Hiatus again. Drat.
Okay, nothing says "go away and don't come back" more than announcing a blog vacation. But I get so many folks emailing (2-3 a day, at least) that I feel I owe both newcomers and longtime readers an explanation for my absence.
It's time for Book Buds' annual, totally involuntary, curse-my-blogging-luck hiatus. My first summer (2005), I gave birth, and, being the lazy sort, decided that if I managed to scrounge a half hour of peace here and there, I should spend it sleeping. Selfish, I know.
Back then, I was getting 12 hits a day, so it was no big deal. I'll probably go down to that again before the summer's out, but I'm afraid to look at my stats counter.
The next year (2006) I moved cross-country from L.A. to Chicago. Who emptied out the house, schlepped back and forth to Goodwill, packed and re-packed and futzed and fretted? Why, me. Who blogged? Not me.
And then last summer, my mother died of cancer. No blogging then, for all the obvious reasons, plus I had to pack up a sizable part of her house too.
That brings us to this summer. We're moving to Arizona. It's a dream come true--I still can't believe I talked Brett into this. No, I didn't need to convince him that lifestyle, family and health issues are no less important than career fulfillment, and it was time to achieve a better balance. He'd been saying that for years. What I did was finally lay out the roadmap for getting us there and then drop from shock when he listened.
See, ladies? They do sometimes ask for directions.
Now, I have to hold up my end. That means more boxes.
And less blogging.
I'll be back in mid-summer (I hope I hope). And of course this in no way affects The Cybils.
Happy summer, everyone.
Good luck with the move, Anne! I hope that this one is the last one for a long time. And I really hope that it helps you with better balance. I'm glad that you'll be closer to CA, too.
Posted by: Jen Robinson | June 16, 2008 at 04:46 PM
We'll still be here after the boxes are unpacked!
Happy moving!
:-) Anastasia
Posted by: Anastasia | June 16, 2008 at 04:48 PM
Anne, good luck with the move. We will be here when you return.
Posted by: Susan T. | June 17, 2008 at 05:12 AM
Moving is fun. The kids like the mess it creates.
We desperately want this to be our last big move.
Posted by: brettdl | June 17, 2008 at 05:21 AM
Good luck with the move! I hope that everything goes smoothly...
Posted by: Jenny | June 17, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Thanks, everyone. Did I mention that kidlit bloggers are, like, totally awesome?
You all rock.
Be back soon ...
Posted by: anne | June 17, 2008 at 12:40 PM
Very exciting -- good luck with the move!
Posted by: Liz B | June 17, 2008 at 01:52 PM
Getting to a life with balance sounds like a perfect reason for a hiatus to me!! Best of luck with the move!
Posted by: Karen | June 22, 2008 at 01:06 PM
Hope the move goes well and is relatively painless! Enjoy the blogging break, too...
Posted by: aquafortis | June 30, 2008 at 03:52 PM
Looking forward to seeing you back--I hope it's going well!
Posted by: Charlotte | July 08, 2008 at 03:12 PM
Congratulations! Good luck and safe travels!
Posted by: Stacy | July 11, 2008 at 10:25 AM
I'm glad that this time your hiaitus is for a happy reason! Hope the move is going well.
Posted by: Els Kushner | July 12, 2008 at 09:54 AM
I hope you will be all moved in and able to attend the conference in September. We need someone to lead discussion of the CYBILS.
Posted by: Jone | August 10, 2008 at 08:48 AM
Good luck with your move! Thanks for the post.
Posted by: John Kuff | February 06, 2009 at 11:57 AM