If confession is good for the soul, why does writing what you honestly feel seem taboo? Most of the time, I hold back what I am really thinking online because it is brutal out there. I see what others go through and wonder if it is all worth it.
With all that said, this year, I have vowed to write more. Articles, books, Post-It notes. Whatever! All I want is to put my ideas out there and see what happens. There may be crickets, or maybe I will connect with others like me. But no matter what, I am doing this for me and expecting nothing from anyone other than myself.
Now, you may be wondering why I am developing this space after over a year of sitting with it. The answer is simple. I have entered into my attention-seeking chick era. Kidding!
No. Seriously. I have been working on this for a while. I have started and stopped Art, Books, & Coffee resurgence a million times. After the initial success in 2016, I struggled with what I wanted to post and got caught up in letting the trends dictate what I would post and read. I looked to others and compared myself to them. Essentially, I went down the spiral of doubt. I didn’t have as many followers as others in the bookstagram world. My first book didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to (but that is a whole different story of giving in to pressure from a PR company that didn’t wind up actually helping my book sales). That is over.
It is time to regain my voice. I am reading what I want. Enjoying the art I love. Drinking that extra glass of wine or pot of coffee. And now, I hope to share that all with you. This will be a positive space. I plan on sharing tons of books, some of my interests outside the book world, and my background in art. Not to mention all the thoughts I have about growing older in the graphic design world, the crazy musings, and questions I would like to share with the world.
So…here we go!