Joanna Gaines, 44, wants to live more 'freely' after last 10 years a 'blur'

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Joanna Gaines has been working very hard for the past 25 years as she builds her Magnolia empire which now includes her own network.And the results have been incredible as she and her husband Chip Gaines have become a power couple.But earlier this year, she felt worn out, she told People.

After so many years of being a Type A person she needed a break. 'I was about to turn 44 and I realized, the last 10 years, a lot of it felt like a blur,' she shared.

Free to be me: Joanna Gaines has been working very hard as she builds her Magnolia empire. But earlier this year, she felt worn out, she told People'It was fast, it was exciting, and there was so much to be grateful for, but there was something in me that just felt so tired.

I wanted to go back and regain moments that I had missed along the way.'Joanna began journaling which has led to her new memoir The Stories We Tell.