08/06/2025
Saturday, June 7, 2025, 9:37PM: Hey, it's me.. remember me? How's it going? :) This is going to be a long post, but I ask that you read it, and remember that I'm also a human and it's going to be extremely vulnerable for me. This is a community of friends, and something I want to continue to build. I've never not been transparent or open with you, it's not going to stop now.
When I started this, along with Dan, all those years ago, I had a set of goals and expectations for myself, and for this page. That was something that I personally set, and not something that Dan set for me. This was my page to design, build and run. I had expectations for myself that - quite frankly - weren't realistic in the situation I was in, personally and professionally. I set high goals for myself and for this page and because I'm human, and life happened. I got severely discouraged, and Cincinnati Weather Spot took the back seat, merely because I was discouraged and felt like I didn't know where I wanted to go or what I wanted to do.
Fast forward over the last few years, where I make random posts every now and then. They start, almost, all the same about wanting to get back into it and that I was going to start - and while I had the intention to do it entirely, I still had the unrealistic expectations for myself because I hadn't quite done the soul searching that was required for me to be able to actually be realistic. I was caught up in a relationship that I was still trying to navigate, I had personal things come up, and probably the most vulnerable point of this post - my mental health was absolute garbage. I wasn't taking care of my mental health, and I kept putting myself in situations that weren't healthy for me to fix my mental health. Situations such as not taking medication that I so desperately needed, situations such as toxic relationships that kept dragging me down. You get it - situations.
So, where does that leave us? Over the last few months, while I have been relatively quiet here at Cincinnati Weather Spot, and at Dayton Weather Spot, I have been working on figuring out where I want to go and what I want to do. I still have a passion and drive for weather. I still want to be here, I still want to build this page, and I still want to be a source of truth that you can rely on for years to come.
Here is my commitment to you - I am back. Fully. Back. I can't promise I'm going to have super fancy graphics starting out again, and that was one of the expectations I had for myself. I am going to start working with Dan to build some of those graphics in a few weeks and to get it where I want it to be. I am going to start bringing you weekly weather reports. I am going to start actively reporting on severe situations. I am back, I have realistic goals, I have expectations for myself that are attainable and I am ready to achieve them, and beyond.
If you're still here reading this, thank you for taking the time to do it and allowing me to be vulnerable with you. While I've said it before, I ask that you forgive me for leaving you hanging prior, and understanding that I'm human and.. quite literally, stuff happens. I'd love for you to stick around, and to keep being the best part of Cincinnati Weather Spot. :)
Look out for a weekly weather post from me tomorrow!
[Bobby]
