Good evening, Kibitzers.
It was quite the ordeal going back and finding my first diary for this series, but I found it. No, I’m not linking it—I didn’t even click on it, because I hate reading my old diaries. I was more curious about the date: August of 2013. I knew I’d been at this for a while, but I didn’t realize it had been that long.
A lot has happened in the more than six years since nomandates and remembrance first asked me to write a guest post for KTK (and then couldn’t get rid of me). When I think about the past six years, I think some of the most important moments in my life are in there—several of which you may know about, and several of which you do not. Those years include some of my lowest lows and highest highs. Through it all, with few lapses, I’ve been coming here. This little community has served as my evening online refuge, and I consider the KTK regulars to be a kind of extended family. I simply can’t express how much the kitchen table has meant to me, and I’m forever grateful for the opportunity to write and host for this series for so long. Truthfully, I can’t think of many better ways to spend a Saturday evening than with y’all.
Sadly, the time has come to let go of my Saturday evening post. I’ve known this for some time, but I’ve put it off because of the special place I have in my heart for this series. Life has changed—for the better, to be sure, but in such a way that posting regular diaries has become unsustainable.
This is sort of a farewell diary, but not really. I’ll still be coming around, probably just as often as ever. I am also open to making guest posts in the future, because I know I’ll still want to write something occasionally. In the meantime, I’ll see you in the comments. Thanks for reading and putting up with me for so long.
What do you want to kibitz about tonight?