...post on your blog that you feel like crap and then just disappear for a few days. Thanks for the comments and the emails. I am much, much better. In fact, that last blog entry was probably my low point and I've been steadily better every day since.
Lesson: Don't assume nearly-recovered is good enough for road tripping and a late night of bringing in the New Year.
I'm keeping a fresh list of news and notes for things to blog about under my keyboard, but quite honestly, these days, I'm spending so much work time looking at my computer monitor that in my "off" hours, I'm likely to roam elsewhere. Finding the balance between work and play has been a bit of a struggle. Kids and family come first! That is the resolution I probably need to scribble on my forehead for 2008. (Or probably better on the backs of my hands since I spend more time looking at them than in a mirror -- as is obvious from the state of my hair ;-)
There is certainly a lot to be said for the good and the bad of working from home, but I'm definitely still leaning more toward good. I'm also feeling quite fortunate that working from home as a writer is an option for me. As well as fitting with what I've spent years doing/saying I want to do anyway, it fits with the kind of life I want to live. It allows me to stay home with the kids and continue our projects/explorations/lives much in the usual manner. It's also challenging and proof to me (not as if I needed it) that learning is an never-ending process.
It doesn't matter how old you are, there is always a way to make your life richer and more fulfilling... be it slowing down to appreciate what you have right here and now or opening your mind to tackle something bigger and better than you ever have before.
Did I mention that I'm feeling better?
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