I’m Back…
10/13/26
Hello, friends!
I haven’t shared a written blog since the beginning of 2024 and my, how times have drastically changed. I lost health and regained it, I lost people and became close with others, I changed jobs, started school again, changed career paths, and I am deeply satisfied with who I’m becoming. But at the same time, I am in a very scattered season... Hence why I am revisiting old grounds.
I removed all of my blogs from the public when I stopped posting them a few years ago. The version of me who wrote them felt so different from the one reading them back and quite frankly? I was embarrassed of the wisdom I tried to impart. Who was I starting this blog at 20 years old? What did I know about life?
However, finally revisiting them now at 28 years old, it turns out I knew more than I thought I did a few years ago. And as for the things I’d change, I no longer feel the need to erase the past that got me to today.
For those of you who have known me for some time, you’ll remember that I used to post a blog weekly about the various things I was learning in life and wrestling with. I shared advice on dating, love, relationships, mindset, faith, and more. And I created a beautiful community doing so.
I hit a fork in the road around 2020 when my health took a drastic and sudden decline. I had no idea what to say anymore, so I cut my posting frequency down. Eventually, I stopped posting all together.
In more recent years, I started sharing short Youtube videos. I thought that maybe that format would translate my intentions better. However, there is just something about writing that makes my brain shape more complete thoughts... There is something a little more intimate in this format that can’t be replicated by a video.
With all of this I say, I’m back!
To address some quick logistics:
Will I keep up a weekly pace?
More likely than not, I am going to aim for a monthly post. I want more time to let life simmer before I share in the future. I think that posting weekly is a part of why I burned out so badly.
Why start again now after all of this time?
I am still rather young and learning a lot… But in recent months, I’ve re-organized nearly everything in my life. Starting this blog again makes me feel like I am still holding on to myself as the rest falls into place.
I also have had the itch for years… lol. I just didn’t know how to start again. There is no true point for me to if you look at it monetarily or productively - and because I write simply out of my love for people and wanting to help them feel known by making myself known, I needed to be in the right headspace once again. I can’t truly explain why this is the moment, but it is.
In a world of AI and chronic information/busyness, I want to do something that feels real. So just as I did for years, these will be purely my own thoughts. No chat summaries, bullet points, or short cuts.
Are your older blogs public again?
Yes, they are! The large majority are under Gallery - Old Blogs. Some of the more recent ones as well as from here on out will be under Gallery - Blog.
I am not letting myself comb through and vet every old post, so please be kind to me if you read something that doesn’t sound like something I’d say today. Lol.
Besides all of that, I want to say thanks for being here if you’re reading this. And if you’re someone who really enjoyed reading my blogs in the past, I apologize if my stopping and hiding all of them caused you any sadness. I won’t be taking them down again, regardless of my future frequency.
Sending love and hugs to you all - stay tuned for the next post!
-Lexi Cummings
