Dear friends,
As you may well have noticed, I haven't been around much lately. My Project 365 posts keep coming but I haven't shared many 'other' posts, and I haven't been able to visit your blogs either.
This was always going to be a busy time of year for me - the end of the summer term is always busy for a teacher, and when you add to that the fact that it's The Boy's last term at primary school, which adds the school production, leavers' party, leavers' assembly, school residential trip, welcome evenings/induction days at his new secondary, etc, etc into the mix, plus our preparations for our LA trip (which is now only 3 weeks away!) - yes, no wonder I've been busy.
On top of this though several people I know are going through some very tough times at the moment. This isn't my news and I don't feel comfortable going into details, but I'm doing what I can to support my friends practically, emotionally and spiritually. It's another demand on my time, most willingly given, but another reason to not be able to spend much time online.
I've also found that these events have pulled me away from the computer emotionally anyway. When other things settle down I'll have more time available to fit in all the things I want to do, including visiting your blogs regularly again. For now, I need to prioritise and plan my time carefully, and once the essentials are done, spending time with The Doctor and The Children is highest up my list (this should of course be an essential anyway, but can so easily slip down the list of priorities!) Hence this blog break.
I will be keeping up with my Project 365 photos, because it's useful for me to get my notes about each day written down before the memories fade or escape altogether! And similarly I may add another couple of quick posts here and there. I'll understand if you don't leave comments - I know I'm not the only busy one right now, and after all it's some time since I've been able to comment on your posts! I'm very grateful, as ever, for the comments you do leave though :) I get an email notification to my phone whenever you comment, so even when my computer stays switched off for a few days I do get to see your comment and it cheers me immensely :) I do look forward to catching up with you all properly and hope it won't be too long before I can do so.
For now, though, I just wanted to let you know why I've not been around much, to say 'Hello', and to hope all is well with you. Speak soon, my friends xx