I Live Here Now

Hello old friend!

To be honest, I didn’t even realize Blogger was still a thing. I started this blog back in 2007 and continued to write off and on until 2013 but then walked away and completely forgot about it. That was about the time that social media really took off so blogs didn’t seem as relevant. Over the years, lots of studies came out that social media is bad for your health. Regardless if those studies are true or not, I definitely found myself wasting too much time endlessly scrolling facebook and instagram and noticed my brain feeling numb or disengaged.

So, I decided to do a 30 day No Social Media challenge.... and never went back. It was so liberating to finally break the addiction. I found myself being more productive when i had free time. Before you roll your eyes, “productive” doesn’t have to be “work”. It includes fun things like reading an article about something I enjoy or researching new activities to do around town. I’d search for new recipes and fashion advice. My free time actually became beneficial instead of brain numbing! I was so happy!

But then we went on a trip and i had no where to share my pictures. I had a backlog of adorable puppy pictures that i just had to share with the world and no where to do it! So recently I thought about starting a blog but wasn’t sure where to start now. It seems the world is obsessed with Squarespace and Wordpress, etc. I consider myself decently tech savvy but those sites are too complicated for me. I don’t want to design my blog, i don’t want to customize my format. That’s too much work.

I just want to write. (And easily share the occasional dog picture...)

That’s when it happened... I typed in “blogger.com” and since Google bought them, it automatically logged me in and POOF! I was transported to a magical land of nostalgia with all my old posts! Not to mention, Blogger is extremely user friendly, they even take care of the domain for you! I am so, so happy to be here again!

So, after 6 years, Running for Fries is born again. Still perfectly relevant to my life without changing a thing (more on that in a later post). Grab some popcorn and settle in, I have a lot to say. Add me to RSS or bookmark my site and check back often. This is the new (old) home for all my adventures and thoughts! I hope you’re as excited as I am. ☺️

//SH//