Always Evolving

Welcome to Nikki Revamped, a new blog about the day in the life of, well, me. Me and those around me to be specific. In its heyday, my other blog Lavender Inspiration was quite successful. But then, my life changed and, with the changes, the blog went ignored, abandoned even. Which is ok, really. Lavender Inspiration afforded me many opportunities and growth. It allowed me to meet many fabulous people, several which are still in my life to some extent. 

In the last several years, I have had two different jobs, including the return to teaching; I purchased and remodeled a home with the wonderful man in my life; and, who can forget, survived a pandemic. I still, on occasion, consult with indie authors on social media and marketing strategies, edit manuscripts, and, in general, develop my own social media presence. 

Did I leave the full-time nature of blogging because I returned to a more traditional career? Yes, partly. Time, or lack thereof, was certainly a factor. But, if I am to be completely honest, my passion for what I was writing about also deteriorated. It was exhausting to be constantly focused on content. I was going through a divorce, working outside the home full-time, and a single-mother of two pre-teen children, both are now adults! I had to choose and blogging simply took a backseat. 

My book and movie reviews were fun and very popular, but they also took the joy out of simply reading a novel or watching a film. Reading and keeping up with the latest movie premiers became a chore rather than being one of my favorite hobbies. The amount of editing and revising of each blog post became exhausting, and even though I promised myself I would stop with the perfectionism and just write, I couldn't do it. So I stopped. Completely. 

Until now. When I will once again give this world of blogging a try...even if many say blogs are no longer relevant (and, I partly agree with them.) 

This time (NINE years after starting Lavender Inspiration), there will be no pressure and no deadlines. Just me writing, when I want to write, about daily life. After all, if we aren't still evolving, are we really living?