So, hi. I've dropped off the face of the earth, with no explanation, a bucket of shame, and a lot of anxiety. I haven't updated stories, haven't really done anything on here, and I'd like to apologize for that.
Life has certainly got in the way; with a good side, and a bad side. I'm just going to start with bad, so then we have something to look forward to.
I had/have a serious injury that has kept me from being able to run, this keeps me from participating during Track practice. I can't run a full practice, participate in meets, nor keep myself as fit as I prefer. This really distracted me, as I've nursing myself, and treating myself with a lot more care than usual. This (half hour of heat, ten to fifteen minutes of stretching, another half hour of heat on top helping with what I can for a 1 hr 40 min practice) takes up a lot of time, along with being an extremely active equestrian with two horses to care for, not to mention schoolwork. This is just the base. Then, my extremely sick great grandfather passed away, and then my quite ill grandfather dipped after contracting an infection and required surgery to remove the infection, only to have a bad reaction to it, and make himself even more ill. As I hope you can tell; this takes up a lot of my time. My anxiety has also worsened, and I'm having a terrible time dealing with it on top of the rest of my life. So, I apologize for not being that active.
Now we have good.
I've figured out who my friends are, the one's who I can trust and that I care for. Despite a lot of the negatives currently, I've been able to sort out my head. I admit that I've let my anxiety take over, and that depression is starting again, but I'm slowly starting to navigate myself better. I just feel better.
I will be taking just a little further of a hiatus, until life clears up. It won't be very long, and I will be working on chapters as I go. Up and out, AncientWaters.