I hate to admit it
posted by Emma on 14 Jul 2008

but it's just possible - just, fractionally, within the bounds of possibility - that I may be slightly hormonal at the moment.
On Saturday, as you can guess from the godzilla-y tone of my rant about returns, I was dismayed about sales being down, thought everything was doomed, was completely freaked out at the idea of having to give birth really quite soon (I have dubbed it The Cleaving), and felt quite odd. Today, I am full of the joys of summer, over the moon about living in such a gorgeous part of the world, simply delighted to have such a lovely business and husband and home and best pal and view from my office...
I imagine that my *real* state of mind should be somewhere in the middle. Everything is great, manageable, I have a lovely life, and I have to work hard to keep it that way. No need for feeling gloomy *or* manically happy.
Let's assume that normal service will be resumed sometime in November, once all these hormones are watered down a bit - or I'm too knackered to have extremes of feelings. Until then, thanks for bearing with my rather erratic blog posts! I'm off to have a bounce around the house then answer some emails with a bit *too* much joviality.
Comments: 5

I don't think it will be November, Em. I don't think your hormonal state will return to "normal" until you finish breast feeding.
Posted by: sue hepworth | July 14, 2008 12:11 PM
Or until Rowan graduates, more like...
Oh well, you're stuck with me like this, then.
Posted by: Em | July 14, 2008 12:47 PM
It's OK. We'll cope. Reading blogs would be boring if the bloggers didn't express their feelings. I assume that the problem with returns is that you have to be prepared to take the unsold books back, or they wouldn't get on the shelf (that may be over-simplified, of course).
Posted by: pierre l | July 14, 2008 01:54 PM
I'm sorry to disillusion you, Em. But graduation may mean the end of some of your responsibilities toward the forthcoming sprog(s) but once a mother always a mother and the hormones never settle down. My two sons are approaching thirty (eek) continue to give me great pleasure, anxiety, fear and dismay in that order. The younger one is getting married next year. I'm already worrying. And not about my hat.
Posted by: Sally Zigmond | July 14, 2008 04:44 PM
Well said, Sally. My thoughts exactly.
Posted by: sue hepworth | July 14, 2008 05:05 PM