I Restarted my Blog After a Manic Episode.

So…I’m back!

I’ll be completely honest, I never thought I'd restart this blog again. I relegated this part of my life to be banished into obscurity. But alas…I couldn’t stay away.

So why did I stop my blog in the first place? The short answer is I was simply tired of being told what to write, and rather, I just wanted my writing to go back to what it was originally. Me, writing short stories and novels that would never see the light of day. I explored my reasonings on my medium page and planned to just leave it at that.

But I didn’t.

After taking a hiatus, I began writing again on Medium and surprisingly actually enjoyed it. I enjoyed engaging with an audience and dare I say, missed the validation. Yea, I said it. I missed the validation, something I swore in the past I would never admit to. However, the truth is the truth.

When I first started this blog, I just turned 24. Depending on what you classify that as, I was in my early/mid twenties. Now at approaching 28, much has changed in those three, almost four years. I got married, became a hairdresser, quit being a hairdresser, and ultimately decided I wanted to step away from having a traditional career altogether. I also experienced a mindset shift that could only be explained by going through my final brain change at 25 and I just don’t care about certain things anymore. As well as getting to know myself better and my wants, needs, and ultimately what I wanted out of life. I finally figured out after all these years, at my core, I am a writer. I can’t separate that part of myself and relegate it into insignificance.

So…What now?

At this blog’s inception, I intended to write about my experiences in life and what I learn along the way, all of which I will still be exploring. However, I will be talking less about romantic relationships (to an extent) and more so explore what my, and possibly others’ relationship to society and the world around us. Ultimately, many may not appreciate the direction this blog will take because I intend to write about more nitty gritty topics and topics that are true to me and what I care about. But if you’re willing to read what I have to say and hear me out so to speak, we can all maybe take this new journey together.

With all of that being said. Welcome back to Letmeliiv and I hope you love it here.

-Liv