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a·ban·don - to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one's farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship.

Sinking Ship

While I haven't abandoned any ships lately, it's been roughly 3 months since my last entry here on Active Rain.  After initially tearing into my new found passion of blogging, I believe I blew my "blogging gasket".

Too much, too soon, and I think I tried to drink the AR juice too fast.  

My summer kicked off with an immense amount of non-real estate related issues popping up and there simply has not been enough time in any given day to sit back and blog.   Anyone else have this happen?  Maybe I got to overzealous, maybe I burnt myself out, or maybe even it was just inevitable to have outside personal tasks keep me occupied and mentally drained.

I'm sure we've all been there.

Here I am now, trying to get back on the horse.   I'm hoping in the following days I can share a personal story, real estate related, to one of the most shocking things I've had to go through - an abandoned apartment unit of mine. What a friggin disaster....more to follow later.

Chuck Carstensen
RE/MAX Results - Elk River, MN
Minnesota/Wisconsin Real Estate Expert

Welcome back.  I had blogging burnout but I kept going. Some days are better the others.  Today I have nothing to say (yet)

Jun 18, 2008 07:18 AM
Daniel J. Brudnok, REALTOR
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Fox & Roach, REALTORS - Exton - PA License #RS-225179-L / Delaware License #RS-0025038 - Downingtown, PA
SRES, e-PRO,ABR,GREEN,CSP

Nick,

I look forward to AR daily.....I know it works for me professionally and find time in the middle of the hours of work.....I do believe that anything in moderation is good.

Jun 18, 2008 08:49 AM
Christopher Bonta
The Bean Group - Londonderry, NH
Realtor, Integrity and Honesty

Nick wlecome back I have to admit I've missed your blogging, I like your style and what you have to say. I don't know if you  remember but I sent you an e-mail over a month ago asking how things were going and why you weren't blogging.

Once again  good to see you back on the "horse" and I look forward to reading about your friggin disaster.

P.S. is there a face palm involved?

Jun 18, 2008 02:00 PM
Carolyn Gjerde-Tu-Davis
Lyon Real Estate - Davis, CA
Ca Real Estate

It is easy to feel overwhelmed.  If you just are able to write an entry here and there it does add up over time.

Jun 19, 2008 09:22 AM
Kathy Clulow
Uxbridge, ON
Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results

Nick - sometimes it just does not pay to try and keep up with the Jones's ... blog at your own pace blog for your readering public but blog.

Jun 19, 2008 11:37 AM
Scott Geary
Infinity Home Mortgage Company Inc - Allentown, PA
Your Pennsylvania Mortgage Source

Glad to see your return! It's happened to me as well. Looking forward to the story on the abandonment disaster!

Jun 20, 2008 02:17 AM