Blogging again...why the silence and what's the way forward?

I have been silent for almost 6 months.    Life has been crazy - changed jobs, changed countries, and have a baby who is a "pistol" to our delight and terror.    Like most 18 month olds, she is keeping us busy, joyous, and frazzled.

Hiking/climbing in Kentucky

But one of the biggest reasons for silence from me has been the struggle to figure out how to blog moving forward.  Loved doing the B.A.B.E. blogs, however, felt that I need to do more to protect the privacy of our precious Elle moving forward.   Figuring out how to blog about my reflections on life while also trying to respect Elle's privacy has been difficult.  Elle is such a central part of my life and identity that decoupling blogs from her felt impossible.

So to reconcile this "impossibility", I decided on the following solution:

• Public blogs and private updates:  I am going to start blogging regularly again.   Hope to blog every other Tuesday.  The blogs won't contain pictures or updates of Elle.  However,  I will create an email list of folks who want the pictures/updates of Elle and will send pictures/updates with the latest link to the blog.  Please please let me know if you want to be on the email list.
• Letters to Elle:  So while I don't plan to include specific info and pics about Elle, I do plan to write the majority of the blogs in the form of a letter to Elle.   The reason for this is that so many of my thoughts concerning the world revolve around Elle and so neglecting that aspect of the experience feels largely incomplete.

Here we go:   Letters to Elle Catherine Sarah Korol...so look out for my first Dear E.C.S. blog posting on Tuesday 11/1/16.   And please let me know if you want to be on the email list for pictures and Elle update.

Moon rising over DC from our building's rooftop deck

Take care,

Muriel