4 September 2022

Sunday Post. One More Hiatus

Sunday Post is a meme hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviews.

Some days, you wake up thinking, "Blogging is no longer for me." Other days, you wake you with a thousand post ideas popping in your head and think, "There are so many book conversations I want to have." So, after another return followed by a hiatus, which I thought would end my blogging hobby, here I am, AGAIN! 😅 I'm not sure if "Sunday Post" is still an active meme, but this has always been the perfect spot to begin anew after a long time without writing.

What happened in the last months:

🌻 Last time I wrote, I was back doing research for my thesis. Now, I want to share that I'm back at participating in academic conferences -- I have joined four conferences since June (the last was just yesterday). These are always so much fun, and I learn a lot. However, I always end up feeling like an imposter, and whatever I do is never good enough *IMPOSTER SYNDROME ALERT*
🌻 I'm finally once again reading more often than not. Now, it's time to try to read every single day. By the way, if you know someone who would like to subscribe to Scribd, here's my link (my subscription is over, and that is how I read most books 🥺).
🌻 Okay, I don't think I have anything else to share. It seems like the last months have been all about reading, writing, researching, and academic conferences. And resting. I'm starting to realize that "resting" and "being lazy" are not the same thing -- I can't keep beating myself up constantly for not doing something I see as productive. Sometimes, your mind and body need an hour or two of doing nothing.
🌻 Last but not least, Nina has passed away. This is actually the first time I'm writing anywhere that my Nina has crossed the rainbow. I miss her purring. I miss her blue eyes. I miss her mood swings. I miss how she bossed the other cats around. I miss her! She would be turning fifteen this month. ❤️
 
  
Did I get a lot more books in the past months? I did! Am I in the mood to search for the covers, put them all together in Photoshop, and then work on the HTML code to ensure the resolution is perfect? No, I'm not. But I really need to share with you some great books I got through NetGalley (did something happen to NetGalley? It's so empty these days!), whose reviews I need to share with you ASAP.  Anyway, I'm just showing you a book I got this week from the Kobo store for free: Indigenous Resurgence, Decolonization, and Movements for Environmental Justice, edited by Jaskiran Dhillon. Yes, I got it for a future presentation -- that is, if my paper is accepted.

How have you been? What are you reading? Are you excited about September's book releases? See you next Sunday! 🤞🏻

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9 comments:

  1. Happy to hear you got some much needed rest. Imposter syndrome is the worst. Also sorry to hear about you4 kitty. It's always the hardest.

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  2. It's hard to lose a pet, especially one who has been with you a long time. I do a lot of resting inbetween books, which is another word for chores,housework, etc, lol.

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  3. So sorry about your cat. Our pets are such big parts of our family and hearts. Your new book does look good. I don't get that feeling about blogging. I just keep having the back and forth about whether I want to write. I get so many thoughts about my stories and want to finish them, but then when I go to do it, I hate everything I write or get stuck and so I tell myself I'm done writing, just going to be a reader. I hope you have a good week!
    Lisa Loves Literature

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  4. Your book haul looks wonderful.
    I'm so sorry to hear about Nina. It's so difficult to lose a pet.
    Take care <3

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  5. Welcome back! I think your hobby should be what you want it to be. I am devastated to hear about your loss ((HUGS))

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  6. I'm so sorry to hear about Nina, it's never easy when we have to say goodbye to a beloved pet. I think we all feel guilty when we "do nothing" but I totally agree that sometimes your body and mind just NEED that break. I hope you manage to hit that goal of reading each day and that you find some great stories to share on your blog.

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  7. Sorry to hear about your kitty. *Hugs.* My dog died in April, and I miss her every day. I can relate to the blogging struggle. I'm out of ideas and constantly think about quitting, but I'd miss my blogger friends.

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  8. Hiatuses are such blessings and I totally get not wanting to let go of blogging. I've found extended breaks really help with the burnout. I completely relate to struggling to not be productive. I feel like I need to do something even when I'm supposed to be taking a break. Hard to shut off that type of mindset. I'm sorry to hear about your kitty. It's so hard losing a pet <3

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  9. I know exactly how you feel when it comes to should I quite blogging or not with the on/off hiatus status. I’m also not blogging right now but I’m still between I love it and have so many ideas and I hate it and don’t want to write another post. I just don’t know, it’s probably burn out and the on off reading slumps don’t help. I’m sorry to hear about Nina, that is never easy to handle because pets are part of the family. I’m the same, relazing and being lazy aren’t the same but sometimes it’s hard to get out of the mindset of needing to constantly be doing something. Hopefully we both manage to find good life balance.

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