Getting Back On The Horse

Took the day off to do important things like drink coffee while walking my dog

There is a layer of dust on this blog that is so thick I want to stick my finger in it and write WASH ME.

I wouldn’t mention it at all, but HELLO, there was I time I wrote here 5+ days a week. And I LOVED IT. I’ve been stewing about this for weeks, and while I don’t know that I have a locked down solution, I will tell you that it is very clear to me that when I am not writing here I feel like there is this giant hole in my life sucking the energy out of it. Some of you may think that sounds completely ridiculous. Some of you get it. Regardless, it’s the truth for me.

I like writing here. Yet I am not writing here. These two things are not so harmonious, and I am not the only one who has noticed.

Things Garrett, the ever-private-doesn’t-even-have-Facebook member of our relationship has said in the past month:

“You should blog about this, don’t you think?”

“Do you want to take a picture of my dinner?”

“Are you sure, it looks really delicious?”

HA! Such a good supporter, that guy. I know he can see just how much I miss this blogging thing.

Delicious afternoon with @homesweetsarah

Related: I spent Sunday doing yoga and drinking champagne with one of my favorite people yesterday and of course since we are Friends From The Internet the conversation obviously had to turn to blogs at some point. We both shared a similar sentiment that lately our favorite blogs to read are the ones where you get a little everyday slice of life.

Sure, I love a good aspirational blog on occasion, or a blog with content that is going to teach me how to do something. But more often than not I find that when I make time to read the internet I want to hear how you are living:
what you are reading
what you are watching
what you are cooking for dinner
what you are storing in your freezer
what you are wearing
what you are learning
what I need to buy the next time I’m at a drugstore
what your workouts have looked like
what yoursummer goals were
And of course, marvelous things at Trader Joe’s

The good stuff, ya know? How we’re living.

The mundane. The everyday.

So anyway, all of that is to say — I need to get back on the horse here, because I’m not happy when this place is so quiet. And while I don’t know exactly what that is going to look like (though I’m sure it will include finally tying up my engagement weekend with a bow because JEEZ LOUISE that happened back in May, and I haven’t finished telling that story, I MEAN COME ON!) I think I will just take some time to write about how I’m living.

I’ve missed our chats, guys. What’s new in your neck of the woods?

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16 Responses to Getting Back On The Horse

  1. Roberts says:

    Couldnt feel more the same. I might actually publish a blog post today. Feels like a triumph more than ever now as opposed to just a nice weekly achievement.

  2. Steph says:

    Yay! Thank you for being back. Speaking of back, I will be back in Sac at the end of the year 😉

  3. Kara says:

    Holly! I’m so glad you’re back. I started a blog while you were away. I’m trying to write a little every day and am already finding that it can be a challenge. But I have loved reading about your goals and your path to achieving them, so I am doing the same, interspersed with daily activities and how we’re trying to move to Seattle from Philly in the next few months.

    TL;DR: Even if you’re just posting a picture of Buster or your shoes, it’s nice to hear from you!

  4. Kat says:

    Holly, Have you and Garrett watched THE KILLING on Netflix?? if not get on it. It is amazing, disturbing, and addicting!!!!!!

  5. HOLLY! Hi, pretty face.

    So… last night, I started a new book “Supernatural Enhancements.” It was really good, and I kept wanting to read more… then it got a little spooky, and then I was too scared to go to sleep.

    And that is the story of why I was up until almost 1:00 last night.

    And why I’m a big baby.

    • Holly says:

      Love it! You are always reading the most interesting books. Where do you find good book recommendations?

    • I read the NYTimes book review and the books reviews in the magazine The Week. But I found that particular book because I follow Erin Morgenstern, the author of The Night Circus — one of my favorite books of all time — on Instagram. She got an advance copy and it sounded right up my alley. Which it is, but too spooky to read before bed. We’re taking an 8-hour train to Philadelphia for Labor Day weekend, and that will be my train reading!

  6. Beth says:

    Excellent news to read on a Monday. I’m looking forward to more Holly in my blog reader going forward!

  7. Rena says:

    I missed you! We dont know each other in person but you inspire me with your ‘everyday’ stuff and your great style of writing and sense of humour. Yay for being back here!

  8. Erin says:

    Same exact story here. I’ve been gone for so long, I’m not sure exactly how to come back!

  9. april says:

    Glad you’re back! I wax and wane on my blog. Three posts this week! Maybe no more for two weeks after that. Oops.

  10. Maureen says:

    Holly-I am so glad you are back!! I started reading blogs back when they were called internet journals-and that is what I loved about them, they were a slice of the everyday life. People used to talk about just what you mentioned-what they were eating, reading, what the kids were up to-I loved the casualness of it all. I don’t Facebook either, so it makes me sad that some of my favorite bloggers have given up posting unless it is on FB. I know they don’t owe me anything, but some I have read for years!

    All this to say, I am very happy to read anything you want to post. The more mundane, the better!

  11. Kate W. says:

    Yay, I am glad you’re back! I love reading about all the real-life, everyday things, too. I think that’s why the blogs I’ve followed for the longest, and always go back to, are the personal bloats that just defy any niche categories. Anyway, I’m glad I’ll be seeing you pop up in my RSS feeds again!

  12. Emma says:

    Welcome back!! You’ve been missed. I agree, my favourite blogs are all the slice of life ones, I will always read those first and then aspiration all ones when I feel like it. Looking forward to the rest of your engagement story 🙂

  13. Erica says:

    Also want to throw out there, if anyone is looking for something in the “what you are still complaining about” category, I do post twice a week.