New Blog (Hi!), new month and new name that was always mine

 

Well... here we are. I've taken some time to sort out myself, sort out writing and what I mean to say and by some time I mean 3 years.  Enough thinking about it, life does not wait until we are totally ready so it's either do it or don't. I want to do it. While I was sorting, my old blogs became unavailable for jumping back in. Mostly, because the email attached to them was deleted because it wasn't  my name anymore.

I am delighted to have my birth name restored. It involved a lot of hoop jumping and appointments to show paperwork that took a bit more hoop jumping to get ahold of but it's all worth it.  Barbara Sue Warren, named after my aunt Barbara and my mom Suzie, women who made me. I am proud to carry this name for all of my days and it feels good to take back that part of me.

A couple of years ago a friend and I gave each other a  nickname that we thought described us. I gave her Wild and she gave me Whimsy. I love that word and when I had to choose a new name for my blog, I already knew what I wanted to incorporate in the title.  Whimsy.  I see things a little less seriously, my art is full of whimsy and things unexpected. But words...I've stayed away for a while, I had a great deal of grief , sadness and change to process and although I have not shied away from it, I did not want this place to be about the depth of pain that got me here. I'm still shaking it off as I find it hiding in parts of my life I thought I had cleaned out. I knew I could not keep wrapping around me like a dirty blanket. And it took time and it was time well spent. I'm ready to craft words and stories that are not about any of that. I am ready to write about the way I want to be in the world, creating, experiences and all that a life I crafted out of chaos and hurt that is the exact opposite of all of that.  Everything with a sense of whimsy.

I tend to write/talk/say too much at one time.  I have things I want to share and things I want so say and show you my fabric collage art that I am so proud of. I want to talk aboutthis time of life, the seasons and the ocean and stars.  I hope you will stay with me for a bit, I promise to edit myself a little more so it's not so EXTRA!!!! I promise to write from my heart and always look for the sweetness of it all.

I took August off social media and I cannot wait to share what I learned about myself, my patterns and habits and what small shifts brought.  But, that's a story for another day.  Here's to fresh starts any darn time we want and to taking back what is yours just because.  

With Love

Barbara Sue Whimsy