"In The Loop"

As I was sitting here trying to figure out what to write today, I thought: "I might need to clue my wonderful readers into a little something…"

This summer, as I was preparing to go on vacation, and I was reading through some of my old writing to use as posts that week, I kind of had a bit of a epiphany. I may have mentioned a little of this (at this particular moment, my memory is failing me, and I have no clue if I've mentioned this or not…)??

In looking back at some of my old "stuff," I was astounded that while I am not that person anymore, I was still so very in love with my writing from back then. It was then that I decided to begin to compile some of my old stuff, with some new stuff.  In this collection, I'm also hoping to use a lot of my own photographs.

The common factor for these pieces, is that I want the reader to feel as if they are in that particular moment, or they feel a connection to each piece. In life, we have those magical moments where our hearts are so full…and then we also have those moments where we feel incredibly broken. I want to try and capture all of it: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

In the midst of the craziness that has been July and August for me, I have been trying to revisit some old memories and write about them. I have a few amazing friends that have been my proofreaders/"tester-outers," and one sweet lady who is helping edit and look at the cohesiveness of all of the pieces. Once I write a piece, I send it to a few friends to get feedback, and decide from there whether or not I will use it.

I wanted to mention this to y'all, because there have been some pieces that I have also been posting on my blog (not necessarily full versions). If you see a sad piece, I wanted to warn you that it may not be something that I am currently going through.  It may be something that I've written to add to my collection.

I also wanted to mention it for those who may have thought that I am discontinuing my interviewing.  That is NOT the case.  Interviewing is one of my most favorite pastimes.  I hope to get back to this very soon.  Once things settle, I hope to start that back up again as well.  

I just wanted to keep y'all in the loop! 

As always, thanks for reading!

XOXO,

Aleta Kaylee