Yes, it’s true! I’m taking some time off. For the very first time in nearly 20 years of blogging, I’ve decided I’m never, EVER going to get caught up, or even find time to finish my current WIP, if I don’t take some time off from my blog. I need a few uninterrupted days to sit down and WRITE for a change. Plus, we’ve been working very hard on some deferred maintenance issues with our house and yard, and I need a few days to focus on that before the temps get even higher than the 92 degrees that are already upon us here in Florida.
With this in mind, I’m not going to be available on The Write Stuff for the next two weeks, so my usual bi-weekly features (#MondayMeme, #GuestDayTuesday, #ThorsDaySmile, and #FirstlineFriday) will be on hiatus, too. And I probably won’t be able to do much in the way of sharing while I’m officially gone, though if I can squeeze a reblog or two in, I will.
This is NOT an easy thing for me to do, being addicted to blogging as I am. I mean, I don’t even take weekends off! Ever! I will miss ALL of you while I’m working on other things, but I think I’ll return feeling much better for the break and the chance to dig out from under the heap of things I’m behind on.
I know you’ll all understand and will forgive me for missing some posts on your blogs, but just know that if I didn’t feel it was necessary, I wouldn’t do it. Thanks, and you guys behave yourselves while I’m away. (No talking about me behind my back! 😀 )
(NOTE: I will still be checking my email daily, so if you need me for anything, you can always reach me that way. )
See you in two weeks!
Have a great break. Sending hugs.
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Thanks, Darlene. (You have no idea how weird this seems to me. Makes me very nervous.)
See you on the other side! 😀
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Sounds like the “Write” decision, Marcia…
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I think you’re exactly write, Bill! 😀 It’s a good plan, even if it’s completely foreign to my nature. But it will sure be helpful going forward, I think. Thanks for stopping by. Always nice go see you! 🙂
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I hope you have a productive break, Marcia.
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Thanks, John. I hope so, too. (I’d hate to think I’d be missing my blogging friends for nothing! 😯 )
See you on the other side. 🙂
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See ya soon. Good luck with the home maintenance and the writing!
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Thanks, Priscilla! I hope to make some good progress on both, so I can breathe a little easier. 🙂
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Totally understandable. Wishing you much success.
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Thanks, Joan. I appreciate that. Will be back soon, hopefully with a whole bunch of stuff accomplished! 🙂
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Breaks are needed, Marcia. I’m already planning to take off the entire month of November again. Without blogging breaks, it’s impossible to make good, solid writing progress. Wishing you much success. And, of course, I’ll be here when you return! Big HUGS!!!
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Nobody ‘splained that part to me, Mae. 😀 I managed to write 7 novels and 3 novellas without a single blogging break, not even a weekend. But boy, I don’t know how I did it, because it’s sure not happening now. I think it was the addition of all the extra work around the house and yard we’ve undertaken that undid my routine. I simply have to catch up! That, and having 2 programs a month to prepare for at the Museum and DeBary Hall. And coyotes were the coup de gras! Hardest program I ever put together. Worked on it for four weeks, so no wonder I’m behind. GACK!
But I do think this break will help, and if need be, I’ll even schedule a few more here and there. Probably. Maybe. Or not. 😀 We’ll see. Thanks for the reassurance, and I’ll be looking to catch up with you as soon as I return. 😀 ❤ Hugs back atcha!!
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Oh, Marcia, I’m tagging along with you. I’m almost on official break because we are moving across the country. Enjoy your time away and know that we are all cheering you on. 💗
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Thanks, Gwen, and though they are never easy, I hope your move goes as smoothly as possible. I’ll be thinking about you, and awaiting an update when you’re set up again. STAY SAFE!! 🙂 ❤
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Oh, it’s a major move, Gwen! Where are you moving to? 🌺💖
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We’re headed West to be closer to family, but we are unsure just where yet. We’ll be renting first until we find a place to call our own. 😊
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I’m happy for you Gwen. Nothing is more important than being close to your family. Please keep us posted. 🙂
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I know the feeling all too well. My already busy schedule has gotten busier now that I am taking an online class (self-paced, thankfully). Do what you need to, Marcia. We’ll be here, waiting.
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Thanks, Jeanne. It can sure get hectic at times, and I can’t even imagine trying to write with a full time job elsewhere, or the like. But I won’t be gone too long. I’d miss everyone too much! 🙂
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I took six weeks off for Christmas and business. I’m now taking a week off for my grandkids. Hope you’ll get a lot done, Macia. 🌺💖
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Six weeks off would actually depress me, but then, I have no life except my writing and my blogging. Kids are all living elsewhere, and Mark still works, so I’m pretty much on my own 5 days a week. But I’ve been blogging way longer than I’ve been writing, and I’m not even sure how I’m going to make it TWO weeks, let alone anything longer. 😀 We’ll see how it goes, I guess. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Miriam! 🙂
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It’s good you have so much time blogging and you enjoy doing it, Marcia. Just taking it one day at a time, I guess. 😊
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That’s the plan, Miriam. Will let you know how it works. 😀
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You do what’s best for you, Marcia. 🙂
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Break a leg, Marcia! (Not literally, of course). We totally understand and look forward to a new book from you!
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It’s good you reminded me not to take that literally. I don’t know if I’d survive another fall!! 😯 😀 Thanks for understanding. I’m not sure I do, myself. I’m used to being at my desk and blog every single day, and twenty years of that without a break is going to make this feel very strange. But I think it’s a good idea right now, and hope to get caught up with a lot of stuff. Fingers crossed. See you on the other side! 🙂 And hopefully with major progress made toward a new Riverbend novel. (I’ve already got a pretty creepy character running around that little town! 😀 )
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Take care of yourself and enjoy your break.
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Thanks, Denise. LOTS of writing and other work to catch up on, but I’m planning to fit in some down time, too. And hoping to get a bunch of stuff done, including some reading, along the way! 🙂 See you soon! 🙂
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Have a good two weeks, Marcia, and take care. We’ll see you soon! 🙂
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Thanks, Harmony. I’ll be back before you know it. (If the bridge don’t go, an’ the creek don’t rise! 😀 ) You have a great week, and I’ll see you soon!! 😀 ❤
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Good for you, Marcia! One should always do what is best for him/her. If you need this time for yourself, take it! 🙂
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Thanks, Yvette. It will be a whole new thing for me. I’ll let you know how it goes! 😀 Have a great week. 🙂
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Hope it’s a productive break, Marcia – we’ll be here when you get back.
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Thanks so much, Teri. I’m mostly caught up on my emails now, so taking off shortly for Home Depot. Yard and house projects need all sorts of supplies, from lumber to plants. 😀 And when Mark goes back to work tomorrow, I’m planning to write every morning. We’ll see how that goes. (Wish me luck! 😀 )
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Enjoy your time off, Marcia!
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Busman’s ;holiday, Sue. Writing and completing some household projects. But I do hope to find a few hours to escape with a good book here and there. 🙂 Thanks for the good wishes! 🙂 See you soon!
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Nothing worse than falling behind with everything and not being able to see a way out of it. This sounds like a sensible plan and I’m sure you know that we’ll all still be here when you’ve caught up with yourself! ❤
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Thank you, Trish. It’s nice to think I can still do some sensible things now and then. 😀 😀 😀 I do believe this is going to work great, though and I appreciate your support! 🙂 ❤
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Enjoy the time! And don’t forget to relax some, too! 🙂
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Thanks, Sue. I fully intend to fit in a little bit of reading each day, though I do most of mine after 8:00 anyway. Still. An extra hour before dinner won’t hurt, and might make the evening more pleasant, too. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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Enjoy it. We all need it sometime. 🙂 x
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I suspect I’ve been needing it for some time, but just couldn’t bring myself to do it, Debby. But I’m coming to grips with the fact that I can’t do everything I once did without pacing myself better. Lesson learned! 😀 And thanks for wishing me well! I appreciate it! 🙂
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Enjoy! 🙂
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I don’t even get my weekly blog taken care of all the time. How do you do what you do? Yes, have a good break. Enjoy.
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Believe me, of late I’ve been falling farther and farther behind. That’s why I decided I have to start taking blog breaks now and then, in order to even have a fighting chance of getting other stuff done. 😀 And thanks for understanding. I think we all struggle to keep up with life’s demands these days, and I’m surprised I was able to keep up as long as I have. But I suspect I’m slowing down a wee bit, and am going to have to make allowances more often. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by to wish me well. I appreciate it. 😀
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Awesome. Enjoy the break and I hope it’s productive. I recently took 3 weeks off and then a week later took 2 weeks off. Sometimes it just has to happen, and you’ll feel so much better with life in a bit more order. So no checking in and no replying to comments until you’re back. Make it a REAL break. We’ll all still be here. ❤
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Only replying here, and that’s mostly over now. Just wanted to say thanks for the encouragement, and while it wasn’t a LOT, I wrote more yesterday than I have in weeks, and I’m still working on it today! 🙂 See you on the other side, Diana! 🙂 ❤
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You weren’t supposed to reply! Lol. Happy Writing!!!
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😀 ❤
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Don’t you remember this, m’dear?
You loved it. Just saying. 😉
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Take time off and don’t apologize for it. You don’t need to say you’re sorry or even tell us why you’re doing it. Just go… Live life. Write books. Drink wine. Ogle Thor.
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Hahahaha. You are too much, Sarah! And you’ve reminded me by making me read my own words, too. Damn clever, if you ask me. 😀 Now I really can’t argue with this concept, can I? 😀 So, as suggested, I shall live life, write books, drink … something, …and always, always ogle Thor. 😀 😀 😀 (I’d drink the wine, too, but it’s not so good for my blood sugar. I’ll drink Glucerna, instead. Every bit as yummy! Oh, HAHAHAHAHAH. I really do crack myself up now and then! *snort!* )
Thanks for stopping by, Sarah. It’s always a treat to see you! 🙂 ❤
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Be gone! Why are you here? Go write! 💖💖💖
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😀 😀 😀
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