One day blends into the next, then all of a sudden a week, a month, a year has passed. But that’s not really how it went (it never is, is it?!). I wish I could say that all of this was super intentional and done from a place of wisdom and maturity and forethought. It has been far from perfect and lovely and pain-free, but there has been deep personal healing and growth, face-to-face friendships prioritized, attention given to my physical health, sweet presence with my family. GENTLE READER EMILY POST OFFLINEQuieting my blogging life made space for my offline life to flourish. And yet, life circumstances and my own heart told me it was okay, good, essential to slow down and imperative to be quiet, listen and pay attention. Meeting on the blog several times per week was our routine for so long and I felt like I couldn’t possibly change things up because it is the way I’ve always done it! and It is what people expect from me! Closing down businesses that brought joy and paid our mortgage seemed ridiculous. I worried about disappointing my sweet readers. It was a gradual letting go I stopped posting so regularly, we closed a shop, then our paper goods membership.Īt first, it felt irresponsible. It went this way for over a decade until slowly, things began to shift. When the kids went to school, my days filled up with more writing and creating and designing and business developing. I wrote and created and photographed and designed during nap time or bedtime or with a baby perched on my lap. For just over 10 years, I posted regularly to my blog, Jones Design Company.
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