After fifteen years of writing at SpookyMrsGreen, I am pressing pause.

Not dramatically. Not forever. Not with a door slam.

Just… gently.

A Pause at the Crossroads

When I began this blog, it had a clear purpose. I wanted to promote my self-published novels. I was building a platform as a paranormal author and needed a place to gather readers. Over time, that purpose expanded. The blog became a home for my chronic pain journey, my experiences as a mother, my spiritual exploration, my ghost hunting adventures, and the complicated reality of being a woman navigating marriage, motherhood and ambition.

It grew because I grew.

And now, I have grown again.

My children are older. I am wiser. I understand myself differently. The version of me who began this blog fifteen years ago was chasing a dream with relentless energy. I admire her. She was brave and determined.

But I am tired of chasing.

What started as creative expansion has, at times, become pressure. Pressure to post consistently. Pressure to monetise. Pressure to maintain visibility. Pressure to keep all the plates spinning across blogs and social media.

I no longer want to create from pressure.

I want to create from purpose.

SpookyMrsGreen has held many identities:

• Paranormal author
• Chronic illness advocate
• Spiritual explorer
• Ghost hunter with my daughters
• Wife trying to understand her own marriage
• Mother growing alongside her children

None of those were false. All of them were true at the time.

But now I need space to ask: what is my purpose going forward?

I am still a writer. I will always be a writer. That is not in question.

What I am questioning is where my time and energy are best placed. How I want to use my voice. Whether I want to build something new, refine something old, or step back entirely from the constant online noise.

So I am taking a break.

SpookyMrsGreen will remain here. The archive of fifteen years is not disappearing. I will return occasionally when I feel called to write. There will be no schedule. No promises. No pressure.

Just words when they want to come.

Thank you to everyone who has read, commented, shared, supported, or simply lurked quietly in the background. This blog has connected me with extraordinary people, opened unexpected doors, and helped me process some of the most difficult seasons of my life.

Now I am entering a quieter season.

Not an ending. A research phase. A reflective chapter. A recalibration.

Sometimes the bravest thing a woman can do is stop running.

And listen.

I’ll see you when I see you.

Catherine 💚