The Blog is Back: A Fresh Start for Ditching the Daydream
Hi friend, and welcome to Ditching the Daydream!
Whether you’ve followed this blog before or you just stumbled across it today, I’m so glad you’re here—especially because this space is stepping into a new chapter, and I couldn’t be more excited.
Why It’s Been Quiet Around Here
To be completely honest, over the past few years, this blog has had a bit of an identity crisis—which made knowing what to write about incredibly difficult.
I started Ditching the Daydream in 2022 as a lifestyle blog focused on personal growth, books, and travel—sharing tips and documenting the little things that made life feel more meaningful.
But the more I learned about the current blogging landscape, the more I kept hearing: “Treat your blog like a business.” In theory, that sounded like great advice for keeping content cohesive and knowing exactly what to write about next… but that wasn’t quite the case.
At some point, I got too caught up in the idea that everything had to be perfectly niched and optimized for SEO in order to be “successful.”So I shifted my focus from growing a personal, passion-driven blog to one that leaned heavily into impersonal, structured self-development content—keeping only a few of my original high-ranking posts.
And while that strategy made sense on paper… I got bored. Writing started to feel like just another job after my 9–5. And I found as time went on that I lacked the motivation to maintain a space that no longer felt like me.
I missed writing about whatever inspired me.
I missed casual book reviews.
I missed sharing life as it was happening—not just creating content to fit into a perfectly planned strategy.
So I stepped away.
And honestly? I’m glad I did—because now I’m back with a fresh vision, new ideas, and a new blog layout that feels like the perfect home for everything I’ve been wanting to share.
Why I Started This Blog in the First Place
I created Ditching the Daydream because I was tired of waiting for the “perfect time” to start living the life I wanted. Like a lot of ambitious women, I spent years juggling a full-time job, responsibilities, and creative dreams—always feeling like I was stuck in planning mode instead of actually doing all the things I said were priorities to me like traveling or starting and maintaining this blog.
This blog was designed to be an outlet for figuring out and discussing what intentional living really looks like in the real world and holding myself accountable for making positive changes to stop daydreaming and start living.
What’s New
Now, Ditching the Daydream has been refreshed—inside and out. The layout is cleaner, the categories are more aligned with my vision, and my hope is that you’ll find the new setup to be helpful and easy to browse.
On the blog, you’ll now find everything organized into four primary corners of content:
- Experiences – personal challenges, seasonal activities, and life lived intentionally
- Wellness – habits and mindset shifts that support your whole self
- Living – book recommendations, home tips, lifestyle reflections, and everyday inspiration
- Travel – honest trip diaries, helpful guides, and wanderlust-worthy tips
What’s Coming Next
In this new blogging season, I’m focusing less on sharing perfectly polished posts and more on being authentic, relatable, and myself .
Moving forward you can expect:
- Honest, helpful posts about routines, wellness, and showing up for yourself
- Personal stories + reflections (because growth doesn’t always look like a checklist)
- A blog newsletter that’s thoughtful and encouraging—not just another inbox filler
- And soon, a little more life over on Instagram and TikTok as I get comfortable sharing again
This blog will always be my home base—the long-form space I care about most. Social media will tie back to it, but this blog is where the real stories and resources are going to live.
Upcoming On The Blog
This blog is evolving from the previously formal, personal development content I had been posting to being a more cozy, personal, and helpful space. I will strive to make reading this blog feel like you are chatting with your most supportive, encouraging friend.
With that in mind, over the next several months, I will be updating old blog posts and adding new blog posts that align with this new vision.
Here’s a little peek at the kind of posts coming your way:
- Reflections on personal growth, change, and mindset
- What I’m reading (and loving) lately
- Small wellness habits and cozy routines
- Behind-the-scenes of wedding planning + life lately
- Travel diaries and tips from real-life getaways
- Ideas to help you stop being stuck in the planning phase and to help you start living a life you truly love
And in Case We Haven’t Met Yet…
Hi, I’m Kelsey! I am a Texas-based part-time blogger utilizing this corner of the internet as a passion project and creative outlet from my full-time office job. I love intentional routines, beach reads, and creating a life I don’t want to escape from.
Ditching the Daydream will be the home for blog posts on what I’m learning, loving, and figuring out in real-time.
Let’s Keep in Touch
If you’re curious to stay up-to-date about all that’s ahead for Ditching the Daydream, you can subscribe to my email list using the form in the blog’s footer.
Thank you so much for being here! This blog means a lot to me, and it feels so good to bring it back to life!
Here’s to showing up imperfectly, creating with heart, and living the kind of life we used to just daydream about!
With Love,
Kelsey