I'm back (sort of)

Whoops, I seem to have taken a month's break from my blog.


Where have I been and what have I been doing? Well, my mind has been pretty preoccupied with life things. Third year requires a lot more brain power than I anticipated (I spend my days off in the library). It's stressful, but a good stressful because I really enjoy my classes. More so than the other two years so that's something at least.

But stress has been coming at me from all angles lately, making it harder to deal with, be it organising events (being sociable is something I'm still working on), looking out for my friends and family, or getting locked at work after everyone had gone home on Halloween. I'll tell you about it some day when it's funny.

I've also been to the GP for some anxiety-related issues. Who didn't see that one coming, huh?

The good news is, I'm going to work out a new update schedule so this blog doesn't get completely left behind to rot. I'll update every Sunday from now on (starting today, as it happens!) and will probably post more experimental things that happen in my creative writing class, because that's just easier.

I have been doing lots and lots of writing. Most of it academic but every Thursday in my creative writing class we're forced to encouraged to try out new things. And I've been squeezing out some fresh ideas when I can, as well as editing my WIP. I've only really been slacking in the poetry department, although I did manage to make it a poetry reading at my university the night before Halloween - they even had me open the session!

If I've learnt anything from my month away from blogging, it's that I need to read more. And not just the primary text for my classes; I mean secondary reading, contextual reading and (probably most importantly) wider 'just for fun' reading. We'll see how that goes.