Like a new notebook, it’s a fresh start

Wow…this feels a bit different, doesn’t it? Welcome to my new personal blog!

After 15-20 years of writing previously under the umbrella of “Kelly’s World” (a name chosen because I couldn’t think of anything better at the time), I find myself here, starting from scratch.

Kel me about it.

Why the change?

You know that feeling when you’ve been using the same notepad for a long time, you’re nearing the end of the book, you don’t like what you’ve been writing about, and it feels like a bit of a chore to use it?

And then you look at a new notepad, fresh, clean, endless possibilities?

That’s how it feels. Kelly’s World had become a little bit negative for me. Towards the end it felt like it was only ever about weight loss, and body image, and stuff that just put me mentally in a place that I didn’t want to be in. I felt like I was immediately defensive when I wrote a post, and I wasn’t sure why.

Then I realised how much I was paying to host the site, and it was a wake up call. I was paying so much, every month, for a site I wasn’t using, and that I didn’t enjoy writing in.

But I knew that I wanted to write. I still had so many stories I wanted to share, and parts of my life that I wanted to document.

So, here we are.

A brand spanking new personal blog.

And with a much more fun name too!

What will I be writing about?

“Kel me about it” will be a personal blog, writing about my personal life.

There are so many things I want to share. In fact, since deciding to proceed with a new blog, I’ve found myself daydreaming of posts to write, and I’ve not felt like that in a long, long time.

At the very least, I plan to write about:

• Books that I’m reading
• Activities my family and I have gotten up to
• Gadgets or random things I’ve bought (I’ve joked I should create a niche blog called “The Gadget Wanker”, which…I just googled, do not recommend, and it was a reminder that a lot of people use that word literally)
• My 52-in-52 list (of course, I can’t not write about my annual list of random 52 things I try to complete in 52 weeks).
• Random observations when I need to dump stuff out of my head, hopefully in an entertaining way.

I’m sure I’ll still continue to write the odd post about my health and fitness, after all, it’s still part of my story. But it’s not my entire identity, and I want this blog to be so much more.

It almost feels a bit niche these days to find personal bloggers in the wild. Everyone is on Instagram, or tik tok, or short form blasts on the latest trending social media platform.

But nah…I’m selfish, and writing is my happy place. I’ve missed it. I’m excited to get back to it, and I hope you’ll all enjoy it.

What will happen with Kelly’s World?

For now, kelsbells.id.au is still live. The domain runs out at the end of 2026, and I think I’ll let it die then.

There are a lot of posts that I wrote that I still want to have access to, so I’ve downloaded a backup of the site. And some of the ones I can see myself referring back to, I’ll probably end up copying over here. Stuff like historical 52 lists…I like looking back and seeing what was there.

Once I’ve got “Kel me about it” properly set up and established, I’ll write a little farewell post on “Kelly’s World”, just so everyone knows where to find me. Then another right before taking it offline for good.

So until 2026, the site will just tick along, undisturbed.

How can you follow my new site?

I plan on writing a lot more regularly, now that I’m looking forward to it again. And I would love for you to stick around for the ride.

You can subscribe to my blog to get updates on when a new post is available. And I’d love for you to add comments so I know someone is reading.

Thanks for joining me, and here’s to another 15-20 more years of fun, silly stories!