Dear Readers, I was so inspired by Christie's most recent letter, where she revealed her fears and doubts about the future. It's something we talk about a lot; on the phone, on G-Chat, or in long late night text messages--we are quite literally constantly in communication. When it gets heavy, it's easy to make a joke, send a funny .gif, or quickly change the subject to something less intense. But, when you read those same words in the form of a letter, it just seems final. You're left to think about it, whether you want to or not. In true copy-cat fashion, I want to take this week's letter to spill my guts a little, and come to a conclusion about something that's pretty small in the grand scheme of things, but weighs very heavily on my mind. This summer, I was gifted the opportunity to start anew. My whole "Life Plan" changed, and by changed, I mean that I realized it was ridiculous to have a life-plan because things never, ever work out the way you think they will. I had to start over. And I did it by moving to New York City. In the process of starting over, I made a list of things I didn't want to leave behind. I didn't want to lose touch with my friends in Kentucky, I didn't want to lose my Kentucky accent (Heaven Forbid!) and I didn't want to lose my blog, Kiley in Kentucky. Obviously, when I say "lose my blog," it's not like someone was trying to take it away from me, but, Kiley certainly wasn't in Kentucky anymore, so..... I decided to try and make my blog about life in New York. But, the problem was that I just didn't care about my blog anymore. Clearly I didn't learn my lesson about "planning" things. I couldn't find one ounce of passion for writing for my blog. I tried for about a month, but it felt so fake and I felt like I had lost my voice completely. Living in Kentucky provided a completely different lifestyle from which I pulled inspiration so easily. Here in New York, there's no shortage of creative energy, but I have been lead to channel it into a completely different avenue. Which brings us here, to Girl-ish. My passion for my own blog had vanished into thin air....right around the time Girl-ish came to life. This website is so exciting, ever-changing, and time-consuming in the best way. The prospect of creating and managing an online community was exactly what I wanted and needed when I came to New York. I still get to write, I still get to explore, but I am sharing the spotlight with 20-some other incredible women. I feel so much pride in sharing the stories that others have written, sharing ideas, making suggestions, and growing a legacy with these women. So, for now, Kiley in Kentucky is no more. I have toyed with changing the name (Kiley in New York is literally the worst name ever), changing the theme, changing the content....and I still am--so far, none of it feels right. For now, the blog that I once looked forward to posting every Friday is over. I have no doubt that I will one day live in Kentucky again, and for that reason, I'm not getting rid of it completely. I'm just taking an indefinite hiatus. I do own the rights to www.coffeewithkiley.com so. That could be a thing in the future. Love,
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Christie
1/25/2015 07:16:40 am
Love this, love you, love our literally constant communication. Haha.
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Jessica
1/25/2015 07:21:20 am
Kiley,
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