FILL ME UP

On Monday of this week, I shared with you my 'Things I'm Afraid to Tell You" post. On Monday I also cried like 20 times reading all the comments and emails that poured in after that post. Not only were you all so supportive, but many of you related and shared your own fears, frustrations and weaknesses. Another thing I should just tell you know is that I hate crying. Especially in front of people. So I'm glad I read all those comments in the comfort of my own home that evening, and not in the coffee shop earlier that day.

What surprised me the most about that post, though, was not only the comments I received from strangers or other bloggers, but from people who know me. Friends who rarely read the blog (or so I thought) and even my own dad who wrote me an email that turned me into a puddle of mush.

And it made me realize something.

We put so much of ourselves out there every single day - Tweeting away our little updates, Instagramming little moments, and sometimes even posting a bit about ourselves on our blogs. And, because of that I felt like I was sharing so much of myself already, that I didn't really feel a need to share more. But what I was sharing was so surface level that it didn't really tell you much. Apparently. So I'm going to work on that. And I promise this blog won't turn into a 'Dear Diary' moment every week, but I will try and extend some of the deeper conversations I have with other bloggers and good friends onto the pages of coco+kelley. Because you should be a part of those conversations too.

Ok, so before this gets any longer, what I'm really just wanting to say here is THANK YOU. For your support, your comments, your tweets, your emails (some of which I have yet to answer - sorry!), and your friendship. My cup runneth over.

Wishing you all a very lovely little weekend!


*image by eric guillemain, edited by coco+kelley via fgr