Life has been busy, and I haven't prioritized posting any blogs. I've struggled to want to share my blog posts on social media because there is just so much garbage on there all the time now. That actually used to help motivate me for a while because I wanted my sweet hamsters, cats, plants, and photography work to be able to be a bright spot for people in the midst of the doom and gloom that is social media. But now social media has managed to get even worse that I can't bring myself to be posting on there. I feel like that would be encouraging people to stay on those sites, and I just don't see the value in that anymore. So I think if my blogs are going to continue, they will officially become separate from social media. That probably means even fewer people will see them than before when I shared them regularly on Facebook and Instagram. But I'm okay with that. The writing is cathartic for me. And thinking that no one reads this gives me a sense of freedom to let go of any facade I tried to maintain before.
Míriel is getting old. I'm starting to see it. I haven't checked recently to see how old she is because I am not sure I want to face the possibility that she's closing in on the end of her life. She has so much spunk and personality. She's so entertaining and I just love her so much. Honestly, I think losing her and Elendil will hit harder than many of the previous hamsters. These two are so amazing. I don't spend nearly as much time as I should. And that gets straight to the heart of why I'm so desperately wanting to stay in denial that she's getting older. She's dear to me, and yet I don't spend enough time showing her that. I'm gonna change that though. 💗
