{"id":4551,"date":"2013-08-13T14:25:33","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T21:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=4551"},"modified":"2022-03-25T21:03:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T04:03:45","slug":"breathing-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/08\/13\/breathing-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Breathing Space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve been in a state of overwhelm lately. It&#8217;s not all bad, it&#8217;s just a lot. A lot to take in, a lot to think about, a lot to do. And still, I&#8217;m supposed to sleep every night? Nah, when everyone else is sleeping is the one time I can think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve got several posts on back burners in various stages of the editing process and most of them pretty deep. But I wasn&#8217;t up for deep today. I need breathing space. Fresh ocean air and plenty of space to breathe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I&#8217;m sharing it with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/147.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"717\" data-attachment-id=\"4552\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/08\/13\/breathing-space\/147-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/147.jpg?fit=4288%2C2848\" data-orig-size=\"4288,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1288120448&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"147\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/147.jpg?fit=640%2C425\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/147.jpg?resize=1080%2C717\" alt=\"147\" class=\"wp-image-4552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/147.jpg?w=4288 4288w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/147.jpg?resize=300%2C199 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/147.jpg?resize=640%2C425 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/147.jpg?w=2160 2160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/147.jpg?w=3240 3240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/174.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"717\" data-attachment-id=\"4553\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/08\/13\/breathing-space\/attachment\/174\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/174.jpg?fit=4288%2C2848\" data-orig-size=\"4288,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1288121004&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"174\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/174.jpg?fit=640%2C425\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/174.jpg?resize=1080%2C717\" alt=\"174\" class=\"wp-image-4553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/174.jpg?w=4288 4288w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/174.jpg?resize=300%2C199 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/174.jpg?resize=640%2C425 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/174.jpg?w=2160 2160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/174.jpg?w=3240 3240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ll be alright, and I&#8217;ll catch up with myself soon enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been in a state of overwhelm lately. 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