Embroidered Collage

I'm taking a break from this blog for a bit, for the first time in over two years.

My paradigm shift, which occurred a few days before I posted about it, removed a lot of the fuel going to my engine and now I just feel tired, although part of that is probably the pregnancy.  I have a great many ideas swirling through my head, but I need some time to sort them out and don't think I'll be creating much worth posting about in the meantime.

My baby is due in 6 weeks, but could arrive in only 4!  Putting it that way freaks me out a lot more than saying that she's due on December 24th, although I'm not entirely sure why.  We have the nursery almost together but there's still a lot of art supplies and other clutter I'd like to clear up before delivery instead of after, when she's getting closer and closer to mobility with every month that passes.

I don't want to push myself to create and to write during this time period, so instead of trying to post sporadically I'm just going to stop for a bit. 

I hate to do this during NaBloPoMo and even thought about just dropping that personal commitment, but I think I need to go further.  This has been a hard decision for me.  I don't quite know what I'm going to do without blogging, but I'll still be monitoring comments, answering emails, participating in online discussions and so forth.  You can't tear me away from the internet!  I'll even be listing in my Etsy store actively for the rest of November, since I have ACEOs waiting for just that purpose, but once December comes that will be put on a maintenance only status as well.

Come back February 1 and check in!  Or subscribe to my blog using a feedreader or by email so you'll know if I come back earlier.  There are links in the page header above.  I'm certainly hoping to return sooner and, whether I do or not, I will definitely have some great stuff to talk about whenever it may be.  See you soon!