I used to be gung-ho about blogging. I set it all up and I was learning how to manage a blog. I started writing… and then I gave up. At some point in the blogging process, I thought I should start writing the way the internet said I should write. I started comparing my thought process and my titles and my writing to those in my community. I got overwhelmed. All I wanted to do was help people, and complete my certification in the process. Then life happened.

Updates and Thoughts

I am now three classes away from my masters in Family Financial Planning. Seventy-two percent of my experience hours are complete, and I am preparing to take the AFC exam. I really would like to get back into writing and I think that, in order to do that, I need to figure out how I like to write again. I like talking to you, my readers. I don’t like to write in the third person, and without referring to myself. I don’t like to write as if my blog is not made of me. It is just me, by the way. I know I need to standardize the language in my articles.

One reason I started this blog was because creating educational content is one of the categories of experience. I also thought one day that I would be able to use it as a platform for my business. My dream business – helping people create, work toward, and meet their goals. Goals give people a reason to get up, a reason to make it to the next day, and hope for the future. The other thing – I love helping people. I am good at planning and I love it. So here I am, trying to make this work. I want to make this work for you, and for me.

Writing consistently won’t work for me. I am very busy and I will write and post when I can. Last time I tried posting consistently and frequently, and I think it broke my brain. That was a little over a year ago now, and I had been working full time while also taking three graduate classes.

My Thanks

I want to give a shoutout to a girl I work with, Ally, for talking me through some technical issues and figuring out how to make my appointment calendar centered and responsive to different screen sizes. It was amazing, and I thank you. I also want to thank my sister for hyping me up whenever I needed it, and for believing in me when I didn’t believe in me.