Apologies for missing last week’s #WriteTuesday. I was dealing with some health stuff and wasn’t at all thinking about blogging or any other writing (and honestly was having a bit of a hard time concentrating on stuff). So I’m dealing with that now and altogether feeling better (I don’t want to get into any details on it, but I have type 1 diabetes and was having a lot of low blood sugars). It’s going to take a bit of work, but I should have things back to normal soon (and I’ve already seen a difference – I mowed the lawn over the weekend without going low! That was a hugely positive step!)
While I was dealing with everything, I was also kind of thinking over my priorities and goals for the future. I really do want to get some of my game and writing projects finished. But I keep putting them off, in large part because of the pressure of having Sustainably North going consistently (both writing-wise and reading-wise thanks to all of the books I’ve been reviewing there, too). I’ve bought a few books on blogging that I had every intention of reading before now in an effort to improve the blog, but I’ve been putting them off, too (generally in favour of the reading I’ve done for Sustainably North, which I don’t regret – I’ve read some extremely interesting books on the environment, which I probably would not have read if not for the blog). But between Sustainably North and a few special projects I’m working on at work (which I am very excited about), I feel like I’m stretched too thin right now. Something has to give. And unfortunately, even though I have really enjoyed writing the blog, it has been too much of a time sink, taking away from the other projects I would really like to see done. Plus if I don’t put even more time into it (through reading those blogging books), right now I lack the tools to improve Sustainably North. 😦
While the decision to stop working on Sustainably North was made over the weekend, it’s been on my mind for at least the last month, if not even longer. As I said back in June, I have other projects that I want to finish. And I have a large project potentially lined up for the fall (which is not official yet though), so I’m very aware that time is going to be at a premium for me soon. So something really does have to give.
So while I am proud of the fact that I’ve been consistently posting on Sustainably North for over a year, it’s unfortunately time to say goodbye to it, at least for now. I’ve paid for the hosting until the end of the year (which is honestly the reason I didn’t give it up sooner than this). But after a talk with my brother about it, I decided that it was okay to let it go now, rather than continuing to stress out about it. I told another friend about my decision and he suggested that maybe I should just take an indefinite break from the blog. I suppose that’s an option to consider, especially since I have paid for the blog hosting until the end of the year. At the very least, I intended to save the blog’s XML files (and possibly move it to a free WordPress site at the end of the year). But that’s a decision I’ll make down the road. But for now, this is goodbye to the blog. 😦
If you’ve been reading my posts on Sustainably North, thank you so much for supporting it! There are still posts scheduled until the end of the month, so you’ll still be able to read a little bit more new content on the blog if you’d like. 🙂
An Acquaintance with Letters 