The blogging era of the early 2000s brought many together across the globe. We connected. We empathized. What we felt or went through was received with love and humor, encouragement, or guidance. The blogosphere was sanity for many. I know it was for me. Not long before I started homeschooling Logan, I created a blog, and deciding on a name was the most challenging part. I finally landed on Confessions of a Daydream Believer. Over the years, it grew into a humorous but raw homeschool blog. We reviewed different curriculums, which was a great experience. Logan had a platform to share his thoughts on Autism and homeschooling. There are days I miss it and wish I had saved everything before I closed it during Logan's teenage years. Unfortunately, as social media increased, the blogosphere decreased. Our homeschool years were wrapping up, Logan was graduating, and there was some drama within the homeschool community that gave me the ick. I did regret deleting the blog and attempted to start new ones, but they never stuck for me. The closest I came was The Rustic Woman, but that was more recipes, herbalism, and soy-free life, which evolved into The Rustic Apothecary when I opened my business.
I turned 40 in 2020 during the pandemic shut down; there was no celebration or memorable trip. From that moment on, my life altered and continues to do so.
Midlife Crisis
Midlife Awakening
Midlife WTF
I didn't know what to call it, but when I started this blog, I wanted a place to land. So much was happening. Social media is brutal and that aspect of my life I've significantly reduced since my nervous system implosion. I have no desire to argue with strangers. Life is far too short and fragile for such nonsense.
I view life through a different lens.
I grieve. I rejoice.
I feel every damn emotion unapologetically.
I love. I fight.
I had people in my life who made me question who I was.
My soul. My existence.
No longer.
I know who I am.
And this is my Midlife Uncensored.
Buckle up.
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