Jessica and Jennifer: A Beverly Hills House Makeover

A lot of thought goes into a personal space and a blog is just that. Somewhere in the last year my blog morphed into something I didn't recognize. I kept editing the look, taking away one week and adding back another. I enjoyed writing again and then I'd quit for a while, taking yet again, another month off to see if I really wanted to do this anymor

. I read an article a while back about a hugely popular couple who stopped blogging.
Their blog was called Young House Love and they went on to write two books, designed home goods for Target, had two kids, renovated 4 houses and yes they managed to stay married.

You can read it here

Their's is a blog burnout story in the extreme but I think we can all relate.
When something we really like doing ends up consuming way to much of our time and energy, it starts to diminish the reason we wanted to do it to begin with.

So anyway, I think it was good to step away and re-think.
I also have a whole new living situation, so creatively speaking I'm doing a lot less of the things I posted about over the last 5 years.

But here is the creative and interesting up side to blogging:

You get to share the things that really interest you,

even your quirks and flaws,
the pretty stuff AND the gum on the bottom of your shoe.

 It really is the daily stuff of life,
  sometimes, often, always a bit sugar coated.

Hey that's just the nature of blogging, you can edit out the stuff
that is not all that glamorous or fun.
Nobody really wants to read about your flat tire
or the gross sandwich you ate from the back of the fridge any way!

So simply put...

blogging is not a job, at least for me. 

 I try to keep it in perspective 

and try not to take myself all that seriously.

The blog now has a new look and a re-launch of sorts.
There are a ton of things I want to share and talk about,
much of which
will be different from things in the past.

I do hope to post more often but not so that it becomes a chore.
Daily photos on Instagram is a great way to fill in the gaps
and you can follow along
here

As for the re-design, wow are there a bunch of
wonderful looking blogs these days.

I wanted to have everything from the last 6 years in one place 

and easier to navigate 

 I redesigned  a $15 dollar purchased template to make it more my own,
which was a bit challenging, but again a creative process I wanted to try by myself.

I suppose you could call it a blog re-model!
I am still adding things and re-working all of the content
and links so bear with me.

My sincere thanks to all of you who have followed along 

and endured the endless gardening posts and crazy lamp projects.
I honestly astounds me that you take time out of your day to read my ramblings.

I hope to keep the little spark going...at least for a little longer