Oh MY!!! The Jacquie Diaries turned ONE today!!! I cannot believe I have been sharing my writing for a whole year now. It’s not perfect but it’s mine. When I started The Jacquie Diaries I told myself I wanted to be bold and in order to do so I had to really step outside my comfort zone and just start. I am an empath so I have always loved words and the way they can make someone feel so deeply. With my writing I really wanted to help someone smile. I wanted to help someone learn a new recipe, wanted to help someone fall in love with a new book, wanted to help someone feel like they could express themselves with an outfit. And here I find myself still wanting the same goals from when I first started. With all the uncertainty going on in the world I really want to be the girl who helps someone get lost in the little things. I know I may not be able to change the whole world, but if I can help just one person’s world then I know my writing was the inspiration in doing so. In the worst way, I want my blog to to be a hygge for someone.
Honestly, when I first thought about becoming a blogger I kept it to myself for 2 reasons. One, I was afraid because the people pleaser in me really wanted to make sure that everyone who read my writing would enjoy it. Second, I was embarrassed because why would someone start something so bold living in a small rural area. Looking back at it now it makes me sad that those were the types of thoughts going through my head. Thankfully, I pushed those negative thoughts aside and spoke about my dream to my husband and to a friend who is also our IT guy at my workplace. The reaction I got from them alone made me feel like I could take this on. Our IT guy was just as excited as me and turned my website into a reality. I will forever be grateful for all of his hard work. Once I made the move and The Jacquie Diaries was in the works I started telling a few more people… my best friend and my twin sister and they too made me feel like if anyone could do this it would be me. And so I did, I made the bold move.
The Jacquie Diaries has been such a fun hobby. I have SO much that I am still learning, but I have found that my intuition knows what to write. Some days being creative comes so naturally and other days I really have to dig deeper and find the creativity within me. I know that this is only the beginning but I saw a quote that said you can edit a terrible page but you cannot edit a blank one- so here I am, learning and loving what I do.
So to you,, yes you the one reading this… THANK YOU! I am grateful for each and every single one of you who have followed along. Whether it’s through here or my social media accounts the support you’ve all shown me is what keeps me going. Let’s bring on year 2!!!
xoxo,
-Jacquie
