Greetings, my October Souls!
I know it feels like it’s been 1,000 years since I last came on here and blogged or updated you guys about anything. As most of you can attest to, 2020 has been roller coaster of a year, and has had me thoroughly thrown off course. I was in the middle of marketing and selling my prayer journals when Covid hit; and was working on a new version of my holiday planners, (which I already have designed, but needed to eliminate a few minor errors). Because I didn’t want to get them out in a rush, and not be fully satisfied with them, I decided to not make them for sale until next year, and just go with the ones I already had available on Amazon and Big Cartel.
If you guys still want any holiday planners, you can still get my original versions from my Home page. Motivational planners and journals are still available from the Home page as well.
Okay, with that housekeeping out of the way, I just want to say that I hope all of you have been doing well, or as well as you can be, despite all the ups and downs 2020 has brought us. I haven’t had it nearly as bad as some people, but this year has still definitely presented its share of challenges for me. I’ve felt uninspired, unmotivated, confused, and at a loss for what to do next. I lost my best friend in August, to cancer. I’ve felt stuck and confused, and overall, like I’ve been walking in mud, (even more than I usually do). So, needless to say, all that has affected my blog, this website, and my productivity.
My creativity has been shot; and it feels like I’ve been trying to find my way back since spring of this year. I said all that to say, I apologize for my absence, but believe me, it was needed. Also know, I’m not here to make promises about how often or when I’ll be posting something for the rest of this year. I feel my focus at this time needs to be on self-care. Nurturing, renewing, and reflection–not pressure to crank out new material, (although if that organically happens, I’d be super thrilled). No, right now, I’m just gonna focus on taking care of myself mentally and physically, and getting my magic back, (or better yet, just tapping into it again).
I will post something else here before this year is out. I would like to even post some more this month, but I don’t want to say what I definitely will or will not do, at this point. It took a lot to write this one out, (not to mention, this isn’t even the original post–the first draft flowed much better, but I guess I didn’t save it often enough, and part of it disappeared). Even if I don’t pop back on here anymore this month, I’ll still post again next month, to update you guys and let you know the direction I’m going in, or would like to go in for 2021, with Girl October.
I love you guys! Take care of yourselves, and try to use your experiences this year as learning lessons, and let them inspire you to come back with renewed hope and a fresh perspective on life. We’ll get our direction back. Hang in there! We’ve got this!
That’s it for now, my October Souls. Do your best to enjoy yourselves and your loved ones this holiday season.
I shall return.
Stay tuned…
