Man, Cam can't catch a break, can she? Death just seems to follow her everywhere xD

Hey, so I'm at a conference today, so I won't be posting till Monday.

Have a great weekend :)

@freedomliveson 'sall good! Have a wonderful weekend.

Don't know if you saw my status, but I JUST got hired at a career-defining job, so my wife and I are currently in the process of trying to get our stuff sorted to move...we also want to adopt dogs, move our piano and make sure she recovers from an illness she's been dealing with.

So that's my way of saying I'm not ignoring our thread! Things have just been throwing themselves in front of me! Thanks SO much for your patience and I will get to this ASAP

Quite alright! Good luck with everything and congrats on getting the job :D

Thank you so much for being patient with me! :)

No problem! How are things working out?
I'll try to whip something up for you today. :D

Posted and got a bit dramatic. See what happens when you leave me for too long??? :p

Ah! No, Cam! Don't die yet! You have too much to live foooorrrrrr...

...

I'm never leaving for that long again
xD

On a serious note, will reply today. Most of my seniors had prom this past weekend, so I'm assuming 90% of them are still asleep in random parts of a beach house.

Hope you're having a splendid Tuesday. Will have something to you before I leave the office today :)

Cool beans! Thanks for the update :)

Also, how's that new position treating you?

Eh, I mean I learned everything I needed to and it's a breeze now, but it wasn't a promotion by any means haha. It was more like a "here's a fuckton more work and responsibility, but we're gonna pay you the same because we know you'll do it either way" type of deal. On top of all that, I'm now sort of morphing into the presidents assistant as well. I went from doing numbers all day of high importance to booking his hotel rooms lmao. I'll take it though! I'm a drop out with a killer job.

Have you moved yet?? What's your new job?

Corporate for the win! xD

Glad you were able to navigate the learning curve, though! Those can be a doozy.

Working on moving now, actually. My wife and I are trying to find a house that isn't stupid expensive, yet has a yard for our future dogs to play in(we want dogs SO badly, yet we're cramped in an apartment at the moment).

So, I got a position teaching college English to seniors. The kids get both their high school and college credit, which is a sweet deal...and I get paid more money because I'm technically an adjunct professor with the college that partnered with the district. Good times! :D

This was rather career defining for me, seeing as most people my age are still slogging away at teaching freshman, so I'm EXTREMELY humbled by the opportunity and nervous beyond all comprehension...eek! xD

Hey, out of curiosity, are you a gamer?

Wow congratulations! That sounds awesome/terrifying, haha. But, I'm sure you'll be fine! Hope all goes well with finding a house. It's one of the most stressful processes I've ever went through.

And no, I am not. This is truly the only one of my hobbies besides Netflix (lol) that involves any technology. I'm guess you are by that question, though. :p

Will be working on something throughout the day for you!

Thanks! We haven't even gotten to see a house yet and we're already bugged by how...thorough the process is xD

Haha, yes I am! I just kinda assume that most people here are, but it doesn't hurt to ask before I start gushing about video games.

Sounds great! :)

Haha, I'd say that's a safe assumption. I'm not sure if there's a usual 'type' that is into RPing, but I probably don't fit the bill lol. I actually feel very confused here 99% with all the fandoms listed and jokes that I see.

All I have to say is try to stay as relaxed as possible during the whole thing. I actually got diagnosed with anxiety after it haha. I didn't even end up with a house after all that. Don't let a realtor push you into something you don't feel 100% on, either. They can get real ballsy sometimes.

Well, you're not the only one on that point. I have no clue about anything relating to anime...at all. I watched a couple when I was a teenager, but I'm so out of touch that I consider myself an anime dinosaur xD.

Good advice! My wife was actually talking to me about how stressed she's getting already. Sorry about the anxiety diagnosis :/. My Dad struggles with that as well and I know how bad it can be.

Thanks! I've been trying to just slow things down and make sure I get more me-time. (With a husband and a 6 year old, it's difficult.) I haven't tried medication or anything yet.

I've been working on this post on and off all day, and i'm still figuring out where I want to take it, so I may not get it up 'til tomorrow. I'm sorry! D:

I get that. I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel almost guilty for taking me time. Like I'm somehow depriving my wife and family of contact? I don't know, maybe its just me. I do know that solo time is really important, especially in a marriage. I mean, we love our spouses and kids, but all humans need some time to be themselves.

No worries! Take your time :)

UGH YES!!!! Okay, so I'm gonna lay this out for you. This was all professional advice, btw. I'm an autonomous person - I go inward to find comfort, if I'm stressed or upset I keep to myself, I don't really need anyone to make myself feel better, etc. My husband is the opposite. I get SUPER overwhelmed when people are constantly coming to me for comfort (ex: husband and child) to the point where I retreat further and further away from them, which in turn makes them chase after me more, etc. It's like a cat and mouse game and is super unhealthy for all parties.

Basically, for the past four-six years, I haven't really pursued any of my hobbies or passions because I felt like I didn't deserve the alone time since I chose to get married and have a kid. I wasted a lot of valuable time that I could have been singing, doing calligraphy and art. That whole time, I was so overwhelmed because I never had any time to be MYSELF, I was always wife/mom/daughter/friend that I kinda forgot who I was, you know?

Now I'm reaaaaaaaaally trying to dedicate at least an hour a day to working on my art, I get one whole night to myself a week along with a few hours sprinkled in between, and I already feel loooooooooooooooads better. I still probably need to go to the doctors and all that stuff because my anxiety is prohibiting a lot of other things in my life, but it's really helped. I've been happier, which in turn makes my family happier since I don't feel so suffocated all the time.

SORRY TO GO ON A RANT! But treat yo'self!