I'll be honest, the last year has been pretty rough. And the previous sentence probably should have had a colon instead of a comma.. or maybe a spleen. This time last year I had just missed my first book deadline, we were getting ready to make the annual foray to Montana, and everyone was stressed. And while there absolutely have been some high moments and downtime in the year, they were subsumed by the overwhelming difficulty of the year for all of us. Now, though, it looks like we've all turned a corner and are looking up and forward to what lies ahead.
Dave took a new job yesterday and starts on June 10. He'll still be headquartered in Austin, and he'll have to spend a couple of months there initially, but then it will be back to working from home. I am done with the book (mostly) and I am unable to convey the enormity of the weight of the load that its passing takes off my mind and soul. Jessie is leaving elementary school and the Waldorf school behind for an adventure in homeschooled middle school--complete with archery, fencing, digital photography, weekly museum trips, sewing, French, programming, yoga (and of course language arts, history, geography, art, music--cello and piano--and math). Mom is over the worst of her hip replacement and broken leg recovery--though it's still not easy for her. In all, it's going to be a better year for everyone if the universe will just leave me alone for daring to say everything's getting better...
2 comments:
the universe is more likely to leave you alone if you say "NO" ;) as one of your studio elves this is the one thing that leads you into the most trouble!!!!!!
May the Universe ignore you for at least a week.
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