I’m Alive

Good morning!!

I hope this post finds you well. Here we are at the end of this epic year, finally. I had a nice laugh the other day when I thought back to the time (around April) when I thought the worst thing that could happen this year was my Hamilton performance getting canceled or reschedule again. I wish we could go back to that level of frustration. Anyway, it has been six months since my last post, and unless you hang out on Tumblr, my social media presence has also been drastically reduced. I thought I’d come on here to let you know I am alive and well given our current circumstances.

Health-wise, I’ve nothing to report except increased low back pains from sitting more than I ever have in my life, thank God. 🙂 My company is being extra cautious and has us working from home still. We’ve been at home since March, and the return to work date has been pushed up many times and is now at “not before April.” The hermit inside is perfectly fine with this arrangement and sorta kinda does not want to go back to the office ever again. The super tiny social butterfly inside is confused by this and not sure what to feel. (emphasis on SUPER tiny lol)

I experienced one COVID-related death and heard of others a few degrees away from me. But my family has not been touched, thank God. Outside of the virus, social and political drama, and adjusting to pandemic life, this year has been pretty good. I made new friends—online, of course lol. I accomplished some pretty big financial goals. I honed some skills and learned new ones. Though I have written little, it was still a good year for creativity.

Speaking of writing and creativity, I know you’re all wondering about Delicious Dishes & Dreams and if I’ll ever get back to it. I honestly do not know. While other areas of my creative life (and even other stories) are thriving, 3D Pruetts are in crisis. If there is such a thing as creative fatigue, I’m definitely experiencing it. Because of restaurant bugs that remained unfixed through most of this story’s life, it’s been on more hiatuses than any story I’ve ever written. That also makes it my longest running story which is going on 5 years now. I’m at the point where I’d like it to be over, but for where we are in the story right now, the pacing is very slow and I’m afraid I’ve run out of steam and patience. But I hate the idea of leaving a story unfinished and have been tossing some ideas around for how I can maintain the integrity of the story while making it enjoyable for myself. I haven’t settled on one yet, but at least I’m thinking about it.

So, that’s it! Not a definite yes or hard no. We’ll just have to wait and see if I get a spark of creative genius. I apologize for dropping off the earth like that and leaving you hanging, but now you know what’s happening. I hope it helps a little, and I hope to return soon with actual content.

Stay safe, and be well!

-Jess