One of my three remaining readers pointed out to me that my blog posting has become irregular. Blogging is such a strange way to spend ones time. There is a whole inner colony of blogging pals who basically make alliances with each other. These groups read each others posts, leave comments and then try to help elevate each others work. This can be done at a place like humor-blogs.com, where I have asked (with lukewarm response, I might add) people to go and click a smiley emoticon.
I have also seen blogs asking for you to "Stumble" this! or "Digg" this! I have no fucking clue what that stuff is. (Really, I don't. What does it mean? Do I need it? Does it feel good? Should I do it? What the fuck does it DO???)
My point is, the alliance only works if you participate in it. Once you stop reading others you'll find that you've been dropped like a bad habit (and let's face it...I probably am a bad habit).
Anyway, here is a brief synopsis of why I have flaked off:
September - Husband was laid off. Then Hurricane Ike hit Texas and we couldn't buy gas. Turns out that it's hard to find a job when you can't get gas in the car. At the end of the month we threw a party and tried to be happy that I had turned 40.
October - Hubs got a job offer - in Florida. He accepted it and moved down there about a week later, leaving me in Atlanta with three kids and the fucking dog. And I have to get our house ready to sell in a market where houses aren't doing too well.
But at least I get to have borderline stalking type relationships with several real estate agents! That's super awesome! Call me again, Ladies! Because you know I LOVE having older ladies with their suspiciously monochromatic hair sprayed into a helmet, creeping through my yard, stealthily leaving "Getting Rid of Your Home: How I'm Gonna Do It" marketing plans in my mailbox.
So there you have it, folks. The reason why I've been MIA isn't apathy at all - it's self-absorption due to the stress of single parenthood and an upcoming move that's supposed to happen in 5 weeks. I can tell you - I really miss blogging. In fact, I keep find myself hoping for a bad bout with diarrhea so that I can justify sitting in the bathroom for hours on end, satisfying my inner writer. I even ate raw oysters the other day. See?! - I'm begging for it!
I have also seen blogs asking for you to "Stumble" this! or "Digg" this! I have no fucking clue what that stuff is. (Really, I don't. What does it mean? Do I need it? Does it feel good? Should I do it? What the fuck does it DO???)
My point is, the alliance only works if you participate in it. Once you stop reading others you'll find that you've been dropped like a bad habit (and let's face it...I probably am a bad habit).
Anyway, here is a brief synopsis of why I have flaked off:
September - Husband was laid off. Then Hurricane Ike hit Texas and we couldn't buy gas. Turns out that it's hard to find a job when you can't get gas in the car. At the end of the month we threw a party and tried to be happy that I had turned 40.
October - Hubs got a job offer - in Florida. He accepted it and moved down there about a week later, leaving me in Atlanta with three kids and the fucking dog. And I have to get our house ready to sell in a market where houses aren't doing too well.
But at least I get to have borderline stalking type relationships with several real estate agents! That's super awesome! Call me again, Ladies! Because you know I LOVE having older ladies with their suspiciously monochromatic hair sprayed into a helmet, creeping through my yard, stealthily leaving "Getting Rid of Your Home: How I'm Gonna Do It" marketing plans in my mailbox.
So there you have it, folks. The reason why I've been MIA isn't apathy at all - it's self-absorption due to the stress of single parenthood and an upcoming move that's supposed to happen in 5 weeks. I can tell you - I really miss blogging. In fact, I keep find myself hoping for a bad bout with diarrhea so that I can justify sitting in the bathroom for hours on end, satisfying my inner writer. I even ate raw oysters the other day. See?! - I'm begging for it!
Comments
I hope things work out quickly so your family can all be together again!
"Poor Bex!!! It really does sound like life it sucking hard right now."
See?
Hey, it's cheaper than therapy.
Sorry for the stress, and I really wish there was some way I could be more of a help to ya Bex!!
Karen - Nope, unfortunately it looks more like Miami or Ft. Lauderdale.
Lic C - Wow...YOU are GOOD!
Jormengrund - You have piqued the curiosity of my inner Cougar...just how strapping are they???
I'll tell you. One's 23, he's 6'5" tall, and he's about 325 pounds.. ALL MUSCLE!
The reason? He's trying to become a professional body builder!
The other, well he's 26, 6'2 210 pounds. He's a bit on the thin side, and not as physically imposing as my other cousin.
He's a CPA, and is quite busy, but I tend to bother him enough to get his butt off the computer chair from time to time!
sorry everything is sucking right now:(
Your stress however is perfectly legit and you are amazing to post all this good stuff, so there!
Lidian
My wife lost her job in October. Fortunately she found another job a couple of weeks ago. But we're now on month 3 of trying to sell our house. Joy. Ironically, we're in Texas, but got absolutely nothing from Ike. Go figure.
Hope things work out and glad you're hubs found a job even if it is in Florida. ;o)
HUGS
maybe if you move to florida you can find damon and kick his ass for deserting us. and HOW does that boy manage to hover around number 30 at HB without a single freaking post?! stupid site glitch.
I wish you all the best in getting it all done - which you will, 'cause who the hell else is going to do it?
I think I might have racked up a few pity votes, too, and while I'm not absolutely proud of that (I'd rather earn them), at this point I'll take what I can get!
Thanks to you all!!!
Bex
And I know what you mean about the blog traffic. I've been overhwelmingly busy and unable to read/comment much, which has caused a dive in my own traffic. It's a fickle blog world!