I’m hoping that a few people will have followed me over to this new blog location… hello to those of you who’ve joined me!
I feel as though the sentence above should have an extra comma in it: art, books, chocolate and young men. Either way, the sentiment stands. I have a young man (my husband will be 37 tomorrow, to my 41), and goodness knows I get through a lot of chocolate, but my life has been sadly lacking in art, books, and indeed art books, lately.
Things have been very quiet around here, mainly because I haven’t been doing very much apart from going to work, coming home, trying not to be ill, and making hats. The trying not to be ill part isn’t going very well at the moment, so I need to make a few changes to try and improve matters.
I had already planned to take a sabbatical from the hats during February, to sit back for a while and have a bit of a think about the direction I want to follow with them. It turns out I’m going to need a bit more time than that, so the hats are going on the back burner for a couple of months. My boss at work was good enough to suggest I took some annual leave at short notice, so I’ve spent a few days curled up on the sofa, reading and trying to relax. I have a couple more days before I go back, which are reserved for celebrating Paul’s birthday, and trying not to be ill. Hopefully they’ll also include plenty of books and chocolate.
Once I’m back at work, my remaining free time is going to be selfishly spent for a while. Sewing for myself, knitting for myself, picking up my long-abandoned Aromatherapy course, and probably delving back into some art books as well. I’m not sure at the moment how long it’ll take me to get back to the hats, but I do intend to blog about what I’m doing in the meantime. (She says, having posted barely anything for months.)
Anyway, here’s a big thank you to those of you who’ve chosen to stick around – hopefully the rest and relaxation will perk me up a bit soon.