I was super excited to sign up for an account here, after a friend posted a loving memorial to LJ over on Facebook. It brought up memories of a time when LJ was a huge part of my life, and I certainly met many of my online friends in those days.
My life has changed a lot since then. I used to work in the archive of a historical society; now I'm a stay at home parent. I used to have two cats. Now I have two kids. I used to spend tons of time online and offline socializing. Now, I pretty much spend 90% of my life taking care of two kids. I was in my thirties in the LJ days. Now I'm almost 46.
And as handy (and omnipresent) as FB is, for me it never replaced that feeling of connect that LJ fostered.
So here I am. Some days I'm so tired I can barely string two thoughts together. A platform based on writing seems almost a joke. And I'm a bit overextended, as I'm currently trying to engage in two courses of Earth-centered spiritual training, in addition to my stuff going on at home.
Still, I want to make an effort....to stick my head into this community, and see what kindred spirits might be here.