Hiatus-ish

March 5th was the two year anniversary of this blog and I totally missed it.  OOPS.

If you've been around since the beginning.  THANK YOU.

If you're new, WELCOME and I hope you stick around!

Especially because I need to take a little break.  And I have no idea what it's going to entail.

The truth is that work is out of control these days and the stress is really getting to me.  I can't add the stress of blogging onto it because then blogging stops being fun - and that's no good for anyone.

I could certainly change jobs - don't think I don't know that.  But the truth is that THIS MOMENT is why I quit my job 15 months ago - for all the sales opportunity in front of me.  This is my chance to trade the great big brass cajones it took to quit my job into 24 karat gold ones - and I owe it to myself and to my family to go for it.

In case you're worried about me, don't be, I set a calendar reminder for June 15th to re-evaluate my work-life balance and punt some of these "great" opportunities if things are out of control.

I'm not going away completely - I'll still write as much as I can, I just need to vent some of the pressure before my head explodes and you log in to find a splash of red on my banner.

If you want to stay in touch without checking in every day, you can subscribe via email for updates as I post.

I'll likely be a bit MIA on Twitter as well but I'm thinking about all of you and miss you!

Kit

UPDATE! Thanks for the comments.  I will try to respond to each of you but wanted to clarify: I'm not saying I'm going away - I'm just saying that instead of posting every day I may just post 2-3 times a week for a bit.  And when I'm not posting I'm going to try to repost some of my old stuff.

But I'm not blog-iciding.

I'd miss you and your comments too much!  And GOOD LORD! I'm not quitting #WINEPARTY I need that now more than ever!

Comments

[alaina]

Although I will miss all of the vibrator talk, this is totally understandable. Good luck!

[MsMeggiepoo]

Aw, boo! I just found your blog recently, and I'm going to miss it :( Of course, life has to come first, and it's nice to see someone with their priorities right!

Also, had a moment yesterday that made me think immediately of this blog: My hubs and I decided to have some "us time", and he was like a man possessed - which is great, until I realized when it was over that our window had been wide open the whole time, so the whole neighborhood heard us :)

[Josiphine]

BRAVO! Yes I am sad as I just found you.
Bravo! For awesome priorities.
I hope you do get those 24k cajones, you deserve them.
You an awesome wife and a great mother.
Hope to see you soon!

Joi

[Pauline]

Does this mean no more wine party??? Waaahhhh!!!

[DHARZA]

I will be thinking of you..I think a break for all stress is good.. big kiss

[Kelly]

You will be missed, but looking forward to hearing your tales of the 24 carat cajones and how you made them yours! Hope to see you @ #wineparty when you need to vent.

[Jenny]

Was worried when I didn't see a post from you yesterday. Glad everything is okay. Good luck!! One of your many trusty fans that will never go away :)

[Ranch Mama]

I just met you, and was amazed by how much you do. You are a wonderful writer and a great inspiration. But taking care of yourself and yor family needs is the most important. We will always be here, children and job opportunities will not.

[J]

I'm sure that every other daily reader would agree that it's been clear to see that this was coming for awhile. We will always be here... take all of the time that you need... if your "real life" is getting to be too much, then certainly "Kit" won't be having any fun!! I'll miss you!!
xo-J

[Dawn]

No worries darlin', you take care of 'real life' first; we'll still be here. (And can I say how impressed I am with your stamina to post at least something every day? Four kids, house, full time job and that? My hat is off to you lady.)

[Ken]

I am also a newbie but you know how much I have enjoyed the short period since I found you. Like the others, will miss the regular jolt of BD but certainly understand. I salute you (and all the others out there that keep a family and business going) for managing the load that you carry and certainly understand the need to cut back a bit...hell, I can't even keep a journal going for more than one day in a row! :-) As Dawn said, no worries; we'll be here!!

[~Kristina]

Cheers Kit! I'll still be here checking in.

[TechyDad]

Sometimes it's helpful to cut back for a bit. Keeps you from getting completely burned out. I used to try to post 7 days a week and quickly found myself getting burned out. I cut back to only doing 3 days a week for awhile and have worked my way back up to 5 days. (Though, I use Wordless Wednesday and Aloha Friday as "easy post days.")

Good luck on the work stuff.

[Handflapper]

Okay, you obviously deserve a break. I take them all the time, but my breaks are due to laziness, not busyness.

[Tracy@TheComfortZone]

Do what you do! I've been on blog hiatus for a while. But my blog isn't nearly as good as your:) I've 3 months into owning my own business so every single day it seems like I've got goals, details, plans, etc. My head is spinning! Hats off to you for changing jobs, and awesome job seeing the good in this challenge.

[John]

I understand toning things down, dialing things back, whatever the heck you need to do more than most, I think.

Know that, when you do post, we'll be here, reading. When you party, we'll be partying with you. When you're naked, we'll be watching through our spycams that we've installed . . . one of those may not be true.

Seriously, take care of yourself - check in when you can.

[Marta]

I think its okay not to post daily or even multiple times a week. Sometimes I get overwhelmed trying to keep up with all the blogs because there is new content all the time. Which is great because I like to read them, but don't worry we'll still all be here if you only post once a week or three times a month.

Busy is good. Fun. Exhilarating. Just keep an eye on it not getting too crazy. =)