About Me

My photo
London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
A mythical beast - a female wargamer! I got back into wargaming in the summer of 2011 after a very, very long break and haven't looked back since. I must admit that I seem to be more of a painter/collector than a gamer, but do hope to correct that at some point in the near future. My gaming interests span the ages, from the "Biblical" era all the way through to the far future. I enjoy games of all sizes, from a handful of figures up to major battles (see my megalomaniacally sized Choson Korean and Russian Seven Years War armies).

Sunday, 31 August 2014

A Memory of Blogging

Well, the post title seems appropriate given how long it has been since my last post and the title of that!

I have had a few emails (and comments on the blog) asking me if everything is OK. This post is to let you know that I am alive, haven't been in hospital, haven't been in prison, haven't been sent on some super-duper-top secret mission or anything like that. For those who did get in touch, thank you for your concern.

It's quite simple really. For the past few weeks I've been suffering from a return of my chronic fatigue, which has left me without the mental or physical energy to do anything hobby related in the evenings after work. My weekends have been spent trying to sleep as much as possible.

I believe that I know what has caused this extended period of fatigue (I occasionally have brief flare-ups, but these only last a few days). At work we have had some major refurbishments taking place. Unfortunately these works have been directly above and outside the office I work in. The noise from this appears to have affected my sleep, leading to the fatigue building up.

Luckily all the heavy drilling, demolition and other very noisy work is finished now, so my sleep should start to return to normal shortly and I'll once again have energy in the evenings and at weekends for painting and gaming. At that point, you can expect me to be actively blogging again.

36 comments:

  1. Sorry to hear of your lack of rest and fatigue. Hopefully you'll be able to return to full strength now that the work distractions have subsided.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Glad you are OK (for whatever Ok means to you). You have been missed So take care and just know we'll be ready waiting for your return in full when you are ready.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Sorry to hear that Tamsin. Sleep depravation is a bugger at thte best of times and can lead to all sorts of problems. Glad to hear things are starting to level out now though.

    I need you to post about your marathon painting efforts to maintain my guilt quota. ;O)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Dear tamsin,
    While I am sorry to hear about your chronic fatigue, it is good to hear hat you are doing better. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a real problem and several of my friends have been diagnosed with it. I think everyone would share my hope that you slowly get back into things that are not too tiring.
    Jerry

    ReplyDelete
  5. Good to hear you are on the upside. Its ridiculous you've have to put up with heavy drilling and demo above your office. They should send everyone home, or let you work from home when they do that. Better days!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Very sorry you've been feeling like this. I understand fatigue and boy can it really suck wet monkey balls. Here's to getting energized and back into the groove.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Nice to have you back and all is well (or getting there).

    ReplyDelete
  8. Chronic Fatigue my friends suffers from that, sorry to hear it. For a moment I was afraid you locked yourself in a room with the entire Wheel of time series. :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. Glad to hear that you are ok and are starting to get back to a more even playing field. Cheers, Ross

    ReplyDelete
  10. Glad to hear you are ok.. Your absence has been noticed..

    ReplyDelete
  11. Good to hear from you again Tamsin, Postie said go back to sleep and dream of soldiers!!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Your presence on the blogoshpere has certainly been missed. Very sorry to hear about your health problems. Hopefully things will return to normal and you'll bounce back.

    Be well my friend.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Poor you!
    I hope you feel more like yourself soon, its not easy to live with.

    Missed you!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Good to hear you're OK and getting back on track. You've been conspicuous by your absence. :-)

    ReplyDelete
  15. Nice to hear your on the mend - I hope your recovery is very speedy

    ReplyDelete
  16. Great to hear that you're well enough to be back blogging and I hope you take time to ease yourself into things again when you're fully fit.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Glad to hear that the Tamsin show will soon start the next season of gaming posts.
    cheers

    ReplyDelete
  18. Good to hear that you are back!!!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Pleasant dreams, health and happiness to you, Tamsin. Looking forward to your return. You've been missed.
    Blessings,
    The Padre

    ReplyDelete
  20. You have been away? Actually I am glad you have found the reasons behind your fatigue and hope you will be on the made soon.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Glad to read that you have survived and returned. As someone who has had large gaps in their blogging due to uncontrollable circumstance, I sympathise and am very glad to see your return

    ReplyDelete
  22. Glad to see you are okay-ish! I have been checking in here thinking I must be missing your posts. Hope you catch up on sleep soon!

    ReplyDelete
  23. glad to hear you are feeling a bit better. having had work done on the house recently I know how stressful noise like that can be!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Great to hear from you, and have you back. Best wishes for a stress free new office when they finish it. Looking forward to getting you back full time!

    ReplyDelete
  25. Sounds like you are on a good way and that's really great to hear. I keep my fingers crossed that you pass the vestiges soon and find your way back to paints and brushes soon.

    All the best !
    Stefan

    ReplyDelete
  26. Good to hear from you again and know that everything is OK (sort of).

    ReplyDelete
  27. Glad you're back & take you time!

    ReplyDelete
  28. Take care of yourself. You're the only you we have, and we like you. Get the rest you need; we'll be here.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Indeed we do. Take it easy, and welcope back.

      Delete
  29. Nice to see you back Tamsin. After a quick recharge you'll be back to gaming & painting!

    ReplyDelete
  30. Take care of yourself! I hope you can recover very fast!

    Greetings
    Peter

    ReplyDelete
  31. Very pleased to hear that you are on the mend! Best, Simon

    ReplyDelete
  32. Hope you can catch up on your rest and feel better soon Tamsin.

    ReplyDelete
  33. Take care of yourself and catch some sleep. Too much fatique may end in burn out...
    Hope you`ll recover soon ...

    ReplyDelete