Exactly where I’m meant to be.

Also setting your expectations for the next few weeks. I know that some of my readers become anxious if I go dark for a few conservative days. Trust me on this: YOU WILL BE FINE without me. PROMISE.

Dear Readers,

Earlier this week I casually mentioned that for the next few weeks, it will be unlikely that I’ll be publishing a daily Substack article. If it’s early Spring then most of y’all know we head down to the beach house to get it ready for “high season” —after all happy vacation renters mean a greater ROI. Or at least that what I tell my other half.

Notwithstanding I genuinely need to take some time off. I haven’t found the perfect balanced of work, family obligations, along with my extracurricular Substack activities. Inarguably my time-management skills are pretty on point -or at least that’s what I’m told.

Again please don’t be alarmed if you don’t see your daily email from me. I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth. I’m just indulging in some self care.

However (and similar to my recent Jury Duty stint) my Instagram account will be your “proof of life” (snort) —because I genuinely dislike I95 South on a Saturday Morning, we drove through the night and once we crossed the bridge —the Ocean greeted us with a fantastic sunrise and we saw the fleet of deep sea fishing vessels headed out from the Inlet.

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And this evening the family was like “hey let’s go to our favorite Sound front seafood eatery”. The steamed clams were delicious. And that naturally meant my little foodies wanted my crab cakes because they didn’t like the soft-shell crab sandwiches. I had to remind them about our Christmas/New Year’s Eve trip & they didn’t like the soft-shell crabs sandwiches then so four months later why are you reordering something you didn’t like. My little foodies decided to ignore my preemptive “no this is my dinner” and I let them eat my crab cakes. Sheesh the sacrifices we make as parents. (I’m kidding)

However I thought I’d share with you an amazing sunset on the Sound. It was beautiful and the Creme-Cycle (yes that’s how they spell it- it’s an inside joke) cocktails, in a word? Dangerously-Delicious, okay maybe that’s two words but hyphenation counts as one word, right?

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At any rate for the next few weeks I won’t be publishing on a daily basis. Come hell or high water I’ve been ordered to take a “real vacation” —I jokingly told one of my bosses, you’ll regret forcing me to take some time off. To wit he responded “but you’ll come back with a vengeance” — My retort was “careful what you wish for because I have a history of eating first years souls & washing it down with their tears - breakfast of champions, amirite?”

Again over the course of the next few weeks, I’ll do my best to periodically publishing informative articles, just not daily.

In case some of you are wondering: NOPE I did not total my (new) replacement car. Although for a brief moment I used my car’s voice recognition and said “reroute bypass 64/664” —because I have flash backs from October 2021. At any rate you will be a-okay without me for a few days or weeks. Conversely if big breaking news occurs then yes I’ll do my level best to publish an article in a timely manner. Until then - be kind to yourself and know that your voice matters too.

Be Well

-Filey