Buster wants to know too – where have I been???
… my time, energy, attention and love have been directed elsewhere. And while I’m giddy with excitement and newness and amazing possibility, I’m feeling guilty about the relationship I’ve been neglecting.
I’m not sure what to do. I don’t know if I need to just regroup and then I can manage both relationships, or if I need to sever one and hope that it will be for the best, and I won’t lose everything in the process. I’m not ready to let go, but my goodness, I have been so neglectful!
This is about me, and me and you. All of you fantastic followers who have been so loyal to One Wild and Precious Life – especially those of us who blogged daily, or nearly so, in 2011. You are so special to me and I haven’t been around. I keep thinking I’m going to shape up, get my act together and start posting here regularly, and then it gets to be 10 or 11 p.m. and I just don’t have it in me.
So where have I been? Well, I’ve been working on building my coaching business, and it’s fabulously fun and exciting and rewarding! I’ve been planning retreats and outings and making cool stuff and getting ready to present at a conference, and designing a newsletter, and, and, and. In between all of that I’ve been taking giant breaks and enjoying putting my bare feet in the grass and hanging out with my cats and my husband, and going to hear music, and eating gelato and farmers’ market peaches.
I still envision posting here, I really do. Meanwhile, if you like, please please go check out my other site, livingwildandprecious.com I think you’ll love it; I really do! And if you find you do like what you see there, you can subscribe to my email list and get a free Wordless Cure for Busyness e-kit. It’s pretty cool – I made it myself and I would love for you to see it! You can always unsubscribe if you find that you don’t want my stuff coming to your in box.
Oh, and if you are a Facebook person, you can follow me at Living Wild and Precious.
You know, when I started this blog in the fall of 2010, I had no idea that I was going to become a life coach. I didn’t even know for sure at the beginning of May just a year ago! But if you’ve been reading here since the beginning, you can see the clues – funny how they reveal themselves when you look backwards! I’m still in the early stages of this journey, but it’s been so incredibly amazing that I want to share it with you.
If you’ve been reading my story since the beginning, I hope you know me well enough to know this is not a pitch. I don’t need to sell you anything – I really don’t! I just don’t want you to miss the stuff I’m learning about and sharing.
I’m still dreaming about posting here again on some kind of regular schedule. Let’s see what happens…
Hi Carla, miss you! But I am also very excited for you! I am subscribed to both of your blogs, so I will go over there now and check out what you are up to. I think it’s wonderful that you have become a life coach. You have a wonderful gift on helping others and that’s a really a noble goal. I sorta changed the direction of my blog because of influences from you. It’s becoming a bit more life embracing rather than just go out and eat with friends though I still do. It’s amazing how much little things you appreciate in day-to-day life when you really open your eyes and look. So thanks for the those wordless wednesday posts.
I also enjoy your cat pictures. Please don’t stop posting those even if you will only post on the other blog. Lol. 
Hi Lisa! Thanks for such thoughtful comments! I agree about how miraculous our day to day lives are – and I am so grateful, so often. Glad you enjoy wordless Wednesdays – I’m so excited about taking a bunch of new people on a wordless sunset/moonlight walk this Sunday. Should be lovely!
Cheers and don’t worry- there will be cat pictures somewhere!
Carla, your other blog is full of ‘you-ness’. Will simply follow your inspiration there if you don’t manage to post here. Most of all though, don’t stress. Its all good!
Ah, yes – you are so right! All is well…
You are growing as a person and that is the greatest gift life has to offer:) Congrats & YAY for you! I love your blogs and remember that it will evolve as you do, so do not be so hard on yourself. Okay?!? Have a Great Day:)
Thanks so much and yes – it is evolving!
I have another blog that I neglect and even after all this time, cannot bring myself to shut down. I find myself still going there from time to time, posting little things. I decided that means I still need it, and there is no harm in letting it sit and rest in between those times I feel the need to post there. I like knowing it’s there for me.
Your life sounds full and busy and wonderful, wrapped up in things you obviously love to do. The blog will always be here if and when you need it, and if or when it’s time to let it go completely, you’ll know.
Aww, thank you, Robin! Took another hiatus while on a trip out west, but will post some more now that it’s summer and the pace is gloriously slowed down!
Hi Carla, I know this note is not a pitch; I appreciate you sharing it with us. I’m also in the space of “writing-is-starting-to-feel-less-fun” on my Smile, Kiddo blog – but so far I’m going to stick with it at least until the 101 in 1001 is done. I think.
Thanks so much, Stef! Yes – it’s tricky – I love it once the posts are done, but getting them done is sometimes a different story!
I’m right there with you! I love seeing the post online (and referencing it from time to time, and responding to the comments) – but sometimes creating the post itself is a labor of love.