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Every time I go months without posting I feel this need to explain when I post again. Sometimes this imagined need delays the actual posting. Frequently, actually.
Unfortunately there's not much to explain. I've been busy; unfortunately not with much worth writing home on LJ about. I keep thinking I'll do stuff "this evening" or "tomorrow" but then I never have the time I think I will. I suppose that's just life but for some reason I'm not accustomed to it. Writing on LJ still falls behind writing thank-you notes, which I was officially overdue on about four months ago. And then I keep taking on new projects that seem like they won't take much time at all (letting my galliard challenge for Den Mother) and wind up feeling terrible when I fall behind. Even when I try to be proactive I fall behind. And, well, bah.
In news that is new: I've been offered a promotion! I was actually fairly certain I hadn't gotten the position, since I interviewed three weeks ago, heard they were checking my references two and a half weeks ago and then heard nothing more until today. I suspect I may have originally been their second choice, but since they came to their senses I shall not complain. Actually I have spent most of the day squee-ing, and trying to figure out when I can go through my wardrobe to figure out what's still usable and what I have to buy (and where the heck I'm going to get the money before I get my miniscule raise). I won't miss schlepping blueprints every day, but I will miss wearing blue jeans.
In different news, it seems I shall have a fireman, a stormtrooper and Batgirl at my house for Halloween. This marks the first year that Bean has not been afraid of Halloween (seriously, last year he freaked out when we went near the orange and black aisles in Target) and I'm very excited! I'm also excited to be helping throw Doodlebug's class party on Oct 30, even though I had totally forgotten I'd volunteered to do so until the friendly reminder e-mail showed up on Monday. Eeeek!
I don't know if I'm doing NaNoWriMo this year. I want to -- I always want to -- but I'm thinking this year that it might be better not to add one more bullet item to my list of Undone Things To Feel Bad About. Maybe I'll just help craymore with his (as much as I ever manage to "help", anyway....)
Unfortunately there's not much to explain. I've been busy; unfortunately not with much worth writing home on LJ about. I keep thinking I'll do stuff "this evening" or "tomorrow" but then I never have the time I think I will. I suppose that's just life but for some reason I'm not accustomed to it. Writing on LJ still falls behind writing thank-you notes, which I was officially overdue on about four months ago. And then I keep taking on new projects that seem like they won't take much time at all (letting my galliard challenge for Den Mother) and wind up feeling terrible when I fall behind. Even when I try to be proactive I fall behind. And, well, bah.
In news that is new: I've been offered a promotion! I was actually fairly certain I hadn't gotten the position, since I interviewed three weeks ago, heard they were checking my references two and a half weeks ago and then heard nothing more until today. I suspect I may have originally been their second choice, but since they came to their senses I shall not complain. Actually I have spent most of the day squee-ing, and trying to figure out when I can go through my wardrobe to figure out what's still usable and what I have to buy (and where the heck I'm going to get the money before I get my miniscule raise). I won't miss schlepping blueprints every day, but I will miss wearing blue jeans.
In different news, it seems I shall have a fireman, a stormtrooper and Batgirl at my house for Halloween. This marks the first year that Bean has not been afraid of Halloween (seriously, last year he freaked out when we went near the orange and black aisles in Target) and I'm very excited! I'm also excited to be helping throw Doodlebug's class party on Oct 30, even though I had totally forgotten I'd volunteered to do so until the friendly reminder e-mail showed up on Monday. Eeeek!
I don't know if I'm doing NaNoWriMo this year. I want to -- I always want to -- but I'm thinking this year that it might be better not to add one more bullet item to my list of Undone Things To Feel Bad About. Maybe I'll just help craymore with his (as much as I ever manage to "help", anyway....)