The whole Shebang, and then some.

 

 

There comes a moment on every journey when you look back and realize — you’ve walked farther than you ever expected to, and you’ve changed more than you ever meant to. This blog, My Mother, The Caravan, The Whole Shebang, was never meant to be tidy. It was never meant to have a theme or a niche. It was just meant to be true.

It held my heartbreak.

It held my healing.

It held the ache of leaving and the grace of arriving.

It held Liam’s letter.

It held my dad’s ghost.

It held the quiet terror of filing for divorce, and the strange courage of waking up afterward.

It held me — in the in-between.

But I’ve moved on now. Not erased, not perfected, not wrapped in a neat little bow — just moved. The stories still live here, like furniture in a house I no longer sleep in. And if you’ve found yourself here, wandering through these old rooms, welcome. Stay as long as you like.

If you’re looking for where I’ve gone next:

• For life on the road, with my mum and a mug of strong coffee:
  NOMADIC GRANDMOTHER
• For the sacred work of endings, of sitting with death and holding space for grief:
  HERE FOR THE LEAVING

Will I write here again? Maybe. If the past stirs, or the ache calls me back, I might return with a few more words. But for now, this blog stands as it is — a messy, honest, beautiful beginning.

Thank you for reading. Thank you for walking with me through the whole shebang.

Did something here speak to you?

Leave a comment if you feel moved, or simply sit with me in quiet.

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— x Elsabe