Is Summer Over Yet?
Hi! How’s your summer going? Mine has felt long, which is sort of the point of summer, but still, it’s not my favorite. Every day feels the same—like one extremely long day, which is how summer felt when I was a kid. Time is a strange thing.
As a season, summer is marketed as the fun one, but most of the time, it’s kind of boring. My boredom isn’t from a lack of busyness—I’m very busy taking care of my kids, but it’s the endless tasks that are boring. We decided to do fewer camps. So, I am the camp. But we’ve reached the point where no one can think of more “fun” activities. We sit at home in a perpetual state of waiting: waiting for time to pass, waiting for friends to hang out, waiting for an idea to strike, waiting for Dad to get home, waiting for time to write.
It sounds like I have plenty of time to finish work, but if you’ve spent a summer at home with your kids, you know it’s almost impossible to accomplish focused work. I work in small pockets of free time. I’ve started a bunch of creative projects and articles for Moonbow, but I haven’t finished any of them. It’s easy to get frustrated, but I keep reminding myself that we don’t have that many summers left with our kids while they’re still young. Boredom is good for them; it’s good for me. And that one day, I’ll miss this.
This is to say I’m still here. I’m working on exciting stuff, and hopefully, it will land in your inbox soon. Thanks for being patient.
In the meantime, you can keep up with Moonbow on Instagram:
Moonbow is on Instagram
I finally created an Instagram account for Moonbow! Technically, I created it over two years ago, but now I’m actually using it. It’s an ironic choice, considering I am in a funky patch with Instagram. We all know how frustrating IG is, and it’s only getting worse, but on top of that, it’s boring. (There’s that word again.)
I’ve also felt that way about Substack lately. Part of it may be my state of mind, but it also may have to do with how long I’ve been doing this. After a while, you start to see the cycles these platforms go through, and in some ways, you can predict the future. The platforms feel desperate for attention, and as a result, their users act similarly. It’s crowded and noisy; everyone is shouting, and everything feels very samey. But for now, I’m still trying to make it work. And the good news is that having a new Instagram account is (kind of) making it fun again.
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I like to groan about summer, but it’s not that bad—we spend a lot of time by the pool and read a ton! Here are some fun, bookish moments from our summer so far.
The coolest clown in town is coming to Moonbow! Head to Instagram to find out who.
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I'm with you! Camp Mom is A LOT this summer. I'm also finding it hard to carve out time for writing and creative pursuits. Reading together and book hunting absolutely helps. Hang in there!
Samey, I was talking to my friend @JenGubicza about that recently. And I resonate with the cycles of platforms. I was in a bookshop earlier today and I saw a new Cat themed book by a renowned creator, and I was thinking that seems samey and sellout, but who am I to judge. The sameness does make you want to try new things and old things to stand out. For what it’s worth moonbow stands out a doubt.