Some weeks it just goes quiet here at the blog.
I’m in awe of bloggers who can stick to a steady schedule. My hobby blog is a ‘nice to do’ not a ‘must do’ – which undoubtedly is why I love being here so much, it is never a chore, and my decision to keep it non-commercial, for me, means it’s a nice place to be. I can choose what I write and when. Other elements of my life are much more time critical, and some of my responsibilities have to be prioritised – there is no leeway.
Fortunately my recent ‘busy’ was good ‘busy’. We had plans and activities as a family that we were all looking forward to, and enjoyed immensely.
Some ‘busy’ isn’t so pleasant. For example this week exactly a year ago, as a family we had just stepped into unchartered (and scary) territory – a place we did not want to go, yet had no choice. The epitome of bad busy.
I much prefer this Novembers ‘busy’.
Another reason why my blog schedule can sometimes appear erratic, is that I write in real-time. My posts appear as they come to me. I do not build up a bank of posts. This is because I go with the flow of life.
It is this philosophy that means even bad busy can be met with positive anticipation of a good outcome regardless of how much the odds may be stacked firmly in the wrong direction.
‘When you are going through hell, keep going.’ Sir Winston Churchill. A great quote this soon after Remembrance Sunday.
I’m back, and (as you know if you’ve been here for a few years) once Remembrance Sunday has been commemorated it’s time to kick off Simply Being Mum’s Christmas posts for real. See you Friday.
That’s why we read Jo, because it’s authentic. Honestly, I’d be a bit suss if you kept to some kind of perfect schedule with everything else that goes with family life!
I’m having a bit of a weird November as mother nature is really kicking our butts at the moment – this week alone there has been floods, tornados, windy-cold-crappiness (I’m in the southern hemisphere, so it’s meant to be getting nicer), and over 1000 earthquakes. A reminder that going with the flow is all you can do – and I will be keeping Winston’s words in mind.