I suppose I deserve the ridicule that is sure to follow my set up of this new blog. But hear me out, friends: after careful consideration, I have decided to ax The Honey Pot. I am trading it in for the blog you are reading now! Before you break out the box of tissues and prepare your goodbyes to years of rash thoughts and rambling, let me just say that this is a good thing. It's proof of growth! Four years ago I started The Honey Pot out of sheer desperation. I was a fairly new mom (my kids were then one-and-a-half and three) and I found myself needing and outlet for the irrational thoughts and frustrations that I faced daily. I loved to write, so starting a journaling-type blog was a great solution for me, a person who desperately needs to work things out "outside of herself." For a long time it provided just what I needed: a place to vent. Sending my spur-of-the-moment, crazy house-wife logic out into the oblivion not knowing, or caring, who crossed paths with it was fine with me. Once I hit the publish button, I was able to let go of whatever it was that had been eating away at my soul that day, or week. However, as life progressed, I grew in my experiences as a mom and wife and I found myself leaning more and more into other forms of release. Little by little The Honey Pot stopped being all about unleashing tension and morphed into something a tad bit more encouraging. I started posting scripture, uplifting song lyrics, poems and devotional-type pieces, fun finds, etc. Only I didn't realize what was taking place until recently. As a brand new year approached, talk of resolutions and goal setting naturally became the latest buzz, and I did what I always do: ignore it. I don't make resolutions, but I'll spare you the details of why until another time. What I did do was re-proofread all of my posts on The Honey Pot. It wasn't really an ambition, per se, but rather a simple "house cleaning" issue. I feel that I have grown as writer over the last two years and I suspected it would show on my blog. I was right! Initially my intentions were to clean it up and give it a new look and feel; re-vamp it, if you will. Honestly, though, I didn't realize how raw and unskilled my writing was prior to meeting other writer-mamas who inspired me to put more effort into my work. I ended up deleting a handful of posts and editing the rest. When all was said and done, I had found an appreciation for the route the blog had taken over the course of the years. It really had become better, but unfortunately not good enough to keep around. In fact, as a person who practically salivates at the the thought of change (with in reason, that is!), it didn't take me long to figure out that I had become utterly bored with the cute, sappy title, as well. It's sweet, I admit, but I just don't feel connected to it the way I used to. Alas, I am breaking up with The Honey Pot. However, Coffee-Break Contemplations will be something different but the same! A place I can count on for appeasing my itch to write, for perfecting my skill, and definitely a place to simply share my thoughts. I am determined, this time, that it will be a positive and encouraging place. And, despite the fact that I remain a pretty inexperienced writer, hopefully this blog will demonstrate more quality writing in a more organized fashion. Hopefully.
We'll see where it leads this time around...
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On a side note: I do plan to print out all of my former posts that I feel are worth saving before I delete the other blog, but mostly likely at some point it will no longer be accessible. That could be a while, though, so feel free to continue poking around there, if you feel lead...
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