I left a yoga retreat in August feeling so moved and inspired that I created this blog with the intention of documenting my journey of self-improvement and learning. I wanted to talk about never starting over, about risk and reward, and about the beauty of imperfection. I mean, I bought a domain name and everything! I was all in.

And then I thought of a song I know, called “Good Enough” by Nick Flora.

Good enough
Is never good enough
You’ve got to give all you got
Or walk away

I thought, “Is my position on accepting ‘good enough‘ defensible? I’ve always thought Nick Flora had it right in that song. Can I really believe both ways?” And it took me two and a half months to get over my fear of putting a potentially imperfectly named blog out into the world or being thought a hypocrite. By the non-existent readers of my non-existent blog, apparently.

So here I am! Staring November (i.e. National Novel Writing Month) in the face. Feeling ready to confront all my feelings of inadequacy — that is, when I am not feeling too inadequate to do so. Wondering how to balance novel writing with marriage, work, and a precious 2 year old. I want this blog to be a space where I can be honest about the struggles and celebrate the victories.

I want to write about Tarot, and romance novels, and insomina-fueled philosophizing. I want to acknowledge insecurities, work through them, and share the process. I don’t know if I’ll be any good at it but I suspect I’ll at least be good enough, which is good enough for me.