when i started blogging a little over a year or so ago, i had 3 viewers. my mom, jonboy + my sister kylee. i started our blog to remember the adventures we discovered as newlyweds. i also remember as a new mother wanting to document e v e r y passing moment. everything just changes so fast + i didn’t want to forget anything. i felt like i was doing a pretty stellar job with blogging about it all + then S N A P.
see ya later passion to blog, don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
lately, as a mother, i have struggled with the balance of blogging. + by lately, i mean a few months. the numbers, the perfect pictures, the stats, the lunch meetings, just the fame + fortune of it all. things that were flattering before, plunged head first into whatever category very unflattering falls into. perhaps creepy? (you can insert your own adjective accordingly) but rather than continuing the search for that balance – i cut it out. working, blogging, photography + social media in general. i put all of my eggs into the full time mother basket. perhaps it sounds a little crazy to you, but it was exactly what i needed to snap back to reality. i love being a mother with every fiber of my being. i want to be real. i want to be true + i just want to be a good mom no matter who is watching, dangit.
my 32 gb phone dinged memory full while we were picking jonboy up from the airport yesterday. not a coincidence. i take a lot of pictures on my phone. but my routine used to be to backup + dump them after they were on the blog. jon knows this + he took initiative on the conversation that directly followed:
J – “hey, i miss reading about our week on sunday nights + making fun of how addicted we are to jonah.”
G – no comment
J – “that’s all i wanted to do on the plane.”
if you know jon, he really doesn’t ask for much. he’s very content + loves life for the simple things it has to offer. we have some pretty dang good times as a family + he is exactly right. it is a blast looking back through all of the silly things we do together.
so, with that on the table, i miss it too.
the parrish place is back open + ready to rock.
yay! so happy about this! i found your blog just shortly before you took a break and i loved it so much!! several weeks ago i went to click on your site and saw that it was locked. i was kinda bummed because your photos and stories were so inspiring. so all this to say — not to be stalkish — i’m really excited to see you back. if it makes you feel any better, we just had our little dude two months ago and reading blogs of mamas who love being with their babies is so inspiring to me.
welcome back!
xo
thank GOODNESS.
Consider me a stalker. I have been checking your blog regularly for the last few months waiting for you to post again. Yay!
xo
-your biggest New York fan.
Ging, I know whatcha mean. I’m no mom, don’t get me wrong, but it’s easy to get overwhelmed, and to compare yourself. Especially with social media at our finger tips. I’m the same as you, where I like to blog for me, and keep it as a journal for my little family. I love your blog, though, and love your Instas; Especially when you post about little J. I haven’t been around you as a mother, but you seem to be doing a more than stellar job (to me). If my opinion counts 😉 Keep blogging. Clearly you have readers!!!
I’m happy for you Ging 🙂 You are such an amazing woman and your passion for life is contagious!
yay! you know i felt the exact same way…..it all can be a bit….much? but i am sad i have let me blog slip in the cracks and i need to get on it again! you have inspired me…love your blog and you!
4. you had 4 viewers.
muah!!