March was a wild one. I launched my 9th Winnipeg Folk Festival lineup. I’m not the one who curates it, but I’m the one who gets to share it with the world, which is pretty fun.
After it was all out there, I was able to slow down a bit. I took a couple of days off, went to brunch with friends, went with my sister and my niece to the Assiniboine Park Zoo, and let my creative brain breathe again.
Highlights ✨
Taking my favourite little one to the zoo. My sister and I are very close and I’ve really been enjoying the time I get to spend with her and P. Watching her become a mom has been one of my proudest moments as her big sister.
We caught up with some family friends. My friend’s partner plays for our local AHL team, the Manitoba Moose, so we all went to a game together. I hadn’t been to an AHL game — let alone a game in our arena — in a while, so it was nice to get back in there cheering on the boys!
Finishing the final part of my first Aynsley Court serial. I’m really enjoying spending time with these characters — they’re always surprising me; they’re fun and smart. I’m someone who is a serial planner when it comes to creative projects and I lose steam before the doing part. I feel like giving myself permission to be imperfect with it has made me more comfortable with taking the leap to publish.
Challenges 🌧
I had what I think I’m going to call a hormonal depressie day this past month. I shifted my day because I had a late work meeting, but I could not shake my funk in the morning. Might have been my period, might have been that I forgot to take my meds the day before. I did a workout that was… fine, fed myself some fruit, but when I did make it to the office, my friends there brightened the day — and when I eventually made it home to my love, my day was all turned around. It wasn’t anything specific; sometimes those moods just creep up on us.
Lessons 🧠
Write the WHOLE PIECE before publishing in sections. Writing what I now know is a "novelette" was fun, but I think if I had just flowed with it right to the end before polishing and publishing, it would have been a smoother ride.
Letting Go Of 🔥
The Manosphere — watched that fun little insight into some pea-brained heads. Made me angry, obviously, but I'm finding comfort in the fact that I don't surround myself with those kinds of men… except for my cousin's wrestling persona.
Carrying Forward 🌱
Being grateful for the people I keep close — family, friends, etc.
Keep writing even when I feel like I don’t have anything to say.
Intentions for Next Month 🔮
Figuring out a better organization system, which seemed to be the trigger for my depressie day.
Be gentle.
The kettle’s on. Pour yourself a cup and join me at the table.
Steeping in This Month ☕️
📚 Reading:
The Surrogate Mother by Frieda McFadden ⭐️⭐️
Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher ⭐️⭐️⭐️
📺 Watching:
Scarpetta on Prime
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives on Disney+
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair on Prime
The Age of Attraction on Netflix
Love Overboard on Disney+
🎧 Listening:
“Half Blood” by Cassidy Mann
Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. by Harry Styles
“Porch Light” by Noah Kahan
Published This Month 💻
Brittany J. L. May
Aynsley Court Mysteries
Midnights in Apartment #3
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