Hey friends, I’m writing this a bit early because I’ll be headed off for a trip soon and I won’t get back till sometime in October, and given my energy levels nowadays, I probably won’t have a blogpost up until mid-to-late October (though I will likely make a few substack posts as I blog from my phone aka I have a lower barrier to writing vs sitting in front of my computer to write this).
Frankly speaking, September was a tough month for me. Apart from the fact that pretty much every weekend was full, there was also a death in my family. I still don’t really know how to talk about it – if the post is planned, like this one, the words just sort of choke within me but if I’m very emotional, it may all come out. It’s tough, given that I’m not a person who likes to feel all these negative emotions.
On the bright side, I did manage to finish this bag while doing the night watch (not sure if it’s common, but here we are meant to watch over the coffin at night):
Well anyway, I just wanted to drop back in and let you guys know why I’ve been so quiet. The blog is likely to stay inactive for a bit, as I’ll be going overseas to celebrate my friends’ weddings. I hope that I’ll be inspired to make a few travel posts afterwards, but I also don’t really dare to aim too high.
If possible, I’ll be blog hopping a bit here and there but if not, I’ll probably see everyone towards the middle or second half of October.
My heartfelt sympathy to you and your family, Eustacia. Please don’t force yourself to share what you don’t feel like sharing. Take your time to process your emotions first. And I hope you can have a great time at those overseas weddings in the meantime.
Thanks so much for the kind words, Thibault!
I’m so sorry for your loss, Eustacia. My condolences to you and your family. Certainly take your time with the blog and don’t force it. We’ll be here when you’re in the mood for the blog again. 🙂
Thanks so much, Zezee! I hope I will have the energy soon – I do enjoy blogging when I’m in the right frame of mind.
I’m so sorry to hear about your loss, I hope you’re giving yourself the time to care for yourself and the others around you
Thanks so much, Abi. I managed to distract myself during the trip so that helped a lot too
I’m so sorry for your loss! You definitely don’t need to post about it if you don’t want to share. We’ll all wait patiently until you’re ready to return. In the meantime, definitely take care of yourself and hopefully enjoy the weddings and travel!
Thanks so much, Krysta! I just got back so I’m trying to adjust back to regular routine haha
I am sorry for your loss, Eustacia. Take all the time you need. I hope you have a nice trip!
Thanks very much, Wendy!
September was a difficult month for many people I know, and I’m so sorry to hear that it was particularly bad for you as well. Condolences to you and your family. We no longer do the night watch type of thing in our family, but it puts me in mind of the witches from Discworld.
Once a few years ago, at a time when I was grieving, I decided to comfort-read the Tiffany Aching books. There’s a passage from I Shall Wear Midnight that might be relevant to you now as it was to me then:
“At such times the universe gets a little closer to us. They are strange times, times of beginnings and endings. Dangerous and powerful. And we feel it even if we don’t know what it is. These times are not necessarily good, and not necessarily bad. In fact, what they are depends on what we are.”
I hope that October is full of comfort and hope for you, and that you have safe travels.
Thanks so much, Warren. That is a comforting quote indeed – I haven’t reread Discworld in a while so thank you!