Everything went wrong and then everything went right. I’m back again but it will be a slow return.
Thank you for popping by, thank you for your messages, for your support and understanding. I had to step back from blogging, social media, and YouTube as I was burned out, chronic pain and fatigue, personal/family worries, and I literally just felt terribly unhappy (not that anyone would have known).
Stepping back from it all, from any extra pressures outside trying to maintain my job/livelihood, enabled me to think, to rest more, to have less to cope with and things began to feel a bit better a few weeks ago. I could see that beautiful dappled sunlight between the boughs of the trees.
As Autumn has arrived, I feel excitement and hope for the future again instead of focusing on negativity and worrying about everything. I LOVE the cool, crisp air, the rain, the autumn sunlight, the orange, red and brown leaves falling and the squirrels returning to the garden.
And just when things were starting to feel more positive, a few weeks ago we had big changes at work and I felt for a few moments that everything was going to come crashing down. I won’t go into detail but after a few unsettled weeks, yesterday I signed a contract for a new role within the company, for a position I really wanted as a “Digital Learning and Engagement Specialist”. The role will bring with it challenging times (for me) but it is exactly what I wanted to be doing.
And with that, this morning I stepped out into the sunlight, into a beautiful autumn day, and walked to my favourite coffee shop, bought a loaf of sourdough, drank coffee, and wrote in my journal while watching the world walk on by and I felt happy, calm and I smiled.
Love to all, C xxxx
COMMENT 6/10/2024
Thank you all for your lovely comments, I did so enjoy reading them all just now xxxx I’ll ease myself back into posting more regularly here and on YouTube but I probably won’t be back into doing videos until nearer Christmas as they are time consuming and I know the next month or two will be very busy with the new role and with doing my diploma too. I do appreciate you taking the time to make me smile xxx
Have a wonderful Sunday, C xxxx
Lovely to have you back, and I’m so glad that you’re feeling more calm and positive. Sometimes a break is exactly what we all need. And congratulations on your new role! 🥂
It is so wonderful to hear from you! You have been sorely missed. Please take as long as you need or want…we’ll be right here waiting for you. Your physical, mental, spiritual and emotional health ie, YOU, are what is most important. ♥️
P.S. Congratulations on your promotion!!
Welcome back!! Congratulations, and best wishes, as you take on a new role. And enjoy the autumn 🍁🍂🍁🍂
Welcome back
So glad you are feeling better. I always see fall as a time slow down and take stock, to get all “snugged up” for winter. Best of wishes to you.
I’m glad you are back and feeling better. It is so important to recognize when we need to take a step back, and I’m happy you were able to do that for yourself. Congratulations on the new position!
I’m so glad things are looking up, I’ve missed your writing and videos.
Life should always be like the signs stoic shopkeepers would put in their smashed-up windows after an overnight air raid…
Yes, we are still open – business as usual. 🙂
I’m glad you are feeling better. Well done on your new job.
That loaf is making me salivate !
So nice to see you back.Best wishes from NZ
Good to hear from you again. Treat yourself kindly!
I am glad you are feeling more restored and hope your journey continues to improve, the world is such an unsettled place right now and I am so glad for having learnt from people such as yourself how to cope like they did during the war in the 1940s thank you Carolyn for your inspiration, travel safe many blessings.
Good for you, taking time for yourself. Welcome back!
Oh Carolyn so pleased you are feeling more you. Life is so challenging. Sometimes I feel like I’m on a roundabout that is going so fast I just can’t get off! Lovely to hear you are once again thriving darling girl.💕
Thank you all for your lovely comments, I did so enjoy reading them all just now xxxx I’ll ease myself back into posting more regularly here and on YouTube but I probably won’t be back into doing videos until nearer Christmas as they are time consuming and I know the next month or two will be very busy with the new role and with doing my diploma too. I do appreciate you taking the time to make me smile xxx Have a wonderful Sunday, C xxxx
A diploma? In Home Front Rationing & Recipes perhaps?
If part of the practical exam is baking a wartime cake, send me a big slice. I promise I’ll give you a wicked grade… honest! 😉
Congratulations on your new role at work. I always love hearing when people find themselves in the perfect position for them, where they can thrive. Yay for you!
Best wishes for a full recovery.
Look after yourself Carolyn, you deserve some TLC. xx
Hello my friend, glad you are ok and feeling those autumn vibes! Congrats on the job! Big loves. Jules xx
I’m glad to hear you are taking the returns slowly. Your job, diploma, and well-being are the most important to us.
Have a wonderful autumn.
I’m so happy to see you back, and in my very favorite season, beautiful autumn. Looking forward to following your journey once again.
Hello miss Carolyne.
I am Dutch, so forgive my poor use of the English language. Since the start of the Covid pandemic. I followed your effords to follow the UK wartime diet. Sometimes, I return somtimes to your site and followed your records in the kitchen. I have poor experience as a amateur chef, because I do not cook at a regular base.
I want to follow your effords again. And perhaps to cook in the same way as the wartime diet. Did you also noticed that in the present days, the same habits are being used about food? Such as partime vegan or vegetarian diets, or frugal cooking with leftovers?
I want to follow your achievements, and I want to learn about your successes. Although my knowledge of the English language is limited.
Sincerely and thanks,
Jaap Joosten
Welcome back! Your website is a fabulous resource and a source of genuine inspiration for my entire vintage housewife group! I look forward to seeing more of your posts as you ease back into the swing of things. xxx
I’m glad things are looking up for you. Life can be challenging at times
A happy and peaceful New Year to one and all.
And lest we forget, 2025 will be the 80th anniversary of VE and VJ days. Our thoughts remain with those we lost.
I just today stumbled upon your blog. It is lovely, and exactly what I need, as I attempt to cook more frugally. I look forward to visiting regularly.