My real life will take over my virtual life.
I’m starting a new job tomorrow and I’m very happy with it. However, I expect it to be time consuming. It will probably demand studying, take a lot of energy and impair my free time. So handling work, family life and bookish life will be kind of a challenge.
Let’s hope I’ll be a good acrobat.
So, don’t be surprised if I take a long time to answer comments or if I don’t visit your blog as often as I used to. I won’t be able to read as many blog posts as I do now and I regret it. Just be patient!
Cheers,
Emma
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Enjoy it, Emma, and I hope you can juggle things enough to keep in touch with your keen readers here too.
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Thanks for your message Lisa, that’s an opportunity to challenge my organizational skills!
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Good luck.
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Thanks.
PS : Strangers on a Train is great.
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I’m happy that you found this new job and I wish you all the best with it.
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Thanks Caroline!
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Best of luck Emma, hope it’s a smooth transition to your new situation.
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Thanks, I’m pretty excited about it. I like novelty.
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One more thing… I will miss you. 🙂
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Thanks! I won’t disappear totally but don’t worry if I don’t leave messages as often and as quickly as usual.
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Wish you all the best in your new job, Emma! Hope you love it and it is very fulfilling and hope you make new wonderful friends at work.
I loved that picture of you trying to stand on a globe and trying to balance 🙂 Hope you are able to achieve the perfect balance soon.
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Thank you Vishy.
I love Mafalda (my gravatar), I have plenty of funny images of her in various situations.
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Good luck – hope it all goes well 🙂
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Thanks Tony!
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All the best with your new job!
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Thanks, it should be interesting.
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Work is always a challenge to social pursuits. Good luck! I hope the job works out well.
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Thanks. I’ll have a lot to learn in the first months but it’s interesting.
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Books tend to make room for themselves, whether that be in terms of time or space. I have even heard of those who can read as they walk. I do not personally recommend this. Here’s optimistically anticipating your continued and regular presence in the blogosphere. There is still a lot of Hardy and Proust that you have promised us!
Joking aside, good luck in your new job, Emma. I am sure a workable balance will establish itself in time.
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Thanks Sarah.
Actually, I’m thinking about audio books right now. Reading is like breathing, I’ll find time. It’s blogging I’m concerned about.
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good luck,hope you get some time to blog ,all the best stu
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Thanks Stu, I hope I’ll find time too.
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Good luck for the new job! I hope it turns out exactly the way you want it.
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Thanks!
So far, it’s fine.
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