It's Been a Long Week
So it's been a week since I decided to take a rest from the blog and I've been thinking an awful lot about a lot of things during the break. One thing came to me unmistakably, I'm happy to report, and that is that I need my little ol' blog if for no other reason than for the sake of my sanity. It took a little distance from it to realize just how important it is to my mental health.
The bottom line is that I think it's vital for me to have this one thing I can call my own, even if I can't keep up the pace of everyday posting or bring you all the new music that floods my inbox. I'm only going to write about things that are on my mind and music that really moves me, so I probably won't be quite as regular or prolific as I have been. It's all about finding a balance. But I know now that I can't give it up. I simply can't.
On that note, and even though it's been posted on practically every other blog I read, I thought I'd share a song that's been getting me through the past couple of weeks. This melody has wound its way deep inside my brain. I wake up in the middle of the night singing it, I hear it while I'm cooking, even when I'm listening to other music. I love the simple, clear harmony and the repetition of the words and images, especially the contrast of the red scarves against the white snow. Many thanks to those who brought it to my attention in the first place. It kept my little head from falling in the snow.
Fleet Foxes--"White Winter Hymnal" mp3 off Ragged Wood (buy)
glad you are sticking around.
:)
"I'm only going to write about things that are on my mind and music that
really moves me"
thats a good policy.
Glad your back. I know what you mean about blogging and sanity. One of the
main reasons I blog is a kind of therapy. The thing it took me a while to
get my head around is that if I don't post one day it's not the end of the
world. These days I write when I need to and leave it alone otherwise.
Glad to have you back. I've being going through Lost In Your Inbox
withdrawal.
I tried to listen to the entire Fleet Foxes album, but I just could not get
through it, but this song stood out to me, too. You know how to pick 'em!
Hooray! You're back! Sounds like you've made a very healthy, balanced
decision. Back in the day I used to feel compelled to post daily or every
two days, but then I realized "Hey FiL, you're not Stereogum. It's your
blog, do WTF you want with it, and enjoy."
yay! I think it's a good decision. It's your blog, do what ya want! I
wouldn't have time to read all the blogs I love if everyone posted every
day :).
Ahhh Marcy, I knew you'd be back! I'm a bit like you too - my little blog
is a great distraction. I can write what I like and it usually has nothing
to do with the everyday crap I spend my day worrying about or being
overwhelmed by. I've been a little neglectful of my blog in the last couple
of weeks (wouldn't it be great if the blog was the only responsibility we
had?) and I am suffering withdrawals, but at the same time, if I find
myself forcing things blog wise then I'm never satisfied with the result.
It's all about balance, just like you said!
And Chris - get used to loads of indie/ish stuff not being available in Oz.
I've recently ordered Los Camp and DeVotchKa and Frightened Rabbit all off
Amazon. Side note - how ridiculous is it that it's cheaper to order 3 CDs
from America than it is to buy ONE in a shop here?!
thank you to everyone for being patient and for being glad i'm back! it all
seems so simple when you think about it--only writing about what you want,
when you want, not feeling pressure--but sometimes it's much easier said
than done. hopefully i'll be able to recenter myself on these thoughts when
the other impulses creep back in. :)
Hey, mjrc! I was getting a worried as notes from your Inbox we're showing
up in mine! Am glad you are working to balance - I never found 1-a-day
practical for me, even if I had enough to write about, which I generally
didn't. And now that I have enough material, I don't have time or energy!
It's a perfect catch-22. Perhaps you will find that you prefer the less
frequent but more detailed posts ala FiL and Mentok to be more to your
taste now? Cheers, WRE
I definitely understand how you feel. It's like you want something tangible
to make yourself happy but you can quite figure out what it is. And you
won't be happy until you get it. I know that feeling. I suggest you take a
good hard look at what you think you may want or need. But these things do
have a way of working themselves out.
wre--you have two extremely good reasons not to post these days! our mutual
friend tells me she really enjoys spending time with them. :) and you're
right, it's definitely all about balance. i'm sure i'll fall somewhere
between the one-a-day and the once-a-week (or so) camps.
Hello Marcy. I'm a little late to the party, but I thought I might chip
in, if you don't mind. People have said 'Oh it's your blog' and I kind of
agree with them. But in some ways it's a little more than that. Blogs
aren't just websites, they are very often something of an extension of you
yourself. I am not talking about websites in blog format like Stereogum,
or to an extent even mine, but personal blogs like this one are an
embodiment of their creator.
matthew, you have the best way of cutting to the chase about things! i very
much appreciate what you've said. even the oprah-ish bit about perhaps i'm
trying to force things in my "real life." i'm not sure yet if that's the
case, but i will say that i was feeling like i had to keep the new music
rolling, when that's not what this blog is all about, never has been,
really. i think the real message that's come through to me is that i need
to be true to myself in all settings--here, at work, at home, with my
friends, wherever. i've had another insight related to this but i'm working
on a post about it. i haven't got it quite figured out yet. but yeah, i
think i need to relax and just be me. :)
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