If you’re reading this and thinking, “Wow, it’s been quiet here,” you’re absolutely right. Very quiet. 31 whole months since I last posted on this blog and does it feel both unreal and very real at the same time? But yes! Life has a way of moving quickly while also completely knocking the wind out of you.
So, where have I been?
Simple- Life happened.
I packed up my life, my routines and relocated to the UK. While this sounds exciting (and it truly has been), it also came with a lot of adjustment, uncertainty, and learning to find my feet all over again.
When i first arrived, blogging felt like a luxury I simply didn’t have the energy for. Between navigating a new country, new systems, new job role, and the emotional weight of starting over, my focus shifted to survival mode. My life and the luggage of my life didn’t pause just because i moved — if anything, it all intensified. There were moments of exhaustion, moments of homesickness, and moments when I wasn’t sure which version of myself I was becoming.
Then came the quiet guilt.
Every now and then, I’d think about this blog. I’d open a blank page, type a sentence, and close it again. I told myself I’d come back “when things settled.” But if these months have taught me anything, it’s that things rarely settle — we simply grow into them.
Over time, life here slowly began to feel more familiar. The accents stopped sounding so foreign. The seasons began to make sense. I adjusted and still am adjusting in own way, and relearning the true meaning of ‘resilience’. Somewhere along the way, I realized I missed writing. Not polished writing. Not perfect writing. Just honest, human words shared especially with parents who might be feeling unseen or overwhelmed.
So here I am. Not with all the answers. Not with a perfectly curated return. Just with a warm ‘hello’ and a desire to reconnect.
This absence wasn’t intentional, but it was necessary. It shaped me. It softened me. It reminded me that pauses are not failures — they’re part of the story.
If you’re a parent reading this who’s been quiet, tired, or feeling like you’ve disappeared from parts of yourself, please know this: you’re not behind. Sometimes, absence is simply growth happening quietly.
Thank you for being here. I’m glad we’ve found each other again.
