not necessarily in this order

I’m a -ber month person ! September, October, and November are my favorites – and even our recent unseasonably less frigid Decembers can be added now.  Walks in the woods! Bike rides to peep leaves! Hiking when it’s not ridiculously hot! Usually,  it’s the brr months that get me down ; January – March can be pretty miserable, all dark and cold and wet. I have to motivate myself to get out and be present in the chill.   But this year in the prime -ber months, I am just  grrr .   When I hurt my right arch back in May, I thought I’d be out of the slogging (slow jogging) game for a few weeks but back on track by the time school got out.    When I hurt my left arch in August because of the inserts I got because of the misguided post-walking boot instructions from the podiatrist, I figured it would be sore for a few weeks, but I’d be back on track by the time school started.   When my right ankle began to swell in October during and after PT appointments and I realized I may have torn my per

alternate title: NaBloPoMoFOMO I really considered joining this year. I boomarked San’s post ! I made a list of prompts. I started writing in advance. I felt both excited and scared.  Then, I considered how life had been the past few weeks / months. My mind spiraling from work. Navigating so much school drama with Lil Momma. This ankle injury literally dragging me down.  In meeting myself where I’m at, I think my energy may be better placed as a super consistent commenter / informal cheer squad .   My November goals are to: - Comment on 5+ NaBloPoMo posts each day trying to spread the comments to different - and new! - blogs along with those already on my regular reading list  -Use some of my prompt list to try out some short form posts here 2x a week to help me get in a better flow in 2025 - Look for some glimmers in November . Take pictures when something brings me joy. Be a present person.  I love NaBloPoMo! It’s what made me want to start blogging and leave my lurker corner and e