Have you seen the tumbleweed rolling through this corner of the Internet lately? I feel like it’s ages since I’ve been here, and I’ve missed it. I’ve missed YOU.

To be honest I feel like I’ve lost a bit of writing momentum. We went away on a little holiday and I brought back all kinds of stories to share with you but, before we’d been back a week, little Harry got sick and ended up in hospital. He’s fine, he’s a tough little guy, but it was a tiring and stressful and all-consuming period.

And then of course by the time Harry and I got home from the hospital I was miles behind on work deadlines and all the little jobs and big jobs that life throws your way every day. They had piled up one on top of the other and it was all a bit overwhelming. It still is.

I’m trying to work my way from underneath the domestic and emotional detritus. Sometimes I see daylight, but then (for example) Madeleine throws up all over herself in the fancy food court at Emporium in Melbourne, and the world and worry tighten their grip on creative thinking, all over again.

(Silver lining: the outcome for Madeleine was not at all bad. We stripped her to singlet and nappy and cuddled her the whole way through to David Jones, where she got to pick out a new outfit for herself while checking out the toys. On the way home, riding in the Ergo with me, she announced, “I love my new clothes. I going to wear them ALL DAY. I going to wear them for EVER.”)

I signed up for an Inspiration Information for Bloggers course by Pip Lincolne, which started at the beginning of this month. I’ve barely had a chance to look at it, but now I’m going to start reading, retrospectively, through the past week-and-a-half’s worth of lessons. Hopefully, it will help me get my mojo back, and I can start giving you content worth your time. Some time. SOON.

I really hope so! Thanks for your patience, dear friend. x

ps. Were you as shocked as I was at the outcomes of The Block Glasshouse auctions? Did anyone else NOT see that coming? I feel so bad for the contestants. Imagine giving up three months of work, and being away from your family for three months, only to come away with next to nothing. I know it’s a competition, but that’s got to be really tough.