The hiatus in my monthly posts is perhaps indicative of the state that I’ve been in, and the whole world has been in, for the past few months. Uncertainty, disorientation, and anxiety to name a few. We found ourselves facing the challenge of searching for ways to cope with this unprecedented and strange situation.
There’s so much going on in the world right now to comprehend, and there are a lot of thoughts floating in my head. Although writing usually helps untangle those thoughts, it requires a certain mental state.
Writing is an act of reflection, and when your mental space is overfilled with the immediate demands of motherhood and graduate school, that time to sit down and reflect becomes a luxury that you can’t often afford.
Perhaps I’d find that frame of mind soon. I hope I do. But in the meantime, it’s school work, mom duty, and a daily dose of down time.