I Took a Break…

But now I’m back.

It’s been a while, but I really needed to take a pause and reflect on my thoughts rather than throw them on a blog page and then forget about them.

The last few months have been interesting, to say the least. There have been high highs, and low lows.

There have been times where I had so much faith that everything would work out, and times I thought my world was going to fall apart (it didn’t).

God has really blessed us lately; my husband finally got the remote IT position that has been plaguing the pages of my journal for years, surrounded by a few teardrops here and there. I also had a successful year-end with my art, and an incredible opportunity came back that I never could have imagined. And of course, in perfect timing.

We recently bought a camper (something we’ve been dreaming about for a very long time) and have some big plans ahead as well. God, like usual, provided.

For the first time in a long time, I feel a lot more content with my everyday life; which has been a goal of mine for a while now. I’ve been spending a lot more time on my hobbies over the last few weeks, and it’s changed so much. I feel more like myself again. Creative. Free.

I’ve been making more use of my time; spending my mornings listening to podcasts and reading my Bible, taking my time to do more self care, reading more books, learning new crafts, and paying attention to the small things. I’ve been working out for the sake of feeling good, going to bed early to get good rest, waking up early to get things done, spending more time relaxing when it’s needed.

And one of the biggest things?

I’ve spent significantly less time on my phone.

I mean; I went from hours upon hours of screen time every day to leaving my social media apps locked for over 48 hours at a time, only checking them occasionally on my iPad to post things for my art business.

Social media has been an amazing platform for me to grow my small business; but my biggest goal for 2026 is to create more than I consume.

I want to make things with my hands, I want to experience more things rather than watch others do them. I want my life to be… mine. I want to live MY life, not live vicariously through strangers on the internet. Don’t get me wrong; I love to be inspired by others’ lives and their cool adventures too; but if I’m always just watching and never living? That totally defeats the point.

So for 2026, I urge you to do the same. Take a break from whatever it is that’s draining you or preventing you from living. For me, it was social media and the constant comparison it brings if you’re not careful.

I’ll hopefully be back to posting a lot more consistently here as well, so stay tuned :)

Kenn