(The title is a quote from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoi.)
It’s finally starting to look like spring in Québec! Snow is melting fast, temperatures are forecasted to be around 6-10 °C all week, everybody and everything seem to be reviving… including me. Especially me.
The slump in which I had been stuck the first 3 months of 2017 has come to an end. The whole car accident thing is in the past: we got a brand new car, brand new car seat for our daughter which she loves, my husband is undergoing treatment for his neck… all that almost for free thanks to our insurance company.
What’s more, my former employer called to offer me a job as a freelancer. I accepted and they proceeded to send me full-time work for two weeks. That alone will be enough to keep my mind off money issues for a while, but I’m thinking I’ll get even more work in the coming weeks.
In March, I’ve also received more visitors on my blog than ever before, and that pumped me to start researching blogging. It was one of my resolutions for the year, and it’s about time I got started! I’ve bookmarked a beginner’s guide to SEO, and I’ll fight hard to make time to read it. It’ll be a first step.
I’m also thinking of moving my “personal ramblings” such as this post to a Facebook page to keep the blog more focused on writing and literature.
To tell you the truth, my energy level and mood are so high that I have about a hundred projects right now, and I know I won’t have the time to do half of them. It’s alright, they’re all aimed at the same goal anyway: to make me a kickass writer.
I’ll be busy this month.
But I’m happy.
A little Madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King.
– Emily Dickinson
Ida Auclond 
Glad to hear things are going so well for you. I’m afraid I’m the opposite: I have a hundred projects, but not the energy or the focus to tackle them. Nevertheless, I’m plugging along, thankful for the spring, the sunshine, the bird songs. Hoping for a positive report at the Cancer Clinic on the 21st.
I’m enjoying your articles. Keep it up. You are well on the way to being a terrific writer.
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Thank you! I’ll be hoping for you to receive those good news, too. ♥
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Lovely flowers!
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Thank you! They’re my mother’s, from a few years ago. I’ve always loved crocuses.
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It’s lovely to hear that all is looking up for you Ida! A new job, a new car, and did you just recently get married (or am I reading too much into the “husband” vs “partner” classification)? Very exciting times indeed. All very well-deserved I must say.
You could never go wrong with a Tolstoy quote. I could almost visualise Levin rubbing his hands with glee at the prospect of sowing in spring. 😜
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Thanks! No we’re still not officially married. I’m not sure we’ll ever be – weddings are so expensive and we’re not religious so… it feels like a waste of money. But I call him my husband because… you know… “common-law partner” is long and ugly, and fiancé doesn’t feel as serious, haha. Besides, in Québec, common-law-partners and married couples have practically the same rights and all.
Maybe if things ever really “settle down” for us and we have a few thousand dollars to spare, we’ll get legally married. But I’m starting to wonder whether that’ll happen before I retire, haha. Ah, life. It just doesn’t want to stay still.
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Yes tell me about it, marriages are for the rich…
I’m sure with several freelance roles up your belt you’ll marry in no time! Good luck girl 😜
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I think you are one of those few people who actually started deploying their resolution..All the best..
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Haha! It’s easier when it’s something you *want* to do, and not just something you think you *should* do. Thanks!
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That’s true..
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Thank you for writing such a positive post. Just reading how happy you are at the time of writing this makes me feel the same way! Xx
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I’m glad! When it come to personal posts, I never know: “Is it too happy? Too sad? Too personal and who cares about my life anyway?” *chuckles* Typical writer insecurity, I guess. Thanks a lot for the feedback! ^_^
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Keep it up 😀 👍
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Thank you!
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It’s nice to hear that life is good for you guys. I look forward to read your novels someday! Say hello to your wanna-be-husband for me.
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Someday, someday… This year, I want to rewrite/edit my romance novel, but my other novels are more uh… gender-neutral. XD They’re also more complicated to write, hence my starting with romance. ^^;
Thanks for passing by!
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