I'm still here...

(just need some space)

(the knitting my mum will never finish. It’s the little things that catch you unawares…)

March 4th 2024

Dear friends and supporters of the eat. live. travel. write. newsletter,

Paid subscribers will have received a "your subscription ended" email yesterday - don't worry, I'm not shutting down my newsletter completely, just disabling the paid subscriptions (for now). Some of you might have had gifted subscriptions that you weren’t aware of, if you were wondering what the email was talking about.

I have had paid subscriptions on pause since my surgery last May and had fully planned to get the paid subscriptions up and running again in 2024. Unfortunately, 2024 didn’t exactly start on a positive note as my dear, sweet mum passed away unexpectedly on January 18th and I’m reeling a little at all that life is throwing at me. Mum was my original cooking/ baking inspiration and I feel so lost that she’s not here anymore.

My mum's passing has completely rocked my world and I'm acutely aware that I am still in recovery from my surgery last year so I'm learning a lot about my reasonable limits... I'll be back to the newsletter (please don't unsubscribe) as soon as I feel able to manage, I just can't in good faith continue to hold onto people’s money and wanted to just give a heads up on why I’ve been so silent.

“Recovery” from brain surgery is not linear and certainly the curve ball of an unexpected death doesn’t help matters. I’m still here, prioritising sleep, physical activity, reading and my job as coping mechanisms as I try to process everything. I’ll get back to writing and recipe development soon, promise.

Please let me know if you have any questions and thanks for your continued support and understanding. I’m still blogging occasionally and am over on Instagram sharing snippets of my life. I hope to be back here sooner rather than later. Mum would have wanted that.

Thanks for reading,

Stay safe, xo

Mardi