The blog posts are not very often these days but that’s OK. I’ve been wondering if I want to even keep this website here at all, and keep paying the $24/month that it costs to keep it up, but due to some recent changes you’ll read about below, I’m invigorated about it again.
So!
Some notes of late, things I want to mark in time, things that are inspiring me or that I’m excited by:
I’m giving up my VA gig! I was doing maybe 4 hours a month for a local photographer/friend, answering emails and helping her schedule some things, since last July. At the point when I took it on, I was still at my last job, and wanting an escape plan. At the time I thought I’d start a VA business, so my friend wanting some admin help was a great chance to try it out. However, in the ensuing year, I’ve moved jobs and am now heading in a new direction career-wise. And the old proverbial plate was feeling full - hence, a thing needed to come off. (At some point I’ll tell the story of how my replacement serendipitously came along, which is what helped me make the decision for sure.)
I’m taking on a new role with (a thing I volunteer for that I can't yet say) and wanting to do it REALLY well because it is exciting. More on that once I can say!
I was asked to do a workshop in July with two community organizations all about writing and blogging that is SO exciting. Again, I’ll share more once I’m able to!
My day job is one that I legit LOVE, that feels like it has upward movement, where I’m putting roots into the community I actually live in (North Sydney) instead of the neighbouring one (Sydney). At my last job, I loved some elements of it but other elements felt stale, stagnant. Doesn’t mean its not a good job for someone else - but for me it was time to move on and I’m so glad I did.
I’m wanting to write more! Stories. Poems. Blog posts. A book? Going to try hard not to take on anything new since giving up the VA gig, and wanting to use that time to WRITE more: be a writer, write things, publish things, teach workshops. I dunno man, something about 38 feels like - this is IT. Go after the thing you want. That you’ve always wanted. To that end - I submitted a poem to ‘Magine: Unama’ki/Cape Breton’s Literary Magazine. And I’m reviving a novel I started in 2019 that I’ll share more about soon.
I’m so inspired by Monica Byrne - her book The Actual Star, plus her Patreon and how she shares her process there. She’s the real deal! I want to have (elements of) her life, man.
Other than that - life is life-ing along! Aidan is four, he’ll be 4 and 1/2 next month. He’s registered for pre-primary to start in the Fall. He’s in T-Ball, and soccer starts next week. There are fewer tantrums, but still some meltdowns. He’s my little adventure pal, my quesadilla kid.
And there’s the garden, and the boyfriend, and the family, and friends. Dinners out, and Netflix shows. I got a cleaner who comes once a month now and it’s changed my life, honestly. I’ll write more about that for sure.
Life is good. More soon!