After an unplanned, unannounced hiatus, I am back for regular posts. Time off was both unplanned and unexpected. Week after week I kept thinking, I should write a post, but nothing ever gave me that push. I don’t exactly know what is around the corner, but I want to get back to writing frequently.
A Much Needed Break
While there wasn’t anything specific that caused my hiatus, I felt creatively stunted. I had several drafts that I felt were 90+% finished, but none felt of value enough to publish.
The first week without a post, I originally planned to just take the week off, as I’d done several times prior. Then, I just stopped. I hadn’t felt a pull to get back to writing for the last several weeks. I kept thinking I “should” but never really wanted to. So instead, I just let the time pass until I felt something of an urge.
I wish I could say I did something productive during the time off, but instead I mostly played some games and spent time with friends and family. I did squeeze in just one quick marathon and even read a few books, though not as many as I would have liked.
In the end, I spent the time recharging and setting myself up with more to talk about.
Moving Forward
This month, I’ll be touching up some of the posts I had sitting in a backlog and finally publishing a few of them. I’m happy with the ideas behind the posts, but need to get them to sound less like incoherent rambling.
Come next year, I plan to return to a trial format, with perhaps some general posts thrown in the midst of things.
Regarding this “trial” to stop doing them, I definitely felt less of a pressure to write which was kind of liberating at first, but in the end led to this unexpected time off. It was nice to recharge, but part of me feels like I let down anyone who enjoys reading these posts regularly and even myself a bit for somewhat giving up for a short time.
To get back on track, at the start of next year, I plan to get back to the old format with a four week long trial to start the year off with plenty to write about.
Trying Out Before Buying In 