Gather around, lovelies. It all begins once upon a time …
Once upon a time, a teensy, naive book blogger decided it’d be a great idea to get a second job while still blogging. And the harder she tried, the behinder she got, until eventually her TBR rose up to destroy her, and now she’s a vengeful spirit rambling on about books. THE END.
Or something like that.
The main takeaway from this post, to get straight to the point, is I may not be as active as I usually am.
If I start missing your posts or don’t comment as much, it’s not because I hate you. I promise, I still love your face. I’m going to at least make sure I respond to people who comment on my posts and check out your blogs, as I normally do, but … those notification emails are sort of piling up. At this point, they might just do me in before my TBR does. It’s a toss-up.
With the holidays coming up, my grandfather’s dementia getting worse, working two jobs, keeping the offspring alive, and now my brother-in-law moving in with us … I’m a little … wait for it … booked.
Get it?! Sorry. I’ll see myself out now.
I’ve fallen behind on ARCs, which I absolutely hate, and because I’m wired really weird, I feel like a horrible failure when I’ve promised to review something and I don’t get the reviews in on time. So I’ve really been considering where and how I spend my time, and I’ve realized that something somewhere has to give. I love my blog hopping and checking out what everyone’s posting, but at the end of the day, I really need to be using that time to play catch-up.
TL;DR I love you all, and thanks for sticking with me, even though I’ll be less active on the blog hopping scene until probably early next year and my replies to comments will be slow at times.
This has been a random PSA from your friendly local bookwyrm. I now return you to your scheduled programming.
Aww Sammie! Life tends to take over sometimes and we all have to step back at times and deal with stuff. Take careπ
Thanks so much! We totally do. But I also feel bad because I love reading everyone’s blogs. xD My emotion knob is forever just broken on guilty haha.
I have always been in awe of people who manage to post regularly, whilst working full time and looking after their children and family at the same time. So I fully understand. Personally, I am happy, if I manage one post a week, but if I don’t that is fine as well. Sometimes life has to take priority.
One post a week is fabulous. It’s about quality, not quantity. π Some weeks, I can post almost every day. Other weeks, I just feel like … what is blog? xD
Awww, I’ve sorry your life is so chaotic and you have so much on your plate! Hopefully things will settle down sooner than later for you. And any sort of distance or decrease in activity is totally understandable!
And I know it’s easier said than done, but don’t stress about the ARCs–we’re all with ya on stressing and being behind. π¬
Happy reading and I hope you have a great week!
Thanks! It’s chaotic in a good way I like to think, though. I’m loving my second job. It’s just more exhausting than I thought haha.
I get it. The move has kicked my ass. We will get through
Ahhh, change is fun, right? xD Not at all exhausting. Nope. We’re doing fiiiiine.
I hope things would settle down soon for you. Take care! π
Thank you! You and me both. xD
Itβs hard to keep up with it all!! Especially when so much is going on in your life. Take the time you need! Self-care, girl!! I love reading your blog and connecting w you in comments. Iβll still be around when you get back!! Good luck and Happy Holidays! xo
Thank you so much. <3 Self-care is so haaaard. I'd much rather just chat on blogs all day. :P
Take all the time you need to settle into your new routine! It sounds a bit hectic, but it also sounds like you should be able to adjust, given time. We’ll be here when you have breathing room again!
For sure! I’m already starting to adjust a little more each week, so that’s good. Time just seems to fly, though, and I get behind before I even know it.