Not in the mood

I just have not been in the mood to write on here recently. At first I felt guilty about it, but then I thought...."Wait a minute! This blog is for my pleasure and although hopefully a few of my family members and friends will enjoy it, it's mainly for me, so why feel guilty when a period of time comes along and I'm just not in the mood to post?"

I think that in the hectic world we all live in today that we sometimes put too much pressure on ourselves. There are enough things out there that DO demand pressure such as doing well in school, or doing well in a job or trying to do well as a spouse and/or parent, that to put pressure on ourselves to write on a blog every day is ludicrous.

Now don't get me wrong....I really ENJOY having this blog....especially the posts that have pretty pictures with them....it's a GREAT way for me to look back and remember what I was doing or thinking in any particular timeframe, but I am the one in control of it...not vice-versa!

So why haven't I been in the mood to write on here recently? I'm not really sure, and I guess it really doesn't matter. Part of it has been an underlying depression....part has been that I've been busy....and part has been that I have just wanted to read some good books, watch some TV, and connect with people on Facebook and other discussion groups. But all of those are just excuses...the main reason has been that I just haven't felt like it.

Since I last posted, I have spent another week with my daughter at her dog training school. It sure wasn't what I thought it would be like, mainly because my dog, Sam, died suddenly and very unexpectedly the second day that I was there. I was so shocked....felt as though life had given me a punch in the stomach....just was not expecting that at all!!! I plan to post a note soon all about remembering Sam.....but probably won't get around to that until after I am in Myrtle Beach.

Yep, that's right! I go to Myrtle Beach for a week beginning Saturday, March 28th and trust me, I really need that week....by myself...finally getting a chance to work on some personal projects that I have been putting off way too long. I'll be staying in a gorgeous deluxe one-bedroom condo overlooking the ocean. I can't think of a better place to work! And work I shall! But it will be enjoyable work! I've got four projects that I've been trying to do for about six months now and have just been too busy. But in Myrtle Beach, I shall have no interruptions...not even the dogs, Alex & Kyla, because they're not allowed in the condo. I hate that...but for this one time, it's going to be beneficial to me because I'll be able to concentrate on just ME! I can just see me now....waking up....having my first cup of coffee sitting on the balcony overlooking the ocean, enjoying the scents and the sounds....and then going back into the condo to the dining room table and working on my projects...all the while being able to look out anytime I want over the ocean.

Sounds pretty good, eh? So until then, dear blog....I bid you adieu. See you in Myrtle Beach!