End of February

Hello and welcome back to another Stormy day in the shire! Congratulations if you’re reading this you made it to the end of February! Are you okay? Take a moment and do some deep breathing? Take a drink of water. Or Gatorade. You’re probably dehydrated if you’re like me. But hey… we made it? Cheers. I’m glad you’re taking time out of your day to read my blog. As many of you know, or if you’re new. This is my passion. Writing is more than a coping skill, its more than a passion. It’s an extension of me. Every piece even the little prompts I pick and chose from they have meaning to me. And there’s so much more than just words on a page. As with any writer or creator. It’s who am, I live and breathe my craft. So to see the numbers climbing is special. Words don’t express it. It’s cool you know? To see that people actually give a damn. 

Anyway, all of that to say I’ve loved posting every day. It’s been such a fun challenge. A good exercise but to be honest I think I plan to back down again to twice a week. I struggle so much with burn out and time management if I’m being honest. It’s something I’m trying really hard to get better at? But I think if I do one month where I post daily then one month where I post twice a week or once a week, I could possibly get a good rhythm? Or maybe I’m completely nuts? 

One of the biggest things is I want to work on the Obsidian Forest a bit more. Not just with the series I have going but with more short stories and of course I’m still trying to bring back my older posts. I think my biggest issue is I always put too much pressure on myself. I believe I’ve talked about this before. I’m a bit – a lot of a perfectionist when it comes to every aspect of my life but especially when it comes to my writing. I have to learn to loosen the reigns a bit so to speak. 

To give myself more grace. Which that’s ironic. Why? I can’t really explain that, I’d have to loan you my brain, and I don’t think any of you want that. But I guess if I could sum today’s post up pretty simply for you? I’m trying to give you a plan for March? And also give one last post for February? 

Yeah there’s not really a full plan? I honestly just wanted one last post in February. Plus a slight game plan for March would be good to have right? Because I don’t really know what posts are up coming. But I will have the first post of March out no later than the fourth. I’m still trying to get that planned out. But no later than the fourth. So make sure you’re subscribed if you want to be notified of course. 

As for the conclusion of this post? I know it was all over the place, much like this month has been if you’ve been following along… yeah, I’m sorry about that? But also not really because it’s Stormy Ville. It’s meant to be well, stormy? Messy. Hailstorm approved. 

Please don’t shrink yourself for others. Like it’s okay to be yourself as long as you aren’t hurting yourself or others. It’s okay to take up space. I wish I knew that sooner. I hope February wasn’t to hard on you, and I hope March and Mercury Retrograde are treating you well.

I’ll see you on the flip side, but until next time… 

Always remember to love hard, protect your peace and your energy, stay safe, and never forget who you are ❤

Xoxo Hailstorm