Alright, I feel like a total.... slacker.  Somehow I've been insanely busy doing nothing for the past week and the thing that had suffered was Active Rain.  And my daughter's webkin, who hasn't been fed for a week.  So where have I been?  Everywhere and nowhere, working very hard and getting nothing done.

I need to renew my license in August, so it's finally time to get some formal continuing education in.  I love to learn and I'm actually really enjoying myself, especially since I signed up for some on-line courses that I can do when the kids are asleep.  It's quite handy, really.  So that's one thing I've been doing.

And, as I wrote about before, we are looking for a house.  We're finding some possibilities, but there is a lot of indecision for a lot of reasons.  That is a whole other post...  but we have been scouring the market looking for the home that will inspire us to move forward.  I'm kind of hoping it will show up soon, but I'm not counting on it.  It's very difficult to leave a home you have made into exactly what you want, with the exception of space.  We're looking to buy another house we can fix and make money on... but I have to, like, LIVE there in the meantime, so it narrows the choices to that delicate balance between fixable, already too fixed, and not fixable enough.  Plus I have to take my kids there, so if the carpet makes me suspicious... well, that's a major strike.

And the one thing that seems to have been shifted to the back burner is the one thing I should really keep my focus on.  Since joining Active Rain about two months ago, I have had excellent success.  I've actually gotten three viable leads from my on-line efforts, and I know I'm a lightweight in this department.  I can only imagine what some of my counterparts with a major presence experience.  So why on Earth would I flake out on doing my blog entries?

It makes no sense.  It's one business generating activity I can do at any hour, enjoy doing, and do for free.  Am I nuts for letting this go by the wayside?  Yup.  And I'm going to work much harder to stop it from happening this week.  I have two or three Localism posts waiting to be written for my local reading folks, and a few others just for my Active Rain buddies.

I am guilty of blog neglect, but I'm back.  I solemnly swear that I will post regularly this week, and that the posts will be of good quality, authentic material.  I shall no longer utter the phrase "I should blog, but..."  I will  be here, telling you all about my daily adventures once again!

And to those of you who called me on my absence, thanks.  Without knowing that someone noticed I was missing, I'm not sure if the guilt would have roped me back in.  I may have drifted into obscurity like so many bloggers that have gone before me!