More than Writers

I often like to take time to reflect and reset around my birthday in mid-September. I take time to be grateful for welcome changes but also reflect on the reoccurring goals and desires that still seem too distant. I try to identify the blockers for these and how they can be addressed. It’s felt like the last 18 months have been a time of review and reset. It’s a big birthday this year, so maybe that’s appropriate. We moved house in January 2024 which also meant I had to start the transfer of my medical support. Among that was an end of a short-term job and an autism diagnosis in February 2024. I started one job in July 2024 which ended February this year. Since then, I’ve been managing issues with our own house in Bristol that we had rented out. Navigating these changing circumstances have been challenging, so it’s no surprise that I cover some of this in my More Than Writers (MTW) posts in the last 14 months along with what is blocking my impetus to write poetry. Thankfully August...