Yeah, I think in general, that's just who she is. It's really not "try-hard," because I do genuinely think that's how she is. She likes connecting with her audiences and you can see that in how she interacts with them during her shows.
Like daydreams said, the "real life" comments are when it gets to be too much. Personally, I see where she's coming from, and I really appreciate that she does take time off to live—not necessarily to live a "real life," but just to live—because I think it makes her music more genuine. I don't expect everyone to relate to every single thing that she writes, but I think one of the things that makes her so great is that you can hear emotion in her voice, and you believe every word she sings. Not that I'm a professional, but as someone who dabbles in songwriting, I can honestly say that the superior material is almost always something real that's actually inspired by something. I mean, don't get me wrong, I think she can pull off songs like "He Won't Go" and "Skyfall" that are not directly written about her life. As long as there's actual inspiration behind her songs and she doesn't just bullsh*t songs that are "emotional" for her in order to appeal to people, I'm fine with whatever she does.
Sorry, I think I kind of got a bit off-topic there, but oh well....