Oh, Back on Land, my poor little neglected blog. Counting the words you’re reading right now, I’ve posted only three times in the entire almost-over month of June. I’ve taken breaks from this blog in the past for sure, but this time it feels different. Things have changed, and I’m not sure how to proceed.
Here’s the thing. This blog was originally supposed to be about my life “back on land” … the things I do, I love, or am working towards as, not just a NAVY WIFE, but as a whole person who just happens to be married to a Sailor. I wrote about recipes for bubbles and my then-dislike for Washington for a while, but then I began writing about deployment and homecomings and maildrops and how to’s and Top 10 Ways, and the entire blog became about the NAVY side of my life. It was great for while, and I got a lot of wonderful comments, emails, and Facebook messages from you guys thanking me for certain posts that helped you and commiserating with me about posts that struck a chord in your life or memories. Your kind words have meant so much to me. They are, in fact, the reason this blog became so navy wife focused.
But, as they say, times they are a’changing. My sailor just finished his (knock on wood, hopefully) last patrol and is looking forward to an exciting new shore duty very soon. I will be leaving behind my Ombudsman responsibilities and an FRG I have grown to love and depend on over the past five years. My children are all moving ahead in school … one to her senior year and college part-time, one to her first year of high school, and the youngest to big kid school (aka kindergarten). I will be a bus-stop-mom .. there for drop off and pick up and somehow filling the hours in between.
I could write during those hours … I’d looooove to write during those hours, but about what? With deployments behind me, FRG just a memory, no more halfway boxes or maildrops, I find that all the things I’ve spent the past few years sharing with you are in my past, and my future is … wide open in a super-scary, what-the-hell-do-I-do-now kind of way.
Is there anything to write about a Navy family on shore duty? I don’t know.
Are those hours between pick-up and drop-off going to be exciting enough to share with you? I sure hope so.
Will these changes in my life change the face of Back on Land? Definitely.
I love my little blog, every single post I’ve shared here, and I love reaching and touching my readers and friends with my experiences and stories so I truly hope you’ll hand around and see what comes next for me and my family. I’m sure I will still post about our military family life from time to time, but right now I’m not sure what will come in between.
Here’s what I do know:
- I don’t want to give up on my little blog.
- I do want it to grow up with me as my family and I move through these changes, and …
- I will be back on July 1st with a slightly different look and something new to share.
Oh! I know one more thing! I know that I really, really, really want you to stick around and share this exciting, scary, and sure-to-be-awesome adventure with me!
Thanks, Jodi
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