Hello everybody,

I'm finally back (sort of). Here's what has transpired over the past 2 months in a nut shell:

1.) My housekeeper suddenly quit due to her sister having a difficult child birth which eventually led to her having to care for the baby. This led a bad chain of events.
2.) Discovered that a gossip of me was spreading around one of my social circles. Made some people treat me different all of a sudden. Ugh, felt like highschool drama again.
3.) Had to do some major house renovations for 2 weeks due to a leakage involving much dust, banging noise, and paint fumes. Money go bye-bye...
4.) Fell ill due to the dust, paint fumes, and lack of sleep. Had a cough and a sore throat.
5.) Miraculously was still able to go to a mission trip to Sumatra to do the Lord's work (booked the wrong flight by mistake btw); spreading the good news to schools. Body finally broke down to the point where I had to look for a doctor there to get some antibiotics. Amazingly the show went on and I was still able to teach in the middle of all that. Even had a chance to be a live-translator at some point.
6.) Got home and then major house renovation part 2 happened which involved my work room being repainted from top to bottom so PC had to be vacated. Two months' salary go bye-bye.

So yeah I'm back but not 100%. Thank God I managed to find a new helper and the renovation is done now. I've managed to hook my PC back but my work room is still empty, echo-y, and smells of paint. I am unable to stay for long periods in this room without coughing.

Oh and one more thing!
7.) I picked up the guitar. I lost my brother's guitar in the past when I lent it to someone who eventually died suddenly and I couldn't get a hold of his wife's phone and so I wasn't able to get her to deliver the guitar back. Someone at church was giving free lessons and so I might as well buy one now in case my brother ever asks for his guitar back.

So that's the gist of it. Other unpleasant things happened along the way but not worth mentioning. I'm so blessed to have clients who didn't pester me at all during the entire ordeal. Seriously you guys are the best. Yeah, I know there's a TON of work that I need to catch up with. Trust me, not having a salary for 5 months this year is no joke.

I'll get right back to working on my commissions then. Thanks for being so patient with me, dear clients.

Sincerely,
Koru