198. Emily is taking a break which means POMELO is too.

God bless summer, swimming pools, sunsets and mothers.

Hello, I never say hello when I start writing to you, do I? Today’s newsletter is a little different so I guess it makes sense that I say hi.

I’m here to say that I’m going to take a break and I feel excited about it, but also a bit scared. If you’ve been here for a while, you’ll know that I’ve written every Monday for the past +three years and I’m used to it showing up every week now. In fact, I’m so used to it, I’m having to -force- myself to not publish anything for a few Mondays. Nuts.

The world will be the same with or without me but my world won’t be the same.

I’m going to my home country, Spain, for a few weeks and all I can think about is lying by the pool, going on really long runs at sunset, playing with the dog, doing laps in the pool, going to the gym!!!!!!!!! because I live in the countryside and there’s no city stuff like that here and I’m really excited about being able to do my exercises with proper gym stuff rather than the random stuff I find around my house. I’m also really excited about being able to walk to a coffee shop (walk!! to!! a!! coffee!! shop!!!!!!!) and read while I drink speciality!!!!! coffee. The great thing about the city where my family lives is that they don’t have Madrid prices so I won’t even have to pay a fortune for said coffee. Win after win after win.

To be honest, I’m mostly excited about my mother in law, who I call Mamá, mothering me, cooking for me, bringing me coffee after lunch, buying me the treats I like, washing my clothes and taking me out to do things together. Being an adult is cool and I actually love being one, so far they’ve been the best years of my life, but it’s also really nice to be taken care of and feel motherly love.

Now that I’m done romanticizing my trip, I’ll tell you about our other plans in Spain: Car stuff, paperwork, and then more paperwork, and then probably running around to three different administration buildings trying to do said paperwork, (a lot of) screen printing from all of the Dimanche Objects merch we sold, cleaning silk screens, packing orders and shipping them, writing work, other freelance work and then another type of work, all while running around to get it all done. BUT, I will also be able to do all of the things I’m excited about doing like seeing my friend Ángela

gelatina de postre

and all of my friends in Madrid.

I will be doing all of these things intensely for a week or so and then I’ll have some free time to soak up the sun and spend hours by the pool. I can see the finish line. I’ve got my crosswords book ready. These moments will be when I’ll disconnect my brain, take it out of my skull and place it in the shade, while I leave my phone inside far away from my hands. I plan on using this down time to allow my brain to live without thinking about writing and without constantly searching for an idea to write about, but I’m not sure I know how to live that way anymore. I’m excited to find out though.

Who knows? Maybe the free time will actually result in me writing more than ever? Or maybe I won’t write a single word? Both experiences will give me something to write about once I’m back. Oops. See? This is what being a writer does to you. Writing allows me to live everything twice which sometimes is beautiful and celestial, while others it’s horrific.

Wish me luck! 🍀

You can find me by the pool.

Emily.