I'm going to give this a try & then shut off comments, because I'm hoping this will be a one time note about this topic. Frankly, I was also really inspired by The Frugal Girl, who often says the things I'm thinking, but in a much more coherent way.
I wanted to address the comments regarding my lack of posts about the current administration - even those comments that have followed me around the blog space, with some commenting about how complicit I am all over the internet. You are totally entitled to your opinion. Here's mine.
I am heartbroken and exhausted & I have been for a long time. For those who somehow tied me together with being complicit and talking about who I voted for - well, you are incorrect. I stopped talking about all of that when my children became fodder for discussion & racism entered the discussion, and that was the end of my attempt to tie any amount of politics into this blog.
But, for the record, I loathe what I am seeing in the news, but I am currently walking a very thin line regarding my own mental health and energy management. I do not have the emotional strength to process this publicly or to curate a political discussion on this platform. Please understand that this blog is where I go to work on what I can control (money, my forever attempt to get healthy, balance & achieving personal goals) because the rest of it feels too heavy for me to carry. I like to focus on tangible things we can do in a world that really feels like it's gone crazy. That's how I handle this publicly. What I'm doing privately is not up for debate or discussion, but I do take action in my private life. I'm not open to sharing that here.
All of us handle things like this differently, and I respect that. Please respect my choices on this.
