Why I’m Starting My Blog Now
The Art of Starting Before It’s Polished
Two years ago, I deleted almost everything from my website and decided I wanted to rebrand. Then life happened.
A few months ago, I found the drive again. Then—yep—more life happened.
Like right now, spending months trying to find our new home in a new country… finally finding one… then realizing my 90-day visa clock is ticking and I might still have to leave. Cue the emotional rollercoaster. Every day brings a new challenge, and every other day, some version of a meltdown — because, of course, that's how life works.
Earlier this month, while scripting Episode 5 of my new series The Art of Starting Over, something wasn’t clicking. I’d written the first draft. Then a second. Then life happened again.
Our Airbnb turned into a construction site with men drilling into concrete from morning to night. My 14-year-old dog had a health scare. But in the middle of it all, I realized: I’m trying to find answers for something that’s already here.
I didn't need to polish my draft. The story I should be telling was the one unfolding right in front of me.
Then the light bulb moment: what if this series became something bigger and this was the spark to finally start the blog I've been putting off for two years?
Then the spiral hit. The voice in my head was relentless: “You want to write a book but you're just now starting a blog?" "Is my life even worth sharing?" You know that friend — self-sabotage. The procrastination. The perfectionism. The belief that you have to wait until it's all ready and polished before you show up.
But here's the thing: that was the old me. The version of me today wants to connect by sharing all parts of me— the breakthroughs alongside the breakdowns.
A big part of my brand is showing what it really looks like to build something — while actually living your life.
Your real, messy, unpredictable, emotional life.
So I asked myself: why hide the mess when I can be the mess — and show up anyway? “
I’m not here to impress you with a ‘cool launch.’ I’m here to invite you in — to build this next version of my brand, out loud, in the middle of the mess
So here I am. Mid-move. Miles from settled. Launching a blog on an unfinished site.
Not because everything’s figured out. But because this is the story — trying to do something meaningful while navigating the chaos of being human.
This blog isn’t about perfect takeaways, it’s about life in real time. The mundane. The messy. The micro-meltdowns and big time realizations.
So if that sounds like something you want to read, welcome to my corner of the internet!
Subscribe if you want a reminder now and then that you're not the only one spiraling. Or don't — you can always catch me on Instagram where I turn the chaos into visual episodes instead.
Either way, thanks for being here. The blog begins… as life does — in the middle of the mess.
And if you want to be the first person to ever leave a comment on my blog… well, you’ll basically become part of internet history. No pressure.