Back Again

So, let's see.  I posted once and only once this year for my infamously inane "Countdown to Spring" series.  It was a year before that for the last post, also for that series.  As deconditioned as I became physically, especially in the last three months (thank you COVID-19), I became similarly out of shape creatively.  Not just in not posting anything here, but in general.  It wasn't that life got in the way, but more that I let it get in the way and let things slide.  There's always a reason to not do something that's good for you, right?  Too tired, too busy, too stressed and the biggee, too lazy.

Well, just as I started eating properly and exercising again, I'll start getting reacquainted with my creative side, both here and in general.  I don't have much of an audience for this blog anymore because I haven't been posting.  It's now mostly made up of spammers looking to hawk their product in the comments section.  Bad news for them, the comments section is moderated.  But maybe, with time, folks will come back.  We'll see.  Even if they don't, I'll still be writing here.

And to my muse, which likely took an extended vacation in idyllic locations that I always wanted to go to, it's time to punch the clock.

Happy New Year

Oh, gee, have we reached the new year?  Time flies.

Didn't write the third part of my "Moving Out and On" series, but I'm sure no one minded.  Haven't written anything since September and I'm sure few noticed.

I had a year of abrupt change and adapting to new situations.  Not calling it a bad year, as these changes were required on multiple levels.  But, my muse got tired of waiting as my writing, poetry, etc., took a back seat and the self-inflicted creative stifling (read writer's block) took over. 

But, the dust has pretty much settled on all things new in my life, and  I'm fairly sure things will be getting better here as a result. 

No self-applied pressure to achieve here – no, not much.

Yo, Muse – hit the time-clock.

And So, After Having Caught My Breath ...

... I will be returning to my blogging ways starting in May.

It won't be daily, like I was trying to do with the Countdown to Spring series, but I will be posting here again with some regularity.  Will it be interesting?  Who knows?  One person's boring claptrap is another person's fascinating masterpiece. Hopefully, it'll fall between those two extremes somewhere.

Stay tuned.

Fair Warning – Coming off Hiatus

That's right, I'm back.  Miss me?

For those who still occasionally wander through and wonder if my last post in late January was going to be the final thought off the top of my head posted here, the answer is, well ...

NO!

Between starting a new job in January and writing daily entries on the other blog from early February to mid-March (Countdown to Spring - go read it (again), if you're bored), my brain was a little fried and preoccupied.  Hey, I can barely walk and chew gum at the same time.  Something had to give.

So, after a wordsmithing vacation that ran from March 21st until now, preferring to give myself and the world a break for a time, I will be returning to the land of Blogger/Blogspot in May to have my say once more.  Will try to keep it worth the effort to continue searching for and navigating through here.

And, hey, to whoever's stopping by from Russia to check out this and the other blog – assuming you're not just some internet savvy person from down the street bouncing your IP address around the globe – what can I say but Spasibo za chteniye.

And if that doesn't say "Thanks for reading," in flawless Russian, blame Google Translate.

Thanks for reading, everybody.