Firstly I must apologize for the tardiness of blogging and letting everyone know what we are up to. There has been a good reason for this, as I will explain.
Around a month to six weeks ago my computer caught a terrible virus that has caused me nothing but headaches. For weeks we worked into the small hours of the morning trying to kill the bug and fix the terrible problems it was causing my programs. All this had to be done whilst continuing to compile Good Gabble. Thank you to Michael Neary who spent many hours on Skype screen sharing with me and walking me through the in's and out's of my computer. With Mike located in New Zealand and a time difference of two and a half hours this often meant he saw the sun rise his end. I cannot thank him enough for his support and patience.
Unfortunately no matter how many virus progams we ran, how many programs we isolated and no matter what we did the virus was smarter than us and last Friday Muse ( my computer ) could handle it no more. The blue screen of death overtook her and she was admitted to the local PC doctor. She was returned to me today with a new lease of life.
I learnt a lot from this experience. Of course there is the obvious - back up everything important on your computer, make sure you have a great virus scan ( which I may add I had but this new virus was way more clever ) and do not take your computer for granted.
I also learnt a lot about myself. I found that I do not understand the workings of a computer and never ever want to and that computers have a language of their own. I also found myself and my ability to cope in a situation that could have been fatal to my business. At no time did I stress or panic but work toward the goal of repairing and fixing the issue. I also learnt that nothing on my computer is as important as I think it is. It is only a piece of technology that I can survive without. Yes it makes life easier, at times, but can also make life harder. I am far too reliant on Muse, forgetting how it use to be done before the computer age.
I do believe that Muse needed a rest and so did I. Without my computer I did no work on Good Gabble over the weekend, having a well earned break. At first I thought I would be at a loss but I actually enjoyed it. I regrouped with my family and grounded myself back to reality. I realised that I work far to many hours and vow to take at least one day off every weekend to spend time with my kids. I love the work I do with Good Gabble but working 13 hour days 7 days a week just has to stop. I spent the weekend relaxing, watching movies with the kids and reading ( of course I was reading to review the book for Good Gabble but we won't acknowledge this as work). Today I actually feel that my computer has become an intrusion on my family more than it is a blessing and vow to make this change.
I ask all to be patient with us this month as your copy of Good Gabble may be a week later than usual. We hope you understand that this was an issue beyond our control. We are currently finalising the November issue and should have our November issue circulating by next Monday.
Thanks for your patience and understanding.
Have an absolutely amazing November........blogging more regularly from now on.
Jennifer.
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