Pull up a chair. Lets have a chat about about some stuff. How have you been? Really? Was it fun? And how are the kids? The rest of the family? And the animals? Thats good to hear.
Well, I think that covers the pleasentries.
I have been busy. Work is taking up a lot of time at the moment. I used to write most of my posts while at work because it could be amazingly quiet so I could concentrate and write the posts. That has changed and now the occassional shift can be quiet rather then the occassional shift can be busy. And the site is being very much affected by it. I read back through some posts last night and realised that the older stuff was much better. Part of this is because I wanted to do a post a day, but this is no longer attainable with my current home and work life. I am also thinking of writing some other stuff on the side which is something I am thinking of focussing on. But I am not sure yet how that will pan out, or if I will do it.
I also wanted this site to be fairly interactive and to be a community of sorts, thus the asking for words for stories, and trying to make sure I replied to every single comment, build online friendships with my readers etc. But I just don’t have the time to advertise the site like I need to in order for more readers to come like I used to, and the number of readers has not increased for a while. Which is something that obviously I wanted to happen.
So I am wondering where to take the site moving forward. The answer?
I don’t know for sure.
So if anyone has any ideas, don’t be shy.
This is what I do know. The posts are to become far less frequent. In some instances once every 10 days at the very most because of my shift pattern. I will have to accept I cant bring new readers in and hope the power of google and stumble will maybe increase it over time.
But there is also the more serious side of all this which is:
I want to spend more time with my wife. When she is awake, I want to spend the time with her. This means on the days when we are both home and I am not on shift, I will be in bed early and getting up early to change my sleeping pattern to meet hers rather then spend up until 3am doing a post and then sleeping in and missing half the day I could have spent with her. Why? Well, as you know, in around 3 months there will be 3 of us in the family. So I want that time with my wife doing “couple” things before our daughter arrives and we are no longer a couple, but a family with a small person throwing up down my neck. Personally, I think I should have done it a good few months ago. Hindsite is a great thing, but I dont believe in kicking myself for “what I should have done”. Look forward and make the change. You cannot change the past, but can make the future.
So that is me. I have by no means gone. Some weeks I may end up posting loads because work is quiet. Or that I have been kicked out of the marital bed because I am chucking out heat like there is no tomorrow and she cant sleep. But I just know that things will be very different for a while.
Wish me luck. The real world is a scary place.
wheelturninghamsterdead.com 