Jumping Back in The Best Way I Know How – With a Cup of Coffee.
Holy accidental hiatus, batman.
I didn’t plan to take so much time off, but I did, so I’m jumping back in the best way I know how – catching up with a cup of coffee.
Two things:
- Your mental health has to come before anything else, because you can’t do anything else without it.
- Just because you need to take a break from something for your mental health doesn’t mean it’s bad for your mental health. You just need a break. Cooking isn’t bad for you, but sometimes you need a break and a McDonald’s cheeseburger, ya feel? Blogging isn’t bad for my mental health (quite the opposite, actually), but life got so crazy that SOMETHING had to give, you know?
All of my attention has been on Jack and trying to keep my head afloat (AKA, work my job while my four year old was at home full time) and then also pepper in things like, I don’t know, eating, showering, that kind of thing.
Then he went back to school, the world caught on fire, and all of my focus has been on listening and learning instead of creating. I’m nowhere near ready to stop the listening and learning, but I am ready to add back in the creating.
Things that have happened since we last talked:
- I’ve read some GREAT books. Two new authors I love – Lucy Foley and Harlan Coben. Can’t get enough.
- I got my hair cut for the first time since AUGUST. I am a whole new woman, thank you for asking.
- Jack started summer school (AFTER 72 DAYS AT HOME PRAISE THE LORD). He loves it, I have a bit more sanity, it’s a win-win.
- I started (virtually) training with Meg. I’m really trying to learn how to FEEL good and make taking care of my body a priority.
- Lots of walks, lots of front porch chats, lots of sunshine, a lot of rain (Florida was broken for a good minute there), lots of life.
What about you? What have the last few weeks looked like on your end?
Cheers. I missed you. xo
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It has been crazy trying to navigate taking care of the kid AND getting your full time gig taken care of too, right?? I need a haircut so bad. I feel like I would feel like a new woman too. Good for you recognizing when you needed to take a break from some things. We have to take care of ourselves!
SO crazy! All the more reason to take care of ourselves. PS: GET YOUR HAIR CUT! You deserve it!!
Like everything is just so weird. Still. Has been. Will continue I guess.
I blog a week, take a week or two off, put up a blog post, then reply to comments from a month and a half ago… I’m all over the place, too. Surviving > thriving. Lol. We’ll get through it but you’re 100% right that one’s mental health is a necessity. So glad Jack is back in school! Good job surviving those 70+ days, Mama!
My husband and I drove to SC to spend a week with my family while still working from home. (Home is anywhere with an Internet connection right now!). Then we stayed at our actual home for two weeks before driving to Ohio to spend a week with my in-laws, again working from home. Everything is still weird and stressful, but I’m taking time to appreciate all of my blessings right now.