The last post that I, Ellie, put up on the ole blog here was about mugs. Seems like a stretch for a blog post topic, doesn’t it? I would say so. I think ‘lack of inspiration’ is sufficient reason to go on a blogging sabbatical. But I also had a good many other things going on.
In June and July, we were dealing with the nasty, moldy after-effects of an apartment flood at our flat. Working with the letting agency to get the problem addressed cost me a great of time and emotional energy. In the end, we were moved into another vacant flat for the final few weeks of our lease.
In August we moved to Texas for the Fall. Packing up again also required quite a lot of my emotional resources. But it was definitely worth it because it was so wonderful to be back in the States for a good chunk of time. From my perspective, the proximity to family and friends was the best part. I got completely spoiled by the fact that I didn’t have to account for a time difference (or much of one, anyway) when making phone calls. I spent three weeks on a grand tour, visiting some of the people I love the very best in the world. I got to see my parents in each of three consecutive months. I automatically knew the stores, where to get things, how to get things done. In short, I just felt at home.
In September, I submitted a dissertation for the Masters degree I’ve spent the last year working on. The degree was in Social Statistics, and in my dissertation I analyzed and wrote about corporal punishment of children in West and Central Africa. To be honest, a lot of what I’ve been thinking about in the past months has been statistics. Sometimes when I would feel bad about not blogging, I would try to think of something to post about. I’m being serious when I say that in my head, I started several posts to share with you statistical principles that I find interesting. See? It was better for all concerned that I took some time away.
In December, we moved back to England. I looked for a new flat and found a good place for us. We were with family in Germany for the holidays.
Right now, things definitely aren’t settled. We’ve undoubtedly still got a lot going on. But I feel that I have gotten my blogging voice back a bit, and I want to get back into the routine of taking turns with Abbie for doing posts.
So see you again here soon!
