A Return to the Blog and a Hello to September

Hello, dear friends. I trust your summer has been wonderful! It’s been over two months since my last post, and I can sincerely say that the break has been profoundly refreshing. I’ve been savoring every fleeting moment of summer offline and enjoyed a quiet few months.

Of course, now that September has rolled around… I’ve come alive. Fall feeds my soul unlike any other season. I love the fresh feeling this time of year brings and September in particular always feels nostalgic. We never quite shed that back-to-school feeling, do we? “It makes me want to buy school supplies” as Joe Fox so perfectly puts it. The sun-drenched days of summer give way to crispy cool mornings and shorter days. We settle into new routines. And life seems to quiet down in the best way as we anticipate cozier moments. A new chapter starts.

You may have noticed that you’re perusing this content on my website rather than in my Substack newsletter. After a year of grappling with Substack’s platform and using it as a blog, I found myself longing for this familiar space. A recent poll I shared on Instagram revealed that you all aren’t as enamored with Substack as I thought!!! As the platform grew increasingly crowded, I sensed the same overwhelm that seems to be affecting many of you. Plus, I understand that emails can sometimes become a nuisance, especially if you’re subscribing to lots of creators. So I’ve decided to return to my beloved corner of the web, where I feel like my blog really belongs, while reserving my Substack for monthly newsletters. I hope you enjoy reconnecting with this space.

My September newsletter will be going out tomorrow! And I’m officially back to sharing blog posts here. Ta ta for now!