To my son -
competing the last 2 year of childhood.
So when you leave a newsletter sit for some time, it almost feels like a relationship that hasn’t had communication in a while. Picking up the phone to text again can feel strange; I’m not quite sure of what to say. Over the past few weeks I have sat down to write a draft post here on substack, only to get intimidated by the silence. This morning, however, I thought to myself - you know those friends that you don’t talk to for months, or years, and can pick up the phone and continue a conversation as if no time has past? Let’s look at it this way. So, here I am. Hi friends.
Just to amuse you, here are some of the topics I’ve considered writing about lately:
The oh-not-so-fun reality of being a topic of conversation among people you don’t even talk to. This instagram post sums it up nicely. When my own student is out and about and has a conversation with someone I’m not terribly fond of (and definitely don’t speak to) about me, and the other party happens to know everything about me and the financial abuse? Definitely not fun. Words spread, even in this over a million people metroplex. I would prefer, however, that my stories didn’t come from others.
Dating post divorce and post financial-abuse. It’s a bit of a lopsided recipe that involves two teens, dating apps, terminology that I don’t even know about people and relationships (it’s like getting a whole new degree), finding time to meet people when you work a little more than you’d like, learning to be vulnerable again, and working through trust issues. Mix that all up, and well - I’m still single. Anyone have a nice single guy they’d like to introduce me to?
Starting saving/investing again post-financial abuse. I’ve been researching the different retirement options for a self employed 50 year old in my situation. Perhaps some of you may be interested in my findings. Perhaps it’s a snoozer.
ALL things piano and self employment. How I keep things working and pushing forward as an overly educated piano teacher just trying to support herself and her two teens.
Avoiding victim mentality while still holding a space in my mind for the story of what happened.
Any of these things remotely interesting, enough for me to flesh out a newsletter post?