Sorry, it’s been awhile since I’ve written, sounds more like a start to a letter than a blog. Letters are a good insight to a persons soul though. You understand them sometimes better through a written word than a spoken one. I remember as a child I used to write letters to my cousin, brother, friends etc. Letters at that time were still a staple to communicating and staying in contact.
Yes, I lived before smart phones were a staple in a persons life. When listening to the internet dial up on your computer gave you time to get a snack, use the bathroom, and stare at a loading screen for a minute. When the internet was still a foreign place to most. When you heard your parents tell you, “Time to shut it down, I have to use the phone.” And you contemplated playing minesweeper, solitaire or Sim’s just to keep playing on the computer awhile longer with or without internet.
The reason for me not writing for awhile has been that several big life changes have taken place since my last post. From looking for a house (which was more stressful than I thought it would be), to buying a home, then working on it to move in, packing, moving and getting a new puppy who loves to annoy her two old men brothers, and still working on it while living here, there has been quite a bit going on around here. What I have discovered during this process is that even though it is physically painful not to write; an overly stressed and exhausted brain can help keep you distracted from the fact that you don’t have time to write.
What inspired this blog article is that during our unpacking process, was when we sorted through what I call Memory Boxes (translation: stuff that someone else would see as junk but you see as trinkets and treasures). I found several letters I received from when I was a kid to a young adult. Now a days everyone just sends texts but letters were a part of life then. It’s interesting to read what was so important to you as a kid but it puts it into perspective that it’s was nothing compared to the real life that you weren’t ready for.
However, all of that got me wondering. Does anyone even write letters anymore? Or could a blog be considered writing letters? Writing to people who you may never meet but them feeling a connection to you through your writing anyways.
Despite my crazy busy Holiday brain and amongst the maze of boxes we are still unpacking while we also continue to work on our house, I am taking the time to write ya’ll this letter. Have a wonderful Holiday. I hope that you find the time to make time for as many of those lifelong memories as you can this Holiday season. Maybe, take some time to send a letter to someone and let them know that you are thinking about them this season.
I have many plans for my writing career in the New Year, so please stay tuned for more of these letters 🙂
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year’s to you and yours!
Thank you for reading my blog…Until Next Time…JUST KEEP WRITING.
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