I've been blogging for around twelve years. TWELVE! I started out blogging on Xanga when I was just 12 years old. I used that platform for quite awhile, until I was 17-18ish, I guess? Then, when I was 19 I made the switch over to Blogger, and I've been here (and tumblr!) ever since.
When I made the big switch, I began blogging as "Lyds Was Here."
I stayed there, under that name, for years! Then, recently, I began to feel like it was time to move on. I really needed a fresh start. A new place, for a new person.
A couple of months ago, I started another blog, but I kept going back and forth, back and forth, on if that was really the right decision, the place I wanted to call "home."
Ultimately, I decided that no, it was not.
So, here we are!
Call Me Lyds.
I think? (The name may be temporary, who knows with this girl!)
In this new space, I plan to blog about my life, in general. Anything and everything!
At LWH, I struggled with feeling like I couldn't share certain things, because I hadn't ever shared before, and I wasn't sure if people would see it as "authentic."
I didn't want my readers to feel like I was trying to put on an act, but really, in suppressing myself, I was doing just the thing I was striving NOT to do. Get it?
I've gone through some DRASTIC changes in the last 5 years, and I've struggled to keep up with these changes. What I mean by that is, I feel like I've lost who I am in the shuffle. Who the heck is Lydia?
I am a wife and a mom, but beyond that, I really struggle to define who I am, but I know I am more. Don't get me wrong, being a wife and a mother are marvelous things! I love those parts of my life.
But I hate that I look back on the past and long for the girl that I used to be...So full of life and passion! I want to pursue MYSELF.
