In a word, lazy. Very, very, very lazy...I have no excuse. I simply have been a bad blogger and for those of you who follow me through here, I apologise.
The inspiration to write just has not been there, which is a bit sad because I do like to write. Although I have never been a journaler or a diary keeper and I most certainly have never been one of those people who must write or burst. I go through these phases of wanting to write, then feeling rather meh about it; and I always feel that because this is a blog, I owe my readers at least a couple of paragraphs, and if I can't do that then I shouldn't bother. But the reality is I don't need to write a lot. There is no reason why a few sentences or even a couple of photographs won't do. Actually to take it a bit further, I don't owe this to anybody. It is for myself and for my friends and if you are my friend then you understand and I love you for it.
So had the muse struck again? Maybe, but I think the most recent development in my life has made me want to write again. What is it you ask? Easy, its learning. I love to learn! Whether it is new recipes or new cultures (I'd like to say languages, but my attempts at Cantonese have not convinced me of that) or random interesting facts. I simply love to learn. I have enjoyed being a Tai Tai (pampered woman) or as I prefer to say "retired" and I most certainly have enjoyed taking advantage of the travel benefits our current life affords us, it simply isn't enough. So I have decided to take advantage of my current situation and do something that has been in my mind for ages. I am continuing my education working towards my B.A. with a major in History and a minor in Global Studies. History, because I like it and Global Studies, because I like it too, and it compliments my current degree. Luckily in this day and age, there are lots of options for distance/online learning, which allows me to work at my own pace and still travel when I want to. And the interesting thing is that having made the commitment and started my first course (Ancient - Early Modern European history if you are invested), I suddenly want to write again. Lets hope for my poor little blog that the inspiration sticks around for a while.
So what have else I been doing since I last wrote? Living life. Each day comes and each day goes. Some have been good and some have been bad. We have had our joys and tragedies, loved and lost. But in the end each day has been as it should and for that I am grateful.
