Tumultuous Days

Real life has been doing a pretty good job of kicking my ass for the past week or so by simultaneously presenting me with a professional crisis and a family emergency, along with a side helping of other pitfalls (one literally…always be wary of freshly mopped floors); all of course, two weeks before a planned cross-country trip. All this leaves precious little time for anything besides doing all that I can and must to do to counter the unhappy events (and trying to think positively, not something pessimistic me is very good at). So, I will be a bit scarce in blogland for the next few weeks, until -- hopefully, with all my fingers and toes crossed and many a fervent wish—everything resolves for the better. If you can, spare a happy thought or two for me. It can’t be clouds and rain always, right?