Howdy, friends!
I hope life has been treating you well. I know, it’s been a while hasn’t it? I guess life just happened again. (I type this way past bedtime as my new 4 month old baby sleeps a few feet away!) Yet there’s a reason I keep letting WordPress charge my card a hefty fee at an always forgotten, inopportune time each year, and that’s because I really want this blog thing to happen. I guess the constant immediacy of literally everything else has been a tough one to overcome. As abandoned as this place has looked at times, I never gave up, and I never forgot. No matter how my life changes, the blog hangs in the back of my mind, waiting to bloom into full fruition of everything I’ve always hoped it could be. Waiting for me to figure it out. I supposed the first step is always just that, a step.
With that said, you guessed it! We have a lot to catch up on— but before I dump the ever-familiar and cringey catch-up-blog / apology(??), (it’s okay, you can roll your eyes with me,) I wanted to stop here and talk about changes for the blog moving forward!
I am not looking to take the same approach as I had in the past.
I’ve learned if it wasn’t sustainable then, it won’t be now. Consistency is the big one this time. Not perfection, not lengthy word magic masterpieces (although if I get lucky with those, I’ll be happy to have them,) but a real presence here that can roll and build. Bonus if it’s refreshing, relatable, and interesting!
Firstly, I understand the change of even popping back up again may cause for some to realize they’re not all that interested in what’s next. I really do get it. It’s like wait, I’m still subscribed to this? Who even is this person? I’m sure you have changed after all this time, I know I have. I want you to honor that. I sincerely hope you’ll stay, but I’m aware that the nature of these changes may not be for all of my previous readers.
Secondly, said changes.
What I mean by the changes not suiting all my previous readers is the merging of topics in this space. You know this blog for being a writer’s blog— a place to pour out my life’s greatest vulnerabilities and questions. This space has been so beautiful and sacred to me for that. And I am who I am, therefore that will still be here! I am even having trouble keeping this post light. You bet there will still be writing pieces and wellness blogs. This is also my author website, so you’ll be the first to know of any new formal or published works here.
Incoming topics will be around beauty and lifestyle. Friends of my instagram, TikTok and YouTube are aware that that is where I have been in the past year. I love makeup, skincare, hair, etc., and my enthusiasm and interest about those things is definitely a big part of who I am. I’ve written before about this tension of being ‘the writer / poet‘ vs., being a ‘beauty creator’. It’s the reason why I feel my focus is so split between platforms. I am in this strange place with beauty where I still love it, but my expression of it isn’t translating well into 10 second, thrice-a-day tiktoks. I want to bring my love of beauty into a sophisticated blogging format, where we can slow down, be objective, deep dive, and genuinely enjoy the self-expression and timelessness of it together.
Also, back to this baby. We’re in luck, he’s still asleep. He is my second. And he’s a big, big focus in this season. I want to be a good mother to both of my children. It’s more important than ever. My children are a big part of my life. I feel like I’ve also played this down on my social media for the sake of being easily digestable, relatable to the younger and childfree crowd, hip, I don’t know, really. I guess I also wanted some things for myself as well. But come age 30, I’m kind of over segmenting myself down into tiny bits so I can come off as universally relatable. I’m not embarrassed to be a mother. I’m proud and grateful to be. And it’s a big, crucially important element of my life where I’m leaning in. So while this won’t become a full blown “mommy blog,” parenthood and practical family blogs are also to integrate in as well.
As a consumer of social media, I also have things to say about trending topics and what not. Some blogs will be more light, opinion-based and fun natured.
Lastly, I want to bring my community into the blog.
Yes, you all! Remember advice columns? How fun were those! I want to do fun feedback style blogs where subscribers and guests can write in and receive thoughtful responses here on the blog. Polls, opinions, etc., I also am open to having guest blogs, and will be keeping my eyes open for anyone interested who feels they would like to guest write on topics that would be a good fit!
*deep breath*
That’s what I see for us ahead. For now! And that is a lot. But it’s so exciting. Can you feel it?
Visualize this with me: an online magazine.
Something engaging and nostalgic of what you liked to flip through before doom scrolling ate up each of your free moments. That is what I’m looking to create a version of here.
Next week we’re catching up. Can’t wait to talk to you then!
with love,
-K
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Katrisha Rose 
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