I might write a post about my hiatus from this blog, but I might also just move ahead and look forward. I’m still pondering what and how much to share.
Right now, though, I’m trying to look ahead. Near distance and far. What will life bring in the first half of 2025? (Spoiler alert: A LOT more work than I was planning…sigh) What will life start to look like over the next few years? The next ten years? The next 20?
I can’t do it all at once… right now, my gaze (and my goals) are focused on making it through to the end of May. But this year is also a time when I hope to spend more time thinking deliberately about where I want my life to go, who I want to be, and more. I’ve said that before, but this time, well, it seems to hold a bit more weight.
So we’ll see what’s to come in this space. It will still be my usual random ramblings, mixed in with occasional glimpses into life in my world, and I hope you will come back to share it with me. Even though I started blogging just to put my thoughts out there, it’s come to mean so much more. Community. Support. Joy. Thank you all for being you, and for being here. It means a lot. <3
I like your thoughtful posts and always look forward to reading them. xoxo
Thanks, friend. <3
Waving at you from up north! I’ll be here when you’re ready to post! xo
Hopefully soon… in the meantime, loving your festive posts and, of course, Rex pics. Makes every day better. <3
I hope that everything goes well for you over the next months and when you feel like posting, we will be here. And if you don’t, no worries! Have a wonderful holiday season and we will see you when we see you.
Thanks for the distraction of your travels – reminds me of the world Outside The Laptop. I can’t wait to follow along to Europe. 🙂
I can see how your focus is to get to the end of the academic year. My focus has been to get through the end of the year and get a break from traveling… but now I have already booked 10 trips for 2025, and have 3 more that are close to being booked. This is insanity!
Sending you hugs!
I don’t know how you do it, Lisa. I also cannot believe that you are already in double digits for travel next year. Hang in there. Hugs back – you need them, too.
I look forward to your posts, whatever you decide to share. I agree about blogging and the community.. I would be long gone from blogging by now if it wasn’t for the people and the community aspects of it.
Community makes all the difference – small and large. (I owe you an email, of course…) Thinking of you from just a few thousand miles away.
This so resonated with me, friend. With work changes and this world we find ourselves in and everything else, I’ve really been sitting with my personal prioritization for this next bit and beyond. I see you out there doing the work, too, and so appreciate your rambles, thoughts, quotes, and community <3
I hear you, Lindsay, and am also struggling with what to do… now? The world is changing – again – and not in a way that I wanted it to. Have been thinking of you and B and hoping you’re okay. Hugs. <3
Blogging should be fun and what you want to do, and should not get in the way of real life. And also, the community of it IS fun and what we want to do. It IS real life. So when you’re here, we’ll be here to read it and chime in and celebrate life’s successes and commiserate over the blah parts. <3
Blogging IS fun. Blogging is amazing. Right now, though, the rest of life kind of stinks. I miss engaging more so, so much. Sigh. Academia. You know the story.
Hope you’re having a good lead up to the holidays. <3
Anne, as you can tell from the comments, we all adore you and we’re here when you’re ready to share and connect… (and also just an email away ;)).
This community…. how did I (we) get so lucky? You have been instrumental in building it and I thank you every time I engage with everyone. Grateful for all of you. <3