So, I'm 10 days in ... and there are no tears! This time in September, I was barely holding my head above water. Maybe it hasn't hit me all yet ... and maybe it won't. Maybe, mentally, I'm better prepared going into it this time around.
I'm trying to be more balanced. Last time, I disappeared from the real world (and not in the usual good way I normally do in the summers). I barely talked to anyone beyond the walls of The Abyss. I'm trying to fit in some of the things I love ... now ... while writing will be completely off the table as I just won't have time, I am still going to try and be creative in other areas. I think my biggest problem was my creativity and imagination really did take a back seat to everything, and honestly, I really do think that was a LOT of my problem.
... Now ... if I could just figure out how to "build" this dresser I just bought.