I’m still not sure what I’m doing in this space, is it a newsletter, a blog, a social media replacement, a thing I ignore for a while and then show up to complain about how I don’t know what I’m doing?1 If anyone has recommendations on how to to find your place on Substack, please send them my way.
Speaking of not knowing what I’m doing…in mid June we moved from Florida to Kansas, two weeks later I was laid off2, and a week after that I turned 40. Just putting it out there that I am good on the major life changes, thank you.
Something I forgot about the Midwest is how full and lush the trees are (at least until the fall). After seven years of palm trees, some of which would literally try to kill me, I am thoroughly enjoying the giant maples in our yard. Some other things I forgot about…how genuinely nice people are (when the cashier says, “have a great day,” I really believe her!) and potholes (not as enjoyable as the trees or the nice people).
Yesterday I spent some time updating the prices in my Etsy store. This might be a weird thing to advertise, but I realized I was under pricing my work (maybe I still am?).3 My words and my time have value, so do yours.
A summary of my summer so far:
Until next time…
Peace and love, Michelle
I do, however, have a pretty good idea what we’re doing over at Part-Time Poets. So please, join me over there.
If you’re looking for a girl with publishing experience who made a brief pivot to the tech industry, I’m her! https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellewindsor/
See number 1 above regarding how I don’t know what I’m doing.
#1 is perfection
Kansas has nothin on Wisconsin, just sayin’ 😉😘