Hi, bye 😘

Hi friends!

It's been a couple weeks since I've posted or even looked at Hive, other than making a couple of comments.

It's also been a week or so since I've been on Discord, that's when I disabled my account.

I'm fine, thanks :D I just need to change some of my habits, more on that later.

What have I been doing, you might ask (but probably didn't). Lots of reading...of books...actual books printed on paper...where you turn pages as you read and such. Crazy, I know!

I've been helping a former co-worker who now owns his own business as well. It's outdoor work so, while it's been cold, it's been outdoors, and that's good.

You may remember I enjoy doing chalk art on my driveway, but that's really the only art I feel somewhat competent at so it's enjoyable. I've never been good at other types of visual art though, like drawing, or painting, so I've been trying different mediums and have found that charcoal drawing is my style. That's not to say I know how to do it, but I like the way it looks and I've found that charcoal drawing is forgiving, much like chalk art, so I've started taking a comprehensive charcoal drawing class.

As I said earlier, a few weeks ago I was feeling that I needed to change some of my habits, mostly my time spent online. I was spending way too much of my free time online and I felt it was affecting me negatively in other aspects of my life.

I also realized that when I was not online I was thinking about what I would do once I was back online. Mostly this was Hive or discord related, as this is my only social media. It was changing the way I did stuff offline too, and I didn't like it.

For example, I enjoy rollerblading. It's good exercise for my body and my mind. I rollerblade on the riverfront trail in my town and I can just zone out and forget about most things but what's in front of me on the trail. But then I noticed I was not zoning out and being in the moment, I was thinking about what I might post, then searching for that perfect picture for that post. So instead of just letting my mind go and recharge, I was distracted and not really enjoying the moment. Or I would be thinking of something I read on Discord and how I could respond with something funny or witty.

I've made some other changes too but this post is long enough and frankly, who even asked xD

I decided to write this post earlier this evening and at first I thought it would be just to let you know that I'm doing ok. Turns out it's also a good way to get closure on this part of my life. I may post here again, but I doubt it. I'm also planning on deleting my discord account soon.

A persons first hive post is traditionally tagged #introduceyourself, so I'm calling this bookend post my #untroduceyourself post xD

If you have my phone number or address drop me a line and say hi sometime. I also put my email on my discord when I disabled it last week, though that will go away when I delete it.

Hive has been an awesome part of my life, and I am grateful for the joy and friendship it has brought!

As a good friends here always says,