet, I feel that I have lost so much of who I used to be, the things that brought me joy, peace, and contentment. I am okay. I am a mighty woman. But there is not one day that would not have been better if Gary were still here at my side. How to hold 37 years in my heart and try at the same time to build a life alone is a very difficult thing to balance. Oh look, I've written a blog post in your comments! I am so grateful to have had you in my life. I'd like to know more about your challenges.
ReplyDeleteAll my love to you,
Deb