This week has still felt like a dream. So I guess I might as well live within the pages of what I’m reading. It’s as good as anything else, I guess.
I’m never really experienced grief over the election. It was more like numbness. And then action quickly followed, as I feel like the election really showed that my form of action (on the micro level) is probably the best. Somewhere along the way, I started getting headaches, which for sure are related to depression. I didn’t know for sure until I felt this unreal-ness to the world. That’s the start of depression for me.
The good news is that I recognized the signs pretty early. I dropped a couple goals I had for this week and just focused on getting through each day. I already feel loads better and the world seems more real to me. I’m hoping to pick up those dropped goals next week and get back to who I am. But no pressure on that. I’ll just take as long as I need. Maybe I’ll put up the Christmas decorations instead of trying to achieve a million things. I’ll keep you posted on that front.
In the meantime, let’s talk about what I’m reading right now.
Reading Social Media News
Google is adding hyperlinks to AI Overviews. This makes it even more vital that you are creating content that your audience is looking for and making it findable. So basically, doing the hard work to make your website relevant.
And we have another discussion of whether X is dying. With all of the changes, it’s near impossible to tell. I know I currently wouldn’t tell a client to be on it unless their audience is unquestionably there. But I still will be eyeing it to confirm that’s the correct advice.
Reading Books, Books and More Books
Past
There was a reason why I was drawn to Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus right now. I needed this world of magic and escape. I needed the extraordinary at a time when I’m feeling extra ordinary. It gave me everything I needed and more. My biggest problem with this book is that despite its length, I can only read it by swallowing it whole. I can’t slow myself down at all, despite wanting to savor it. It feels so comfortable and like a piece of me at this point. Alas, I once again did not spend nearly enough time with it and I’ll be sad until I get to pick it up again. Score: A+
Present
There was something about The Night Circus that launched me back into the world. More housework is getting done. I’m finishing some other projects. And I feel ready to tackle some new reads again. It’s just bizarre how a book can set you back on your feet. I picked up Wait by Gabriella Burnham. I’m staring at the reviews from the library right now, and they’re not good. That’s fine. It’s coming after one of my favorite books, so it’s unlikely any book can live up to that. But I am so ready to live in a different world and see where it takes me.
What are you reading? What books are you looking forward to?