And I had to look back and double-check this, I started on this blog on the 6th January. Seriously? All while never trying to purposely create that way. Okay, I need to immediately check the meaning of the number 6. The number 6 represents LOVE, balance, harmony, responsibility, and nurturing. So, this post today will be brought to you by the number 6!
Blogging. Why? It seems so Y2K. First, it’s a medium that I really like (though I do fight it because it does seem so yesterday). But with its easy content and simple message, along with the fact that it really allows my inner graphic design diva to come out and play! It’s a win-win for me, at least for now.
As you can see by the title, I also love the play of numbers. In fact, recently I’ve noticed that the numbers on the clock, 80 to 90 percent of the time, when I glance at one, state repeating numbers, 10:10, 11:11, 12:12…etc!
Hoping that this may be a great universal node, that there is an alignment of energies occurring, that I’m in the right direction in life. What direction is that? I have no fucking idea. I had a rough 2024, and 2025 started good, but now I feel that it’s time that I started cateering to…complete allowance. Allowing the detachment of an outcome, I need to live the mystery and wonder into the unknown now. I will bring a sweater just in case. Thanks Mom!
Yep, I’m done fighting the tide, proving, chasing, and forcing. I say that, then 10 minutes later, I’m asking myself, “What can I do to_______?” See! Patterns are hard to break, especially when textbook reality is screaming, “What the FUCK are you doing?”
I have really come to a place in my life where enough is enough. I’ve never really tried living a quote, unquote, normal life. With marriage, children, and a house in the suburbs. That really was never my desire in life. I always wanted to be the creative woman living her full expression. I actually had a chance to build and live out my greatest dream. But just like so many things in my life, it had an expiration date attached to it.
I have seen many of my dreams, visions, and desires come to fruition. Always thinking that this is “who I am.” Yes, it was at the moment of conception, but time eroded a lot of those original passions that I had when I first started a specific project.
Here is another example of fulfillment that then served up crashing discomfort with time. I was a set-designer for years in Chicago, and I have to say, still my favorite career choice EVER! But, back then, I really wanted to expand on what I was doing on set, and offer that to the public. Basically, I wanted to be a Home-Stylist, and then I did it, and loved it. But then it had to be a shop or storefront. Okay, no problem, I always wanted to try that.
Well, 6 years of a roller coaster ride, later and I was DONE. So, moved to Dallas, where I live now, and worked for interior design firms, I looked at it as a way of leveling up on what I was already doing. Then 6 years go by….okay as I’m typing this, kind of low-key freaking out here. I didn’t realize that was the number of years that I designed interiors (in Dallas) until I counted them on my fingers. OMG! The number “6” is really screaming here.
Well, yep, you guessed it, burnout. Or had I once again, seen the passage of time run its course with that desire too.
Life is crazy, just like the evolution of this post that started out about why blogging still has relevance in an Ai world. Turn into a realization of the number “6” in my life. Either way, back to our program. Your blog is yours — unlike social platforms that change algorithms or go offline (RIP Vine, Tumblr… maybe Twitter?).
It’s a permanent hub for your ideas, your voice, and your brand. Socials are fast. Blogs are slow. People who read your blog stay longer, trust more, and often convert better (to subscribers, clients, or customers).
Readers who resonate with your story become your community, not just passive followers. So, please come by often and drop me a comment or two, I would love to hear from you!
xx gail
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