The familiar idiom “back in the saddle” means to return to something after an absence; to make another attempt after failure, interruption, or setback. I only published one blog post in the past year, and I haven’t worked on a manuscript since last spring. But as the Public Relations Officer for our Band Boosters, I have been writing a considerable amount in the form of press releases, weekly newsletters, and social media posts.

This month, I celebrated my two-year anniversary as a sidewalke...