March is a long month. This year it is particularly long, or seems so, because there are eight long weeks between February break and April vacation. At this point students are halfway through four weeks of standardized testing. The weather has been all over the map, literally, and brought two snow days last week, Monday for snow and Friday for ice.
I decided weeks ago to attend a conference on the 31st. It was a good call. I always go into a day like today with the thought that I will learn something new and the hope that I will meet someone interesting. Both things happened today. I learned the details of a unique initiative to bring state-of-the-art technology to four counties in our state. I find it encouraging that such a project has been successful. The interesting person was a woman I met on the walk into the conference from the parking lot. We laughed about not knowing where we were going and crossed paths later as we enjoyed pastries after registration. I was pleased when we caught up with each other at lunch and had a chance to talk about common interests. I know where she works and might get a chance to catch up with her again.
March leaves things unfinished. In 1978 Ken and I traveled to Maine in March to explore the possibility of living in the state, and two months later we moved here. In March many years later we moved to where we live now, and that story is still being written.
Eight years ago in March I started this blog. There were a number of us who started blogging about the same time and somehow found each other in cyber space. We were in various states of transition ~ children growing up, careers changing ~ and it was wonderful to have a chance to share our stories.
Many of those women have stopped blogging, and I miss their voices. I am grateful for the women who continue to share their stories and take time to comment here. I feel like so much is still up in the air for me all these years later, while others have made progress toward their dreams and moved on.
Another March has passed. Time will tell how the journey continues....
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4 comments:
this is my 8th year blogging as well. I read somewhere that most bloggers stop after about 3 years. but life is a continuous journey so I continue.
I have been blogging since 2002...sometimes I think I've said everything but then, as you say, so much with me is still in process. And it's possible that I'm writing the same post twice or even three times by now but the readers change too, so I'm not worried about that anymore. Keep writing, I like to see the turns and twists your life takes, and especially how you handle them--with such honesty and grace. xo
Isn't it great when you meet a kindred spirit?
I appreciate your longevity of blogging. I love reading your post and you inspire me to keep going too. Keep it up!
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