So, I’m just writing this post to let you know I’m back to blogging. I have a lot to catch you up on but I’ll make it brief —
1. Trump got elected in November 2016. 2016 is also the last year I blogged. Hmm, coincidence? If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.
2. Lots more responsibility at work as I was slowly encouraged to be part of middle management. I definitely did not have fun but learned a lot about being a leader.
3. Marriage, pregnancy, and a health scare.
4. A baby who is now a toddler while husband in grad school,
5. Diet and lifestyle change — more vegan, more yoga, more walks, more Ayurveda.
6. Taught myself to crochet, sew, and embroider.
7. Family finally closer.
And presently—
1. COVID-19 pandemic, self-isolation and social distancing. No daycare. Working from home with kid.
2. Anti-immigration policies and impact on international education.
3. Overt racism, more black people murdered for no reason, and #BlackLivesMatter
4. I’ll be laid off soon. More time to blog, yea!
5. I’ll be laid off soon. Possible end to my career as an international educational professional. Sigh.
6. Selling our house. Moving to another city soon. Closer to family but further from friends.
7. Perhaps time to officialize my haphazard online business selling sewed and embroidered bags, pouches, etc.
8. Murder hornets!! Ok, I haven’t had direct contact with one of these but I hear they are here in the U.S now.
Plague, pestilence, famine, drought, violence....now, I’m just waiting for the moon to drip blood. You know it will be all over then. I suppose I’ve had a good run. Made it to middle-age pretty unscathed. #blessed
