Back when I was in college and social media was still new to me, I spent most of my time on Friendster and Blogspot. You don’t have to do the math to know which era I’m from. lol.
But it was the blogs that kept me coming back.
There were two blogs I binge-read. One was written by an ordinary person sharing stories about her life and work. The other belonged to a local celebrity whom I admired. Maybe that’s why I’ve always wanted to come back to blogging—it reminds me of a time when being online felt less rushed and more personal.
What I loved about both blogs was how they found joy in random, everyday moments. To me, happiness looked a lot like that.
I once had a free blog of my own. It only had three to five posts, but I was surprisingly diligent about it! Since it was a free platform and I stopped using it for a long time, it eventually disappeared. Then life happened. Nursing school happened. That little hobby quietly became a forgotten dream.
Somewhere in the middle of the chaos and the busyness, I started to miss that quiet space blogging used to give me—a place where I could simply be.
I’ve always been a bit of an introvert who can also be outgoing when I need to be. I’ve always had this contradiction within me: part of me wants to keep things to myself, while another part wants to share bits and pieces of who I am. Blogging feels like the perfect place for both. Through writing, I can step outside myself and observe life from a different perspective.
For the past two years, I’ve been going back and forth of the idea of starting again. Now that I’m settled and back in my nursing career, I’ve realized I need something that is mine.
So this blog is my space to write, reflect, and find joy in ordinary moments. An ode to a dream I once set aside.
After all, it’s never too late to live a dream.
This is my little breather—In Between.
Bisaya Word of the Post
duhaduha (doo-ha-doo-ha) - n. doubt, v. to hesitate
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