*peeks around corner*

[slr2moons]

Um....hi, guys. *waves sheepishly*

So...I see it's been over three months since my last post. I'm sorry, if anyone has missed me. The past few months have been a non-stop scramble with work. When I'm super-stressed, I withdraw from social interaction--including posting online, and all I really want to do is sleep, eat, sleep, sleep, and sleep some more. And when I'm sleeping ~12 hours a day, including naps, it doesn't help me get any work done. *sigh*

The fun every-other-weekly write-ins I've been doing this year ended before my last post, and I do miss them. Again, if it weren't for the weekly-weekly walks with Mab and Sno, the only actual people I'd have conversations with in these months would be my regular grocery store checkout woman and the Fed-Ex guy. (The same guy has been bringing me my Viz stuff since I moved here. We're on a first-name basis.)

Those of you who Yuletide have probably noticed I stuck to my guns and didn't sign up this year. It would have been my fifth year, but...given my already heavy stress levels, I think I made the right choice. I followed the Yuletide coms and threads on FFA and such for a couple weeks, but I had to stop. It was too painful to see everyone having fun and chatting, while I was just watching and knowing I really shouldn't sign up this year. It was easier to cut it all off. I haven't arranged any write-ins for the Portland area. I hope someone else is taking care of that. *wistful sigh* And I also stop reading my friends list, to avoid all the painful Yuletide cheer.

Yes, today I loaded my friends page for the first time in a month and a half. I don't know if I'll ever manage to read everything I missed, but I'm going to try.

I'm sorry my sadness of forcing myself to skip Yuletide kept me away from all of you. Checking my friends page has been part of my daily routine for years, but I let it fizzle away. And I remember when I had to force myself to post only once a day. ^^; I miss those fun days of LJ, when my traffic stats showed I had 50 different visitors a week!

I want to post more. I hope you'd like to read more. C: I'm going to try.

I've missed everyone. *hugs*

Comments

[mab]

I'm right there with you on the stress and having to cut back on fandom front. So annoying and really sad making. I do look forward to our weekly walks.

I wondered what had happened to the every other week write ins. Maybe we can start them back up again around spring time.

Anytime you feel a bit too much alone, hit me up by text. I'm more than willing to bring my laptop over and plug away at projects. (Have to be early on weekdays, since I need to pick up kids starting at 3:00 pm - but the option is there. :)

*hugs*

[slr2moons]

*clings back* The difficult thing about fandom versus real life is that fandom things like Yuletide and write-ins make me happy. But they take time and energy. The balance between what I WANT to do and what I NEED to do is so difficult to find. X|

I'm hoping we can resume the write-ins after the holiday season. Maybe mid January?

DOOD, I will totally text you to come over and keep me company when I'm feeling particularly strung out. What hours are you available after the kids are home for the day?????

[(Anonymous)]

After kids get home I'm available after 6:30 pm. :)

[snottygrrl]

::runs over::

::cuddles you close::

::zips off::

[slr2moons]

*hugs back* I'm so glad you've joined Mab and me on our walks. It's so good to see you almost every week!!

[the_rck]

The whole skipping Yuletide thing has gotten to me, too. I followed some threads about it when I was thinking I might be able to write a treat or two, but I really can't do that, so I was just torturing myself.

[slr2moons]

My sympathies that you had to bow out of Yuletide this year, too. It's nice not be alone with it, though. C:

I haven't looked at a single person's letter for treating purposes. Too much work and stress to deal with when the letters post went up (which I only saw on FFA, as I'd stopped loading the flist by then). I promised a friend I would write her a Yuletide treat this year, and that's why I nommed one specific fandom and set of characters. Even if that's the only fic I manage this year, I am going to do it!

But I do hope I can manage more. Perhaps for some of my previous Yuletide authors, who have been so kind to me. *wistful sigh*

Best of luck for you, too.

[olivermoss]

I also miss the write-ins. Since I'm not a Yule-tider if any others are happening it would be awkward for me to go even if I knew about them. I hope work is under control soon. Let me know if you want to get out and do anything to break up the patterns :)

[slr2moons]

*hugs* So glad to see a comment from you! Thanks. C:

Work is remaining steady. Still just Requiem and Seraph. *knocks on wood* How does your schedule look until New Years? You going anywhere for the holidays? I would love to hang out and maybe even write some. ^^

[olivermoss]

No holiday plans. I do want to get a change of scenery for a few days, but being outside of Portland makes my food stuff way more annoying to deal with.

Doing some hang outs or write ins would be great :)