If any of you happened to be wondering why I disappeared off the face of the earth, both in blog land and class land, it's because my life (per usual) took a pretty gnarly turn for a bit and I had to recollect and get my feet back on the ground. I lost my job last Tuesday - fired for some nonsense childish reason that was not worth the amount of chaos it's going to cause in my life. I was fired 5 months after signing my first, $715 monthly lease, at which I live by myself with no other help, financial or otherwise. I was fired after 5 months of full time employment, not 6, which more than likely means I will not be eligible for unemployment. I'm looking everywhere for jobs, and trying to stretch 2 weeks worth of groceries indefinitely for myself and my three year old because I don't know when I'll be making enough to cover all my bills again. It's pretty rough. I'm fortunate enough that my son's father helps out TREMENDOUSLY financially, but it's still not enough to cover my rent and all my other bills. Not looking for sympathy here, but if I'm going to be ignoring all of your guys' hard work, not read or comment on the things you post, not be in class to contribute to the discussions, then I figured I better have a damn good excuse, and thought it best to share it with you. Also, my mom just moved out of the home we shared for 4 years, so on top of my entire life crumbling I've had to help her start her new one, clear ghosts from my past out of a cluttered attic, part with things my son has had since birth because there just isn't any space for them anymore... it's been a really rough week (and holy shit I can't believe it's only been a week, it feels like forever).
I'm regaining my focus for school. The last thing I need on top of everything else is to jeopardize my education. I just had to take a few days to screw my head back on tight. I've missed you all, and your writing, and can't wait to see you all on Tuesday. And just a heads up... I'm going to be frantically playing catch up on my blog comments, so I apologize in advance for completely dominating all of your blogs.
Xoxo,
Sami Sue
Thank you for sharing the challenges in your life. your courage is truly inspirational. I've missed your honest and always helpful comments. I hoped to read more of your writing.
ReplyDeleteMan does this makes my life sound like a picnic in the park. I hope everything works out for you in the end, who knows maybe you'll make it big as a writer. You never know!
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