Goodbye, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Adieu…

January 3, 2012 | Category: Blogging, Ulcerative Colitis, Vintage

Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed your festivities.

This is going to be a short message to merely say farewell.

Over the last few months I have been thinking long and hard about the blog and about other things that I want to achieve. It has not been an easy decision, and one I have pondered for many weeks. I have decided to stop blogging, at least for the time being.

There are exciting projects ahead of me that I really want to be able to put 100 per cent into. The reality is that as a busy wife and Mum I have a limited amount of time and I’m not the kind of person that can do things half heartedly. The time I currently use blogging, which is substantial, needs to now be used elsewhere.

What am I going to be doing? Well, there are a few things in the pipeline. They all include online activity and writing so if you hang around my normal online hangouts, mainly Facebook and Twitter, then you’ll know exactly what I’m up to when I’m up to it. I am also loving Instagram so feel free to follow me over there as I share my world in pictures.

I’m sorry to say goodbye as it’s been an amazing two years here at Lottie Loves. I started writing Lottie Loves as a way to document a life after surgery which I hoped beyond hope would become the life I had always wanted with love, fun and adventures away from the constant pain of the disease that brought me down for 10 years. I have documented more love, fun and adventures than I ever thought I would or could. Life in the last two years has taken a full U turn. Something that I could never have predicted. 2011 was without doubt the happiest year of my life and for that I am incredibly grateful.

Blogging has been a massive passion for that entire time, encouraging and driving me forward with my various interests, passions and obsessions. I have loved sharing it all with you and getting to know many of my readers, some of whom have become offline friends for keeps.

I’m not going to drone on and on as it’s time to move on to the next chapter. Be in no doubt that there is a next chapter and be sure I will be sharing it with you all somewhere.

Adieu mes amis,

Lottie -x-

12 Comments

Maryann
on January 3rd, 2012
1
Awww we will miss you, but I hope whatever comes next brings you lots of happiness xx
Ellie
on January 3rd, 2012
2
Oh so sorry you won’t be blogging – you have been a real inspiration to me since I discovered your blog. I will miss your posts. But I know what its like trying to juggle everything at the same time. I wish you well and will be following on Twitter. Wishing you a fantastic 2012!!! XXX
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The Red Velvet Shoe
on January 3rd, 2012
3
Sending my Best Wishes to you in your new adventures, I know you will be a smashing success, and though I’ll miss your wonderful blog posts, as a Mom I completely understand the time limits imposed on you, I feel them too! It’s been wonderful getting to know you through LL and I’ll be tagging along via other means to keep tabs on you

xx M.
bonita
on January 3rd, 2012
4
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Oh Lottie! I am so sad you are going! I’ll really miss your wonderful blog posts. Still, I do understand the time constraints.

I don’t blog as much as I would like too, as I don’t have the time and I don’t want to drive myself nutty trying to carve it out of nothing when I have soooo much other stuff to do as well!

The best of luck to you with all your other endeavors; and I’ll keep up with you on Twitter. Do let us know how you get on. DD

xox,
bonita of Depict This!
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Lindsay
on January 3rd, 2012
5
I will sure miss your post lovely Lottie! But you have thought well about your decision, and your totally behind it!

But we are connected on FB and Twitter, so I’ll see you there!

Last but not least do I want to wish you a very happy 2012 and that you will be succesful in everything you do, and that in general all the good things may come to you!

Hug,
Lindsay
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Lindsay
on January 3rd, 2012
6
*post = posts! Sorry! It’s very early in the morning here!
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Angie
on January 3rd, 2012
7
Thanks for all your support with Redressing. Good luck for your future plans and praise the Lord for that U-Turn in your life- things always happen for a reason and life is to be lived to the max.
Big kisses
Angie x
Vix
on January 3rd, 2012
8
WE’ll miss you, Lottie.
I’m glad you’re staying on Twitter and Facebook so we can keep in touch.
Happy New Year! x
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Ali
on January 3rd, 2012
9
WHAT!? I am emailing you later…!
I am going to miss your blog, so you will have to Instagram me ’til it hurts lady!

Bye bye LottieLoves *wipes tear*

Ali
xxx
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missy vintage
on January 3rd, 2012
10
You know what’s best for you, this is a wondeful blog so I’m glad to hear that you are not setting aside your writing completely as that would be such a shame. Blogging is a huge theif of time and it can be a mission to give it 100% whilst having a life and family too. Take care and I look forward to keeping up with life on Twitter :O)+
sandy@oohlafroufrou
on January 5th, 2012
11
Hi Lottie! On the one hand, sorry to see that you won’t be blogging, but on the other hand I totally understand as I know how much time goes into blogging especially when you have other projects you want to get off the ground! So glad we follow each other on twitter so I can keep up with what’s going on in Lottie’s world. Is Instagram an i-phone thing? I think so and have wanted to be a part of it too but I have a blackberry. Will be getting an i-phone soon!

All the best, Lottie. I know it’s not goodbye, just see you around in a different place!
Jenny
on January 16th, 2012
12
Goodbye and good luck! Your blog was a real inspiration to me at times, especially in the difficult six months after giving birth to my son. I credit your no nonsense advice with getting me back on track with basic grooming etc. You really did make a big difference and provide a big inspiration to me. Thanks