Today, I realized that this year will be the seventh year since I started this blog to keep up with everything Cy Woods football. Just like that, seven years have passed. In this time, I've grappled with trying to have as much fun as I can in my twenties and also coming to terms with the fact that I have to make something of myself before I end up wasting this decade of my life. Coming in on my 29th year of life (and I have spent part of 30 [!!!!] years on this earth), my time at Cy Woods was literally half a lifetime ago.
These last seven years covering Wildcat football has been fun, but...
At some point last year, the juggling act of keeping up with this blog along with my new duties at Varsity Wires (and work, of course) felt overwhelming at times. This past year, I wouldn't have recaps up until the Sunday evening following some games, and also, just previewing the next week's game became a chore. I had definitely lost quite a bit of the spark for keeping up with the blog, but please know that I will never lose the passion I have for Cypress Woods Wildcats football.
I was extremely fortunate to remain healthy in 2020 and I am extremely fortunate to receive the chance to become fully vaccinated from COVID. I kept my health and made sure that everyone else around me kept theirs as well. But I admit, the shattering of what I felt was "normal" has taken its toll on me and I think half my head is gray now. I'm 29, I don't think I should have that many gray hairs.
There are parts of COVID life that I'll be glad to leave behind, but honestly, I think I'll continue to wear a mask outside, even after the pandemic is officially declared over. Personally, I like the degree of anonymity it provides and you really don't have to see my face. (OK, sometimes I'll go maskless...)
In conclusion, I feel it would be in my best interest to take a sabbatical from the blog in 2021. I will update the pages each week, but I will not be recapping or previewing games this season. Towards the end of the year, provided that Cy Woods is in the playoff picture, I will likely have an update post leading into the playoffs, but that might be the extent of my activity on the blog for this upcoming season. This year, I'm looking forward to not having to write about this team for once. The timing seems weird, especially since Cy Woods has a new head coach and there will definitely be changes coming to the program, but again, I feel like the time has come for me to distance myself from this blog somewhat.
Once I decide to get back to posting regularly, this blog will certainly be downsized. In the meantime, I hope that all of you stay safe and get vaccinated as soon as possible. Spend this year reclaiming and rediscovering a piece of yourself like I intend to do.
I promise to you that the stories of the kids who put on the Cy Woods uniform will not go untold. Thank you all for reading, and I'll see you later.
