Sanity is Not an Option

Well, hello there, internet!

Yesterday was a pretty big day.

Sanity Is Not an Option officially turned ELEVEN YEARS OLD!

On November 9, 2015, I started this little blog to share stories about my family and the general chaos of motherhood.

And here we are, eleven years later.

A few things have changed.

Our family has grown, the kids have gotten older, I’ve started a small business, written and published books, gone back to college, and collected enough craft supplies to make Hobby Lobby nervous.

And somehow, I decided I needed another project.

So here we are!

Why I’m Back

The truth is, I’ve missed writing about my family.

There have been so many funny moments, milestones, disasters, adventures, and everyday memories over the years. Some of them are documented in pictures, some are buried somewhere in my phone, and some are probably lost forever because I can’t remember why I walked into the kitchen five minutes ago.

And that makes me a little sad.

I loved having a place to tell our stories. Not just the big, exciting moments, but the little things that make our family our family.

I can’t go back and document every single thing I missed, but I can start writing them down again.

And that makes me really excited.

My Brain Needed a Headquarters

There’s another reason I’m bringing this blog back.

I have approximately 600 tabs open in my brain at any given moment.

There’s family life, crafts, books, my sticker business, writing, school, history, ghost stories, and whatever completely random subject I’ve decided to become an expert on this week.

I needed somewhere to put all of it.

So instead of trying to narrow down my interests and become one of those people who has a specific niche, I decided to embrace the chaos.

This blog is going to be a little bit of everything.

You’ll find stories about my family, craft projects I probably started before finishing the last one, books I’m reading (and writing!), adventures with Work of Heart, thoughts about life, and the occasional paranormal rabbit hole.

Will any of this make me more organized?

Possibly.

Will I still have seventeen unfinished projects scattered around my house?

Almost certainly.

Same Blog. New Adventures.

I think that’s what I’m most excited about.

This isn’t really starting over. It’s picking up a story that never stopped happening, even when I wasn’t writing it down.

I’m not the same person I was eleven years ago. My family isn’t the same. Life has changed in ways I never could have imagined.

But I still love telling stories.

I still love making things.

And I still think life is a whole lot more interesting when you can laugh at the ridiculous parts.

So welcome back to Sanity Is Not an Option.

If you were here when I first started this adventure, I’m glad you found your way back.

If you’re new here, welcome to the chaos!

Grab a Diet Coke, find somewhere comfortable, and stick around.

Because eleven years later, I still haven’t found any sanity.

And honestly, I’m not sure I’d know what to do with it if I did.