get a life.

This is re-write #3. I think I've been trying to be too...writer-y.

So, let me just go ahead and be totally real.

I'm starting this blog, because my mental health is in a pretty crap place. In my late teens, I was diagnosed with OCD and GAD. For years, my symptoms of these diagnoses were really no trouble. Then, within the past year, things have gotten rough.
Two kids in two years.
Struggling in my marriage.
Overweight and unhealthy.
Lazy. So lazy.
Now, here we are. It's a blast, really.

I blogged for a few years at "Lyds Was Here." So, why a new blog? Why not there? Well, a fresh start seemed really nice. Clean slate. Plus, while this is still a lifestyle blog, much like my old one, it has more of a "point."

I'm getting a life.

It's embarrassing to admit, but I really don't have one at all. I am a mom, a wife. We sit at home and do a whole lot of nothing. When I think back to who I once was, to the girl that I believe is still here...just buried deep somewhere inside, I know she would be completely shocked to see where I am. I had lots of dreams, goals, but I gave up on everything. Sometimes because I was scared. Sometimes because I was lazy. Sometimes a little bit of both. Sometimes because I wanted to be a people pleaser, putting others before myself.

I want to start making changes. Of course, it will be slow at first--I mean, I'm obviously not jetting off to Paris next week or something, but I am non-stop thinking about how I want to change. So, I'm going to actually start and document it all.

My hope is that making changes, big and small, will make a huge difference in my well being.

I'll be posting a list of goals (all kinds!) that can be accessed in my sidebar, as I'm sure I'll be updating it a lot, especially at first.