Night and Day

I was wide awake at 2 in the morning, thinking things over. I had all but decided to do a "virtual cleanse:" to shutter my blog and disconnect Facebook for awhile. (I know, Kolbi, I know: it would crush you. Believe me when I say that this thought weighed heavily in my nighttime ruminations...)

But then, this morning, I awoke to three new things: an email from my mother-in-law, who had heard some nice things about my blog from a third party and wrote to share them; an email from my mother, who was linking me to an article about staying true to your story and writing through the doubt; and a Halloween care package from fellow blogger Dorothy, whom I've never met in real life, but who took the time to send me a little gift out of the blue.

Thank you all, really. Impeccable timing on your part.

I guess I'll stick around for awhile longer.