Things are getting busy around here, folks.
This week I’m working over sixty hours. I can’t complain – it means lots of overtime pay, and I can use the money! Besides, most of my hours are the overnight shift when the clients are asleep and I really have a lot of “downtime” to just relax and watch TV, etc. (It’s a 24/7 residential program, so someone has to be on duty at all times).
But it also means I’m not home much, and thus not near the computer.
I really need to buy a laptop. That’s on my wish list.
Truthfully though, even with the overnight hours there is still enough on the job to keep me pretty busy, so blogging isn’t exactly on my mind these days.
It’s more like “where did Client A lose his keys THIS time?” or “Can Client B just give me ONE night of not wetting the bed at two in the morning?!?” or… Goddess forbid … “Please don’t let Client C have another temper tantrum, start throwing things, and put another hole in the wall.”
Blogging keeps me sane – when I have time to do it, that is.
Yet as much as I enjoy it (and would prefer to keep my sanity reasonably intact), I have come to recognize an honest reality…
I’m under no obligation to have to keep throwing up posts just to give folks something new to read.
Harsh, but true.
Don’t get me wrong – I enjoy writing for my readers, and I hope you enjoy reading what I post here.
But blogging should be a joy, not a task.
Getting clients up in the morning, getting them bathed and dressed and fed, and driving them to their jobs or day programs is a task. Not that I don’t like it, because I do. But I do it because frankly… I like to eat. I like to watch cable TV. I like to sleep (what little time I get to do it these days)… preferably in a warm bed under a secure roof.
Doing all of the above requires that little mandatory item known as a paycheck. Much like commercials on TV and advertisements in magazines, it pays the bills.
Hence, the sixty-plus hours.
And since I want to keep blogging as something that I do for the love of it, it’s taking a bit of a break for awhile.
Ohhhh… I might put up the random post here and there just to let y’all know I haven’t died yet. But at least for the next two or three weeks, until things quiet down a little bit, don’t expect to see a whole lot of activity around the Crossroads.
If you’ve been a long-time fan of my writing, thank you for sticking it out with me. I’ll be back soon, I promise.
If you’re a newcomer just getting to know your way around this place, now is a good time to catch up on some of my past posts and get to know a little more about the Crossroads, the woman who resides here, and the folks who stop by. Feel free to browse around… you will see some of my favorite posts listed on the menu at the right, and others can be found by clicking on the various topics in the Categories section.
You can also visit some of the other blogs/vlogs that I recommend, or various links that I’ve found interesting.
Gotta run… the clients are begging me to make pancakes.
~ Ocean
This sculpture shows the sign for "connect"...and that is what Deaf Pagan Crossroads is all about - making connections. Connections between Deafhood and Paganism, connections between the Deaf Community and the Hearing Community, connections between myself as the writer and you as the reader. I hope you will take the time to read my various posts, some of which are listed below. Welcome to the Crossroads, and I hope you make some connections here!
Your clients are lucky to have you.
Go take care of em, Osh. We’ll still be here when you get back.
I (as usual, lol) have to agree with Hawk. Your clients are very fortunate indeed. 🙂
Please take good care of you too!
Or you might become ill…
And then a couple of witches might show up at your door with all manner of odd decoctations and such for you to drink, for to make you all better again.
Love Ya!
-Fyre
If those “odd decoctations” includes a bottle of mead…
then I’m sick.
😉
Agreed 100%! I liked the vlog DeafRoger posted last month, saying unless we specifically agreed to post daily, we don’t have to apologize for not blogging daily/frequently. Still, a quick note explaining a slowdown or hiatus is not a bad idea.
I too have taken leave of blogging, thanks to my new job (temporary so far, but occupies lots of my time!), but haven’t vanished for good. So I can sympathize…
Yes, DO get a laptop! They’re quite handy!
I want to quote the other comments here. Blogging is fun, is a great way to meet new people and to practice writting skills, to vent, etc., but of course it’s not an obligation. It’s great that you let us know about the break, though, so nobody will get worried thinking anything bad happened. You’ll have a busy time now, and as we all know where you are at the blogosphere, no need to worry, we’l be here indeed, when you come back! 🙂 Have a good time, don’t work too hard!!
And forget about returning the favor later about the linking stuff, it was just because this is a great blog and I thought it would be cool more people getting to know about it.
Kisses and hugs from Nydia. *blessed be*