I feel like I'm not giving my blog my all right now... mostly because I feel like I'm not engaged enough with my readers and my fellow bloggers right now. It's not for lack of desire... it's just been a really hard couple of weeks. This past week, especially, was riddled with stress. There were tears on more than one occasion last week. I think part of the difficultly this past week was intensified by it's contrast to last week. I had such a great time spending time with friends last week and doing different interesting things and then I came back to a myriad of difficult situations and no one around to take my mind off of it. And as much as I try not to let the fact that I live hundreds from every one of my best friends get to me on a daily basis, it's times like this when I just lose it. You really take for granted wine and board games or a good hike on a new trail until you have to balance time off and long drives to meet in a city neither of you live in just to spend time together. I try to keep a positive attitude about things right now... but lately it has been getting to me more and more. So if I seem a bit uncommunicative lately, this is why.
Top: Thrifted, via Goodwill
Shorts: Gap
Shoes: Seychelles
And P.S. If you haven't heard of the Paradoxical Commandments, you should check them out. I carry a copy in my wallet to remind me to for lack of a better way to say it... to just keep swimming. That's where the title of this post is from.
I love the honesty. And, I feel you. Sometimes when other things are taking your time and attention this falls by the wayside. I've been there (and I am still trying to find a passion for my blog again). The last thing you need is to feel pressure or guilt to come back to blogging, when really it should be an outlet for you, not a chore. Come back when you are ready. In the mean time, take time for yourself and work on feeling better.
ReplyDeleteAnd, nice work with the layout :)