So…What’d I Miss?

Oh hey! It’s been a minute!

You might be thinking, “Uh…who are you again?” and that’s totally fair, I did kinda up and disappear for a month. After having a spotty posting schedule all through out May I realized I needed a break. I was feeling unmotivated. Every week was a struggle to sit down and write even when I had an idea I was excited about. Staring at the blinking cursor every day filled me with anxiety until I’d finally decide that maybe I didn’t have anything I needed or wanted to share that week after all. So without warning or really even consciously making the decision, I took June off.

So how did I take advantage of this impromptu hiatus? I had fun. I did things I had been putting off or didn’t think was worth the time to do when I had other things that needed taken care of.

She’s a little wonk but she does the job

Instead of twisting myself into knots at not being able to create anything that I felt was worthwhile, I spent the month doing things I enjoyed. I went to the Three Rivers Arts Fest (on the hottest day of the year up to that point,) and bought a too expensive, interactive, piece of art. Jonathan and I each got one and put them together one night and they now hang quite largely on the office wall. Crafting didn’t stop there. I bought a bunch of pins and realized I needed a way to display them so I got the ol crochet hook out and put together this wonky banner to show them off.

After months of having the feeling that I should be doing something else more important (whatever that means) every time I picked up a book, I actually sat down and read a couple of them. The small pleasure of reading a story in one sitting is one I’ve missed through no other reason than my own inability to focus solely on the joy of reading.

I went to lunch with friends and spent hours talking and laughing. We talked about debt relief strategies and laughed at how this has become the number one conversation starter in our 30s. We also talked about nipple and vaginal piercings because at the end of the day, we’re still the same idiots we were a decade ago.

My mom and I got tattooed together. My mom has only recently discovered the joy of tattoos, getting five in the last two years, after years of my trying to get her to come with me to get something done. Finally we made it happen with not quite matching tats but ones that represented each of us both individually and together.

Lastly, I got to celebrate my favorite person’s birthday with a torrential downpour that caused geysers in the parking garage, an expensive dinner, and maybe the best piece of chocolate cake I’ve ever had. We got dressed up in real pants with low expectations and had a fun experience.

June was a month of revitalization. It was something I needed more than I realized. But June was also a chance to think about my future and where I want both this blog and my career in general to go. I want writing to turn into a sustainable way of living both financially and mentally and the rest of this summer will be devoted to creating a plan that will make that happen. But in the mean time, I’m back with my weekly ramblings!

So what’d I miss? Have you been stressed out? Did you take a break? What things did you get to do for fun or just for you in June? Fill me in in the comments below, it’s been a while! Anything happen in the world that you’d like to see covered in an upcoming post? Got topics you want to see from me…let me know, I’m always open to suggestions!