“My blogging has been infrequent at best. In the coming weeks I hope to rectify this and am hopeful that I might even get some sort of theme going.”
That was June. It is now October. No entries have filled the space between and no theme has emerged. It really is about time to tell you what I meant, what I intended and why it has not happened before now.
In June, I was on the verge of a new life. I had resigned from my job and was working my notice. The closest thing I had to a plan was my desire to not have a plan. I wanted to take some time out, see where the dust settled and hope there might be something out there for me when it did. There were several professional reasons for me quitting work and those were the ones I openly discussed when asked. However, there was one personal reason that played a huge part in my decision. It’s not something I like to acknowledge too often, at least not publicly, but I’ve reached a point where I can’t ignore the impact it has on my life and I’d like to be able to talk about it properly. It's called migraine.
So, there we have it. The two main things I wanted to post about in the initial stages of my new life: The Work Thing and The Migraine Thing. I had visions of documenting my metamorphosis, as it happened, with regular blog entries. I spent a good deal of time wondering how to give each issue its airtime, in the correct order but, as you know, I never did. Something else happened instead. My little spikey friend died, and I lost my way.
I do still want to talk about The Work Thing and The Migraine Thing. I also want to write about Chutney and the wonderful little hog that she was. I know that these are all Big Things, and not for today. There will also be Little Things and Fun Things because they make the world go round too, but not just yet.
I don’t really feel this post has much substance to it. If I were you, I might feel like I’d been short-changed. It’s not about any one Thing in particular. On the other hand, it’s about All The Things. I needed to write it in order to lay the foundation for Future Things, whatever Things they might be.