Hey guys I'm back! Sorry I have been in a seriously depressed funk since the end of December, and am slowly getting out of it. I think getting accepted to do a Post-Graduate certificate helped with that. But let's see, what have I been up to since being absent? Well, my work situation went from being busy to chaotic with a new company taking over the site I'm working at (contract security is a pain). We were given the option of sticking with the security company and leaving the site (and a epic pay raise ($5/hr for me)) or staying at the site and switching companies. Well I chose the money, even though that meant my schedule would be a continental rotation. So basically that means I do 2 weeks of day shifts, and then 2 weeks of night shifts. Night shifts, seem like the perfect time to write doesn't it? I thought so, but I have had no drive to write. I've had the flu twice in as many months, which sucked.
In December I started a new drug to help me lose weight as the gym isn't an option for me right now (herniated disc in my lower back, which means in case you're wondering, that my lower back is basically dislocated and pinching on nerves and other important stuff). So since then I've dropped 20 lbs (yay!) and have got a bit of my old movement back so I am not complaining about the sweets I haven't been eating, or the appetite I haven't really had.
In the beginning of February I had an urge, a calling if you will, to apply back to school to further my career, not as a security guard/supervisor, but in my chosen field of Classics and Archaeology. I applied for carious Museum Studies courses at local colleges, and within less than a week had two unconditional offers of acceptance, and one wait-list (for reasons to numerous to go into). Well the program I accepted is a Post-Graduate certificate in Museum Management and Curatorship, because I would absolutely LOVE to run my own exhibit somewhere like the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum). So this got me back in the mood a little bit, but I still couldn't get up the desire to write, or even log on to the site. I dropped out of my band for this season, as I had only been to 3 rehearsals in 3 months and practices were weekly. I have literally had no desire to do anything, including work.
Something the other day changed, my husband asked me if I had written anything recently, as he knows about my stories (even if he hasn't read them yet), and knows that I am still getting favourited/followed. Which, thank you so much for, by the way. I wish I could say those notification had given me a kick in the pants, but they didn't. It wasn't until I logged back on earlier this week and started reading one specific story, which will be mentioned in the next chapter, is really what got the ball rolling. Ideas began returning and I found the desire to write. I have also started the plan for the ending of the arc I'm on, which may or may not be the end of my story, that hasn't been decided yet.
I would lastly like to thank all of your who have stuck with me through my absenteeism, it was not planned, nor is it fair to you all. I beg your forgiveness, and would love to promise that it won't happen again, but I can't make that promise. Please know that even while I couldn't bring myself to write, you were all always in my thoughts. With that being said, I give you (either today by 7 pm EST or Monday) the next chapter, which is GaLe! (I can't remember if I promised Cana and Bacchus, but I'll save the chapter I have for them, for the one-off series I have planned, that may or may not start soon, wow I'm being ever so helpful aren't I?)
Arigato gozaimasu,
Elysia Waterchild
