well, you might have noticed that today i popped back into dA. for those of you who didn't notice, too bad. so what have i been doing?
well, to be honest, i think i just burned out. running one of the largest clubs (and trying to run another one), became overwhelming. life became to "real" and demanding and it all culminated in me getting sick with glandular fever and cutting back my work hours. just as i was getting better, one of my close friends was diagnosed with breast cancer and needed someone to help her through some really tough times. good news is, she's now finished all her treatment, and we're now just praying that it's had a positive effect on the cancer/s.
around june, we also had another challenging time when i fell pregnant. my husband and i had been trying and didn't expect it to happen quite so quickly, but there you are! however we did have a bumpy start and weren't quite sure if bubs would make it through the first trimester.. long story short, here i am
6 months pregnant and
somewhat enjoying the ninja type kicking going on in my belly. it hasn't been all roses along the way though, and i've just had to take it easy and look after myself. quick answers for all those inquisitive people:
- i'm due around march 29th (so if i leave suddenly, good chances i'm busy)
- gender unknown - we asked them not to look
- so far a healthy ninja with keen kicking skills
- names picked, but you'll have to bribe me to find them out
- nursery almost finished
- maternity leave booked from feb 13th 2009 (for 12 months)
as far as photography goes, i took a long break from that too. despite buying some new gear, i haven't touched it except to take some shots of a college friends newest addition and maybe some other little snaps here and there. i know, shocking isn't it?
my beloved ~
disgracian has now finished uni and is working hard to bring home some bacon too now.. it's all been happening this year.
there have been lots of ups and lots of downs this year, and i certainly won't be sad to see it go - especially knowing that 2009 will bring a whole new bunch of challenges. but hopefully, my batteries have re-charged enough that i'll be good to deal with them as they come.
to anyone from the =
flower-club, my apologies for dropping the club so quickly and without much notice. i just had so much on. i know people will say "you could have asked someone else to... la la la" but it's not that easy to give away such a big project. hopefully one day in the near future, i'll re-open the club with a management team to help, but for now, it shall remain in limbo, enjoying a well earned break. i hope all it's members can understand.
so, what were your ups and downs of 2008? anything ya wanna share and get off ya chest, feel free...
here comes 2009..
so let's not get to tied down with things.
tired
