Yes, yes, I know. It feels like I'm gonna come at you with that old cliché,
"I WAS TOO BUSY."
Damn, I can't believe its been a year. Shocking!
To be honest, its been a combination of factors that left me on the sidelines, just popping in to throw a few measly votes around.
If I had to list the main contributors, it's likely a combination of fear, a new job, a new sideline and just some general personal BS.
I'll get into some of the above in a bit, but first off, it feels great to actually just write again 😀 and hopefully I'll get some old connections (perhaps some new one's too) to say, "Hi," and tell me how you're doing 🙂
My side has been quite the Rollercoaster, but I'll get more into that in another post.
Getting back to the main contributors that kept me away I present to you as follows:
"Dun, dun, dun!"
In 1st place is the one I didn't mention before.
Me! It was all just me.
Yes, I have been frikkin busy, but there's always time available and managing that better would have made a difference. Anyway, I'm not going to beat myself up over it. That's just a senseless exercise, which kind of flows into 2nd place.
Fear!
This thing has tentacles that sticks like glue, and lots of them. As mentioned, beating myself up over not writing, leads to more, yep, not writing.
So instead of being more focused on what I can do, I've been focusing on what I can't. For some reason that's still beyond my understanding, I haven't been able to finish my story, Freddy The Flea. It should literally just be a few more chapters. Perhaps that's another tentacle clawing at me and holding me back. I must be honest though and kinda got stuck there towards the end too. So, let's see how I can tackle that beast... uhh, Flea, as opposed to hiding from it.
With the above being said, I could have been more engaging with comments and some general posts. It's time to pull myself free from 'The Obscene Tentacles of Fear'. Hmmm, perhaps another fictional story there, haha. First things first though, focus on the rest.
In 3rd place was a new job.
I had to put a ton of focus in here, as we were financially screwed and I had to make sure it worked 100%. Still, there is always extra time. Which brings me to number 4.
4th place, the new side hustle.
This is a passion of mine, so it feels less like a chore, but has its drawbacks. As with any new venture, you have bumps, sometimes truckin mountains in the way. Things break, you patch, fix and then another, dang truckin mountain. With that being said, we've created the best pizza! Yep, you heard that right, PIZZA! You can ask anyone who's tried it, they are dang good. More on that later.
Disclosure: I started writing this more than a month ago. Now, Mount Everest is here. Let's hope I make it 🙃
Peace to all 😀
Until next time... which won't take me forever and a day 😅
Cheers 🍻
Basically dusting off the flour, squishing a flea, writing or trying to complete a book, new job, size hussle...., how much more to fit into a day !LOLZ
Trust the children and wife get some time as well, great to see you back tapping a keyboard again.
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!PIZZA
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Lol, you make it sound like so much 😅🍻 The Flea has to make it!
One has to look at the funny side of life when juggling too many balls at one time! Have a wonderful month of September.
A "perhaps new connection" says "Hi" and congrats on hitting the publish button. It seems the longer we wait, the more difficult it gets to come back.
Hey @beeber, thanks for popping in and saying, "Hi." Yeah, the longer you drag your feet, the more you end up getting into your own headspace 😅 I just had to hit that bloody button. Cheers 🍻
Yes and dont forget to hit it again very soon!
Looking forward to the pizza post, as I am also an avid pizza-creator slash baker. Good luck with all the rest!
Ahhh, thanks bud. Nice to have another pizza enthusiast here on Hive... with that being said, I'm sure there's a ton of enthusiasts, but not that many bakers.
Yeah, my style is Neopolitan, with a Sourdough crust 😋
Oh those sourdough crusts are the best though. I have done some crazy 72 hour sourdough pizzas. The flavor is next level and cannot be compared.
Sorry for only responding now, what a crazy couple of days!
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Thrilled to see you back @therneau, yep, life takes us on many twists and turns, uphill and downhill, but the secret is to just keep on going!
Looking forward to that pizza...yum, sourdough base 😋
Have a great Thursday, hugs to you and the family 💞
Thank you @lizelle. It's good to be back 😌 Yup, those twists and turns can be harrowing at times. I hope you're managing okay on your side.
A pizza side hustle sounds fun, let's hope it brings in plenty of dough!
As for not writing, the longer you leave it the harder it gets. So the fact that you actually have dropped a post is pretty cool. If I remember correctly you used to write Freddy the Flea!
Anyway it is great to see you back and posting.
Have some !PIZZA to compare !LOLZ
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'let's hope it brings in plenty of dough!' 🤣 Priceless! Well done 👏 Thanks for the welcome back. Yeah man, you're spot on the money there with procrastination too! Cheers 🍻
Edit: Oh yes, Freddy The Flea is me. Literally just requires a few chapters to complete the story
No problem, yeah the dough was too good to resist!
Hello, there!
I'm glad to see you back and posting. Well, life is a roller coaster with some twists and turns more dramatic than others, but the important thing is to get out of them alive, right?
PIZZA is so tempting, and I want to read more about it for sure.
And as for the Flea, there are some that are hard to fight hehe so don't be fooled by their size lol, but you can do it ;) You'll finish it.
Welcome back! see you around soon, right? :)
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Ahhh, thank you @coquicoin, it's really fantastic seeing all these great peeps are still around. Thank you for showing some love ❤️
Aha! You are back! I did not see this post! Welcome! Welcome!
As someone who has literally eaten your pizzas... quite a few of them in fact I can bear witness to their awesomeness!
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Lol, awesome brother! Yeah, it felt good being able to throw a post out again. Going to ease into things, but need to tackle some storytime again 😁
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