the past several weeks have been unbelievably terrible, but i wont bore you with the details of that here! jotleaf is where i go to whine about my life these days. i will say, though, that everything i've been going through lately has left me so exhausted and depressed i haven't felt like touching my tablet. right now i'm using a broken laptop hooked up to a tv for all my internet-ing. it's not a very good setup! the good news is i'll be getting a brand new laptop on monday thanks to jim, so maybe i'll start being more active online soon. i say 'maybe' because at the end of the day i'm so tired i usually fall asleep around 8 PM and don't wake up til morning!
i just got done taking some pumpkin bread out of the oven, so the whole house smells good right now. it's amazing how much of a positive impact little things like that can have on your mood! our christmas tree is up and decorated and lights and garland are strung up all over the house. that must be my favourite part of this holiday. i don't think there will ever come a time where the decorations don't excite me! i also love lighting candles at night and seeing their reflections flickering in the windows. gifts are great, but the older i get, the less i care about them. it sounds cliche, i know, but the most important part of the holidays is being with the ones you love and letting them know how much they mean to you.
this update probably didn't need to happen, but it did anyway! after the holidays i'll probably start using this blog again for talking about my characters. maybe occasionally for sharing things in my life too! i'm tired of lurking online and would like to be more active soon. we'll see what happens!
