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HELLO, ALL!!!
I know I've been ridiculously MIA for far too long. A lot has happened in my life lately. I'll try to summarize...
In May, my maternal grandmother who has Alzheimer's had an episode which resulted in my mother having to move in with her and me helping out a lot around both my mom's and grandma's houses. In that same month, I lost my paternal grandfather, whom I have been incredibly close to for my entire 26 years of life. As a result, my paternal grandmother and my entire family have had to adjust to not only losing him, but have gone from basically full-time care of him to suddenly refocusing our lives. It is a process for us all.
On top of this, I have also had a slight career change. For the last 3 years, I have been a substitute teacher at the high school level. As of 4 days before the start of this school year (talk about the 11th hour!), I am now in an 80% position teaching 4 periods of general science at the same high school where I graduated from and where my stepmom and dad work. I am concurrently working on my teaching credential and taking online classes, so I have to balance my own homework with creating my own lesson plans and grading and all that comes with being a full-time teacher. It's fun, but extremely challenging.
And to make things more chaotic, there is wildfire blazing in Northern California barely more than an hour from my home, the Camp Fire (a bad name for it, thanks, CalFire). It is thus far the most destructive fire in California history and only partially contained. Dear friends of mine have lost everything, smoke has filled the northstate area, and my heart breaks for the entire town of Paradise which was essentially razed in less than 24 hours. It's hard to wrap my head around, and I have a feeling many changes will be coming to the state to facilitate the thousands and thousands of individuals who have been displaced during this tragedy.
I tell you all this simply to give you a glimpse into my chaotic life as of late, and a possible explanation for my absence. I still love writing, I still have plans to finish this as well as my other fics. The fact is that I have no idea when I will have time for that, apart from possibly holiday breaks like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter (and summer, of course). Some of you have eagerly asked about when I will update again, and unfortunately this is the best answer I have for you. I ask for your patience while I navigate this tricky but exciting chapter in my life. If you're eager for updates, I advise that you subscribe to my fic, and you'll get email notifications when updates are available.
Thank you for your understanding and continued patience!
~Soul