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Hey, friends! Happy 2nd Quarter of 2022!

It honestly feels like it has been forever since I sat in front of my computer and emptied my brain. As you all know, I try to KEEP a few blogs written and I always plan for publication months ahead of time, but this month’s blog is just that... from THIS MONTH. I think it would be appropriate to just say that I am coming from a writing hiatus.

I’m sure you’re probably wondering “Christiauna, why did you take a break from your writing?”

Well, it was much needed. I wanted to share this blog, in all its transparency and informality, just to chat with you all about where I am in this crazy life.

As I am continuing to grow and learn through the hills and valleys of motherhood, marriage, and just everyday life, I recently faced a very harsh truth. I TOO need the same encouragement that I want to be able to provide for every reader. The irony!

It isn’t enough for me to know the things that I share with my audience here or to read back over every blog on my site in hopes of feeling inspired and reignited. I needed to sit down and just be poured into without intent to share. I needed to be helped…for me. And that’s okay!

There have been a lot of moments in my life over the past few months where imposter syndrome decided to pay me a visit, I started to feel inadequate in my role as a new wife, and even felt like I was failing as Channing’s mother at times. It wasn’t until I decided to just step away from the keyboard and into the mirror that I realized there were some things within myself that needed to be dealt with before I wrote anything else. It’s incredible how many people amongst us are faking the funk or pretending to be alright. I would elaborate and clichély say that “it’s okay not to be okay” but that would poorly give the wrong impression. I WILL say that I am learning that it is perfectly okay to acknowledge when you are NOT okay, however in those moments it is imperative to begin taking the necessary steps to get back to your “OKAY” place. Those steps won’t look the same for everyone but for me, it took a lot of self-reflection, prayer, journaling, continuous affirming, and listening.

I truly just want to be able to continue effectively inspiring everyone around me to live in their truth while going after the life that they desire but that is NOT possible if I have not properly taken care of myself. I know that now. I can be open and honestly say that I am BETTER. I am more FOCUSED. I am less likely to bleed out on others because of uncontrolled emotion, and I am genuinely HAPPY with the progress that I am making. I am so excited to be back pouring into this blog space, giving you blogs that make you laugh, cry, think hard, and most importantly, encourage you to keep going after all the things.

Word to my hiatus. Love you guys!

Ce