Hey friend!

Well here we are, my first post! Honestly, I am still not sure what direction this is going, but here’s to just getting started!

My name is Alyssia (pronounced Alissa) and I enjoy writing, but have never before been brave enough to do anything about it, or grow in it. I remember reading blogs constantly, in the days before Pinterest or even Facebook, back when they were truly just online journals. I knew back then that it was something I wanted to do, but all the thoughts came rushing in: What if it’s not good enough? What if nobody reads it? What if people do read it and hate what I have to say? And on, and on. Each New Year it seems that my resolution is always the same- just start the blog already! Until I finally broke down and purchased a domain name, set up hosting and the works….and then life happened and I stopped again. It’s sat here for 2 years waiting for me to start!!

This year, I’m trying something new. I’m not waiting for the new year, or new skills; not putting it off to start on Monday. I’m just starting. I have lots of ideas, some minor information,and a bajillion resources. I’m not going to sit down and try to plan it all out in advance. At least, not until my personal momentum kicks in. I find that I often enjoy the process of planning, but struggle to follow through and so this is my personal experiment/challenge to see how I can adapt, grow, and change some of those perfectionist habits. I am taking a deep dive into facing my own fears, and building bravery.

So, for now, I’m taking it one day at a time. Learning and adapting as I go, and hopefully encouraging someone else to do whatever it is they’ve been dreaming of for far too long! Feel free to follow along, or not…either way thank you for being here!

xo Alyssia