I haven’t posted a personal blog post on here since my daughter’s 21st birthday in February. In terms of my social media, the only platforms I have been updating regularly are Threads (which I am in love with these days) and Instagram Stories. From a woman who used to update all the things several times a week since my blog’s inception in 2009, this is quite a change from the norm.
I am here to explain why.
Not that you need an explanation and not that I owe you one, but I wanted to let you know why I’ve been sort of MIA as of late.
Grab yourself a cup of coffee, or perhaps, tea if you prefer, and let’s get caught up on life.
Another move
Yes, I’ve moved again, which would make my third move in three years. I’m living in an apartment for the first time since my 20s, and after mourning my past life in homes with backyards, garages, and golf course views, I have begun to embrace the city life and my two-bedroom updated urban beauty. Now that it’s just me and my daughter has moved off-campus for her senior year of college, there was no need to continue to pay for more house than what I needed.
New role
I began a new role at a new company last fall, and it is a complete shift to not only a different industry but different responsibilities. I’m a regional, which means I oversee a set of territories, and it requires me to travel often. While I love traveling, as many of you have come to know about me over the years, it takes up a lot more of my time. Blogging and updating my social media have fallen further and further down the list.
Outgrown
I’ve been talking to my web designer about archiving this blog, as The Cubicle Chick doesn’t fit my life anymore. When I started it in 2009, my kids were both five and fifteen, and I was juggling being a working mom, wife, and a ton of other things. Now, my kids are twenty-one and thirty-one, I’m divorced, and finding my way. The name or branding no longer fits. As much as I want to hold on to it and the platform I’ve built all these years, I’ve outgrown this space.
Almost 50
My thoughts lately have been somewhat consumed by turning a half-century in just a few weeks. I wouldn’t call it a midlife crisis, more like a Renaissance. There’s so much more that I want to do.
New blog
Earlier, I mentioned outgrowing my blog and talking to my web designer about archiving this old house. Well, I’ve got an idea for a new blog that fits me where I am now and where I am going, and I’ve been spending time behind the scenes working on those ideas and plans. I haven’t decided if I want to just start all over like a lot of my colleagues have done, or turn this one into something new. In any event, NinetiesFine.com is in the works.
Drought
I haven’t been inspired to blog or to take picture-perfect content for Instagram. I used to enjoy social media and connecting with others, but. Lately, I just haven’t been feeling it. I’ve sorta kinda lost that loving feeling.
Priorities
My priorities have shifted as my life has. Blogging about each facet of my life and cataloging it on Facebook and Instagram used to be important to me. It’s not anymore.
Taking time
This is my Renaissance and with it, my reinvention. I’ve been taking time to get to know me now.
Privacy
It’s no secret (on Threads at least) that I am embarking on another relationship, one of a possible serious nature. After my last serious relationship, in which I unabashedly shared our goings on everywhere, I’ve been playing my cards a little closer to my chest this time. I’ve been private-not-secretive on that front, but enjoying most US offline.
Health changes
My focus has been on my health lately, and I’ve been making positive changes. I’m elated with the progress I am making, and I feel like I’m in the cocoon stage; my inner butterfly will be released soon!
I think I’ve covered just about everything. I’ll close this post by saying that I am slowly getting back to updating–please continue to bear with me. For those of you who have been with me from the beginning, I so appreciate you! And for those of you who may be new, welcome! I’m a rollercoaster at the moment, so buckle up and try to enjoy the ride.
I’ll scream for all of us.
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