A Brief Hiatus

If you're a regular visitor here, you may have noticed that I've fallen off my posting schedule this past week.

 

I need to take a brief hiatus. Every May since 2015, like clockwork, my brain hands me the unwanted gift of seasonal depression. I had hoped that my horrid bout of depression back in December and January meant that May would give me a miss this time ... but alas, here we are, in the thick of it.

 

I've got all the usual stuff - sadness, hopelessness, fatigue, brain fog, irritability, etc. but the most inconvenient part (and the most damaging to the blog) is the apathy. Every post requires planning, photography sessions, and not a small amount of time to write. I don't have much desire to do or care about anything right now - I could sit on the couch and stare into space for hours and not be bothered in the least - and the little I have gets divided between work and Oliver, which means everything else has gone by the wayside.

 

[Side note: If you're not offended by excessive, gratuitous, and hilarious use of the f-bomb, this song on YouTube is accurate to describe my mental state right now.]

 

I thought about pushing through, but I think that would lead to bad writing and boring posts, and my models deserve better than that. Instead, I'm gonna just accept where I'm at and take the rest of May off. 

 

I've already got the June 1 post written and ready to go, so that's when I'm planning to hop back in.