Boarding up the Windows

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I pause at the doorway of my little vacation house, my satchel over my shoulder and my suitcase wheeling behind me on the wood floor.  My eyes scan the dim interior, checking to make sure that the windows are properly boarded and the filmy curtains drawn.  It looks like a different place - sad and lonely.

But vacation is over, and it's time to move on.  As I slowly close the door and turn my key in the lock, Indy whinnies from his horse trailer.  I glance one last time at my temporary home.  The ferns by the log walls will curl up for winter and the leaves on the trees will fly, without me there to watch and marvel.  Grass will grow up over the gate, and no one will mow it down.

But when I come back, I'll rediscover what I've missed and won't be any worse for it.

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I'm boarding up the windows.

I'm leaving this blog.

I owe you a lot more explanation than that, though, so here are my reasons....  

1. The long and short of it is, I need to start living more of my life off the computer.  I need to do more, rather than doing a little and then documenting it all.  

2. I need to get my writing on track.  It suffered this summer, and I'm afraid that if I don't force myself back into it, I'll lose it.

3. I want to fully concentrate on school and stay ahead in my classes, while still making time for Indy and my other responsibilities.

4.  I'm dissatisfied with my blog, wishing it had more of a purpose.  I'm at a loss for what posts I should write, since I cover almost everything under the sun on one web page: horses, fashion, weather, family, small town life, health, books....  If / when I start up again, I want to narrow down my blog subject.  I've recently discovered that I'm very interested in interior design, and always have been, so I may start a blog with that subject sometime.

I love you, followers! (And I can't believe I got up to 92 - you're the greatest!) You can stop following now, if you wish.  Or you can keep following so that in half a year, or a year, if / when I come back, you'll be able to see if I've changed much.

You'll still be able to find me commenting and reading other people's blogs.  Especially Gwyn's, Carlotta's, and Margaret Free's, and I'll also keep participating in Stephanie Morrill's writing prompt contests.  I may be on Cleiti, if that starts up again.

And of course, if you're brave, you can always visit me on Pinterest.

If you'd like to keep in touch, shoot me an email and I'll do my best to talk to you regularly :) I'll stay tuned on LBaaG to get any last comments / questions, and then, I will take my leave.

It hurts to say goodbye.

But nevertheless, goodbye.

- Ellyn