Back again for the second time…or possibly the third. But who’s counting? I think (believe? aspire?) that this time I’m ready to start blogging again semi-regularly. I feel adequately decompressed from my prior toxic work environment. It’s been about 2 weeks since I’ve woken up at 3 a.m. with work jitters. I’ve been working on a short story and catching up with some of my favorite writing blogs. I’m happy to feel creative again. I feel unclenched. That my current employer rolls up at 5 o’clock like an abandoned Old West town certainly helps.

Given the heat wave smothering the mid-Atlantic right now, I plan to spend a lot of time indoors over the next few months. A good chance to get some writing and blogging done. I’ll also make a point to return to weekly kudos and gratitudes, rather than life updates.