Goodbye, Sugar and Dots.

I woke up with a huge to-do list.
Franky is still sick, and refused to let me set him down, so I decided to tackle some work online while he was nursing. After responding to emails, I went to blog, but couldn't bring myself to write. I don't know what came over me, but I could not post under the name Sugar and Dots. It's like I hit a brick wall... or a milestone. I was done. The name of my blog was no longer true to me; once representing my love for all things sugary sweet and all things covered in polka dots, I am no longer the girl behind that title.

I'll be switching things over shortly, and the domain name is already in place, but I thought I'd explain the name a bit more.

Obviously the (ess) in "mess" is for my last name. The "hello" represents my attitude towards our chaos. I was brainstorming blog names all day, and repeatedly thought of the word "happy". While I like to think that I am a happy person, this blog is far from a happy place. With posts that share my heart- every shattered story... my blog does not always represent joy. And I am okay with that.

My life is messy. And I don't mean that in the endearing blogger way. This is not always a pretty mess. This is not always a creative mess. Sometimes my life is an actual mess... with days full of stress and tears and laundry and juggling. Why pretend that everything is beautiful and simple and happy if it's not?

I choose to embrace my life's mess and make the very best of each day... it sounds so simple now that I've put it into words. Honest and raw. Broken and happy. It took me thirty years to realize that I love this mess of mine. Hello mess. I can't wait for this new adventure.