This month provided me with some interesting opportunities to experience and think about . . . space . . . in real time.
I mean, there’s been the literal sharing of space with Erin during her visit these past four weeks. (Fortunately, Erin is a very welcome – and very easy – guest to have in our midst.) There’s also been the holding of space so we could spend plenty of concentrated, quality time together. (It’s been a whirlwind of activity and “events” around here this month, let me tell you!) And we’ve been living in a liminal space — tucked away from our “normal” lives and enjoying a special time together. (We’ve added things to our days. We’ve removed things from our days. It’s been wild.)
Today, though, Erin is back to her own life in her own space. And Tom and I are left picking through the general debris of our schedules and our to-do lists to put our own space(s) back together again.
Right now, I most need some . . . space for myself. To catch up. To clean up. To figure out what I’ve dropped . . that I probably shouldn’t have dropped . . . while I was filling my space with other priorities. Although I’ll be here tomorrow (to announce our next Read With Us selection), I’m planning a brief blog vacation until after the 4th.
I’m betting you’ll understand.
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”
— Anne Lamott
I don’t spend more than a few hours at a time with my kids so I wonder what it might be like to live with them. I’m not sure that they would be easy guests like Erin. Time to reclaim some of your space!
I think that you are wise to hold some space for yourself over the next days. May your re-centering find you back on track soon! XO
I think a blog break is just what you need to take back your space. Even with an easy house guest it’s still a disruption to routines and schedules, I know I’d need plenty of alone time to start feeling like myself again!
Different spaces for different times and different situations. So wonderful that Erin can come and spend a month – that is truly marvelous. And, so wonderful that now you can take a little break and get back to your *normal.* Enjoy the time away!
Enjoy your space and blog-cation.
We will be having Stephen here for a few days. I’m pretty sure I’ll be blog-cationing those days.
Enjoy the 4th and that beautiful spot on the lake.
What a fantastic quote from one inspiring woman…on another inspiring woman’s blog…!
Wishing you good days away as you re-settle in time and space.
Have a wonderful time in your well-earned space. And where did you get that beautiful photo up top? So serene. I can’t imagine you just happened on a room like that and snapped a picture. As always your photos are so…to the point.
I think a blog vacation is just what the doctor ordered! After all that wonderful time with your daughter, I imagine that it’s tough for her to suddenly not be there, so I hope you’re able to take the time to recenter yourself. Have a great time!
Reboot yourself!
Such a gift to have that nice long visit. 🙂 Enjoy your time and space -you will be missed but I promise to clink you once or twice while you’re away.
I’ve been thinking about you (and Erin) and wondering about that “after” phase. I’m glad you’re giving yourself space to work through it. (and I saw that opening photo quickly and wondered if y’all were MOVING?!!)
Holding a little time and space for yourself seems like a good idea. I’m sure you loved your time with Erin but if you are anything like me, there is a bit of reentry period as you put yourselves back together. Enjoy your break.