Why I Haven't Been Writing

To say that I've been busy would definitely be an understatement. I've had an idea tickling at my brain for months, but I didn't get a chance to work on it at all until just recently. There were many reasons why I didn't write, and some of them could have been helped by writing.

1. I had a lot of homework. It was my last semester this past April, and I had the two toughest classes I'd ever had my entire bachelor's degree. A lot of things slid to the side. Writing was, sadly, one of them.
2. I had a lot of personal issues come up. Everyone except me, my husband, and my daughter ended up losing their mind. Some of them impacted us personally, and some of them should have been more of a side impact and weren't.
3. I've had a lot of stress going on. These personal issues and homework caused a lot of stress, and being a wife and mother added more stress on top of that. Stress on top of stress causes more stress, which only caused more stress. My stress is usually relieved by writing, but I felt too stressed to write.
4. I've been depressed. All of the above sent me into a deep, dark hole I didn't feel like I had the strength to get out of. Writing will usually combat this, but what little time I did have was immediately dashed aside by homework or personal issues or husband or daughter. So, I stayed in my hole.
5. I had a LOT of homework. I know I already mentioned this, but I really feel that this needs to be stressed. Homework is always in my life, but this homework was by far the most I've ever had. It was tough, and it was a lot. I hated it.

So, as you can see, I had a lot on my plate for these past few months, and I've just recently gotten back into the writing groove. So, expect more blog updates and more writing stuff.