Already Gone
Good evening, my Lovelies! Yes, I know, it’s been over two weeks since I last made a blog post. It’s been killing me, too! I hope life has been treating you kindly since we last spoke and I hope that you have plans this weekend that will bring you joy!
So, why haven’t I done a blog post? Oh, where to begin? As you may or may not know, I have a child who has now left for college. I’ve spent the past few months trying to prepare this kid, organize this kid, and move this kid.
And then it finally happened. Last week we took my first-born and left them on campus three hours away from home. Driving away and leaving my baby was hard, and no amount of preparation made it any easier.
I actually took off work for the two days following the move with thoughts that I would probably not be of any use at the office. And I had, instead, planned on taking those days to write, to gather my thoughts, and to just get used to the fact that my child had taken this huge step.
As it turned out, I spent those days and the weekend following in an almost constant state of tears. My emotions were all over the fucking place. All you had to do was look at me and I’d start crying. I was certainly in no frame of mind to write.
As weird as that sounds it’s the truth. Yes, I normally use my writing as an outlet for my emotions and a tool for thinking things through and putting them into perspective. This time, however, it just didn’t work for me. I didn’t feel like writing. I didn’t feel like talking. I didn’t feel like doing anything other than curling into a ball and crying.
I think it would have helped if I could have just spent a few days in bed, but I wasn’t able to do that. I have another child who was just as upset as I was at the thought that their sibling wouldn’t be just down the hall. So, I tried my hardest to keep it together and though it was extremely difficult not to just have a total and complete breakdown, I think I managed the change and sadness fairly well.
It has just been within the past few days that I’ve started to feel somewhat normal and have wanted to write. In fact, I’ve desperately wanted to write, and I’ve made a bit of progress on my current book. With any luck, I will have the first draft done this weekend. (Yes, I’m that close to finishing it!)
Oh, before I go, I have some amazing news to share with you all! Mountain Haven is finally out of my hands and in the hands of my cover designer! Yep! I’m one step closer to publication! I’m excited. My Beta readers are excited, my cover model is excited, and from the tone of the email I received back, my cover designer is excited, too!
It’s only taken… well… maybe we won’t talk about how long it has taken. Suffice it to say, it has been a very long wait!
So, as the weekend is upon us and there’s good news, let me just say cheers and bottoms up! Toss back a few this weekend and celebrate with me!
Until next time, and as always,
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