Hello everyone!
Been a while, sorry for disappearing for the month of February. Truth be told it’s been a rather draining period these last five months. There’s a recognition I’ve come to where I can’t do what I used to be able to do when I was younger. To drink enough coffee and have the energy to do my job at work, I had to wake up at 5am on the regular. I thought it wouldn’t be an issue but it turned out to be dramatically more draining than I thought it would be. The brain fog that came with the lack of proper sleep also didn’t help. I suppose this happens to all of us as we get older, unable to do what we once did when we were younger.
One of the other things I’ve come to realize is that, while I have so many ambitious projects I want to work on and do, I genuinely don’t have the time or energy to do everything I want to do. I’ve come to realize that both time and energy management is crucial which requires me to focus on a more healthy lifestyle so that I have the energy to actually work on all these projects. But this also means I need to be more conscientious about the projects that I’m working on. My book series must always take precedence as that’s the most important thing to me. I do want to get back to doing book reviews as well as I do believe a writer should also be regularly reading as well. I also want to work my manga series I’ve been planning and still do art, but all of these will likely take time and planning to actually do.
I do also want to continue this blog and I’m hoping my new job will give me the time and healthier work life balance to be able to regularly update this blog. I know I’ve been saying the same thing for quite a while now, but I do genuinely want to continue this as it does help me to improve as a writer.
Thanks for your patience! Hopefully we can still turn this year around.
– Raphael
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