Reasons, Excuses and Apologies

       Hello long lost readers. It feels like it has been forever since I have posted. I apologize for my absence. I do miss you all and think about you every day. Things have been a bit crazy around here and I just haven't been able to post. As you may be aware, the east coast was hit by hurricane Sandy a couple weeks back. I was very fortunate in that my area was largely unaffected. The city as a whole, however, was not as lucky. I was only out of work for two days but my boyfriend just returned after two weeks off. And he isn't even doing his normal job, he is cleaning up the damage from the storm. A great deal of people in the city are still without heat, internet or power. Many people got their power back but the after effects are abundant. And none of this includes the many residents of Staten Island, Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn, and New Jersey that lost everything. Then, to add insult to injury, we had a nor'easter that blanketed everything in heavy rain and snow. Thankfully the temperature rose the next day so the snow melted quickly. The city is still trying to recover from the damage, destruction and devastation. Although my home was unaffected, the world around me has been in chaos. So, on top of adjusting to being back at work, I have also been adjusting to and dealing with the craziness around me. And that, my friends, is why I haven't been around. Things are still a bit nuts and with the holidays coming show no sign of slowing down. But I am slightly more adjusted and swear I'll try harder to post every week. So stay tuned to be updated on themes, which I've managed to keep up with albeit barely, and the other goings on in my life.