I started blogging only five months ago, but it feels like I’ve been doing it forever. In a good way. Maybe because I had planned this for ages and therefore it seems like an absolutely natural part of my life.

Since March, I’ve been posting 6 days a week. I have posted despite the totally insane work hours, one time going home from the office at 3AM and still getting up at 7AM, writing the post, taking the pictures and putting it all online. I have only missed one day, at the height of the Greek crisis, when I was so completely exhausted that I simply could not keep my eyes open (and you kind of need to be conscious for blogging).

I am telling you this not to brag – although I must admit I’m pretty impressed with my own discipline – but to explain why I’m moving to the summer schedule as of today. I know it doesn’t look like much, but blogging does require a significant amount of time and energy. I love doing it, but I also need to rest. I’m leaving for holidays in a few hours, going to Estonia to see my family and friends, to read and to cook and to generally lounge about.

So for the rest of August, I’ll be blogging three times a week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and if I don’t have access to the Internet, possibly even less. If you feel like seeing more of me, like me on Facebook or Instagram (@lifeinacoldclimate), where I’ll be likely to share stuff more often, as it requires less effort.

During the past 5 months, there have been 10 000 people visiting Life in a Cold Climate (OK, about a third of them I owe to Amanda Palmer for sharing this, but still) and I find this quite amazing. Even better, most people who come actually stay for a while and read things. There’s also a core group of regular readers to whom I’m eternally grateful for sticking with me and making it all worthwhile.

I hope at least some of you will still be here in the autumn and I’m already looking forward to writing about September style, berry lips, hearty stews and serious books.

Thank you for reading.