{"id":9851,"date":"2015-04-27T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=9851"},"modified":"2015-04-26T20:53:13","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T03:53:13","slug":"melancholy-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=9851","title":{"rendered":"Melancholy baby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lately it&#8217;s been all melancholy all the time here at the blog.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not feeling any more melancholy than usual. Which, OK, is maybe not an encouraging statement given my penchant for both bittersweet and melancholy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m feeling more hopeful and content than melancholy.<\/p>\n<p>One thing to clarify: the imaginary conversations are actually imaginary to at least some extent. Sometimes I write drama and it keeps me from having it. So don&#8217;t worry, I am doing just fine. Yes, there are some bumps in my life, but nothing insurmountable!<br \/>\nThe current problem?<\/p>\n<p>Carpal tunnel. Both wrists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tendinitis. Both elbows.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Will be bracing and icing for a few days instead of writing. &nbsp;<br \/>\nI wonder what that is going to do to my emotional state? Hmmmm? &nbsp;I am about to find out if writing really is what is keeping me sane. I apologize in advance for any outbursts that I might have.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Did you hear that ominous music too?<\/p>\n<p>I guess if I get too nuts I can try to dictate&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately it&#8217;s been all melancholy all the time here at the blog. Why? I&#8217;m not feeling any more melancholy than usual. Which, OK, is maybe not an encouraging statement given my penchant for both bittersweet and melancholy.&nbsp; But. I&#8217;m feeling more hopeful and content than melancholy. One thing to clarify: the imaginary conversations are actually &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=9851\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Melancholy baby<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-words"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7lr3R-2yT","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9965,"url":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=9965","url_meta":{"origin":9851,"position":0},"title":"At the park","author":"Michelle","date":"May 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I got a kiss from a golden retriever puppy. 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