If I’m being honest, I’m not quite ready to jump back into writing.
The last few weeks have been ridiculously busy, but if I wait for life to slow down, I’m never going to get back to writing.
Alas, here we are, so …
In the past month, I’ve had two cataract surgeries, moved apartments, allllllmost survived the end of the school year, and filed our Spanish taxes for the first time.
I can see the finish line, and it looks a lot like a lazy, easy summer.
Summer is still going to be busy. One kid is getting braces, we have an upcoming vacation, an old friend is coming to town, and probably a million other things I’m not thinking about right now.
Actually, this busy season hasn’t been all that different from the busy periods we’ve had in the U.S. Wrapping up the school year, health issues, and taxes are universal problems no matter where you live. My Tuesday might look like a trip to Mercat Central in the morning, and by afternoon, I’m at the dining room table writing a new Substack piece.
The dichotomy is a little difficult to wrap my head around sometimes.
I have a lot to say about cataract surgery, the move to our new apartment in Ruzafa, and I have all kinds of thoughts on my youngest child leaving her elementary years behind.
Let’s get started.
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