A kind of hiatus.
written by Julie R. Neidlinger 4 comments link this postI'll be on hiatus in just a few days.
Sort of.
In the months of June and July (and probably part of August) of 2008, I'll be temporarily moving to another city in North Dakota in order to learn to do something. I will also be going to Nicaragua in June and in general, breaking my regular routine.
It is highly likely that I will not have regular computer and/or internet access* and so, I will be:
- Setting up an automatic responder on my email so that any emails that come in inform the sender of this hiatus. Feel free to contact me, but understand my response will likely be delayed.
- Trying as best I can to beg, borrow, and steal computer time and check my email so that I can manage the business end of Lone Prairie and keep abreast of any orders or client requests.
- Having a few blog posts ready to automatically publish when I'm gone (but it won't be many).
I may blog during this time, if circumstances and the desire to do so allows.
Or, I may not.
I will, however, use my cell phone and Twitter to sort of "mini blog" and so, if you want to keep up on things (take note, family), you can either do that on my Twitter homepage or just use the "breaking news" section at the top of this page; they both carry the same updates.
I will miss the lilacs blooming this year, and likely not be able to be at the airport in Winnipeg when my brother and his family fly home and set up shop on one of the farms. I will have to trust that my strict lawn-mowing expectations will be kept up in my absence, and put a number of projects (ranging from things I need to do with the chainsaw involving trees and branches to art/sewing ideas) on the back burner. I will have to trust that the cat will be fed and watered and taken care of. I will have to trust that when bad weather comes through, the computers will be properly turned off and disconnected from the outlet. I will miss my room and all the summer walks and runs down the road. Despite feeling a little morose about all of that, I am excited at all the changes this summer may bring and the very new surroundings, people, work, experiences and ideas I'll be exposed to. I am excited to break routine and maybe find some new ideas or people or paths. Sometimes a trade-off is necessary.
If you get bored while I am gone, you can:
- Slowly stop coming to this web site and really bum me out but know that I'd understand.
- Entertain yourself with all the feeds.
- Know that I appreciate your patience with me, particularly if you are a customer.
- Go outside and do all the summer things people do and stay away from the computer.
- Know that when I come back I will explain what I attempted to learn to do.
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* I admit that I'm rather pleased about that. The internet can become a behemoth on many levels, and the constant communication and connection to so many people is something I need a vacation from.
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Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 6/01/2008 06:34:00 PM
4 Comments:
Many blessings to you in whatever it is you'll be doing. Hopefully getting schooled will be a good thing.
Happy learning!
By 
jvjannotti, at
June 1, 2008 7:41 PM
My wish for you is that you get everything you hope for out of this experience. Sounds exciting, if somewhat mysterious.
Have a memorable summer!
By 
Rey, at
June 2, 2008 5:32 AM
So long. You shall be missed.
By oldtranslations, at
June 2, 2008 12:23 PM
I may have finagled a laptop to use (don't want to lose a design customer in my absence...) so it might not be such a severe hiatus. We'll see.
But you are all great -- thanks.
