Goodbye July

Hello my friends. I've been writing this post for almost three weeks now and have failed to complete it over three weekends. 

Three weeks ago I wrote this: "Right now in this moment I am tempted to post my usual greeting when I have been absent, the one that goes, "hello, how I have missed this space, now here I am back and I'm going to be posting here regularly."

I guess you might know me by now so I am not making any promises this time. My good intentions often fall by the wayside very quickly as life takes over. What is true is that I really do miss writing and posting here, and the connections that I made in the early stages of my blogging here.

Here we are already at the end of July, my life is changing, I am four weeks into my new job which is nearer home. I feel better. It's early days howevr, and I know that work will still be challenging, but I feel a shift in how I want to go forward.  So what else has been happening around here?"

It's partly been time and partly a little bit of fear at putting myself out here again. It's a difficult balance being a blogger, how to stay anonymous whilst enjoying the process of online journalling/writing? How to live your life for itself without everything being documented online? I have had to withdraw for a time for my own health and sanity, but then blogging was my road to self-awarness and wholeness at one point and that is why I am drawn back. I'm glad to be here and to be determined today to click the "publish" button.

Here are some glimpses of life around here since my last post:

 

3rd June 2017 -  Life is busy! Living in the moment. Happy.

4th June 2017 - ICAD Summer Challenge(only two cards made this year sadly.  Changing is hard when you feel content in your comfort zone. It is just fear of the unknown that is making me cling to this.

11th June 2017 - ICAD second and final creation of this year's challenge.
Tetrahedron.Thinking about The Louvre when making this.

 

12th June 2017 - Working on our overgrown and neglected garden. 

18th June 2017 - Our stop on a road trip to a family party. One day I will walk coast to coast.

21st June 2017 - Midweek concert with Mr Stayingawake.

7th July 2017 - Goodbye and Good Luck.

8th July 2017 - Time to learn this lesson as I step forward.

10th July 2017 - Today I start a new chapter.

11th July 2017 - Home from work early with time to enjoy the evening. No more commute!

18th July 2017 - Evening skies and the energy to enjoy them. Feeling peaceful.

19th July 2017 - Summer Weather! Wet and soggy most days. Flash floods in some places.

23rd July 2017 - A relaxing lunch out on a Sunday. No weekend working at home unless absolutely necessary!

26th July 2017 - Staying positive with new challenges. My mind has held me captive too long.

29th July 2017 - Still working on the garden alongside this little chap.

29th July 2017 - Self care - Getting back to walking and making important health appointments.

30th July 2017 - Wish I could paint a sky like this one.

31st July 2017 - Turning the pages of this new chapter,  a new relationship with myself.

That wasn't as difficult as I thought.

Now I'm off to click "publish."