According to my “blog ideas file,” I have a whopping 62 ideas for blog posts. Yet, as you may have noticed, none of those ideas are turning into actual posts.

C. (10) checks my blog every morning and today he said, “Mom, when are you going to put up another post?” I had no answer for him.

A friend emailed me today, wondering if I’m okay, since there has been no activity here at Callapidder Days.

I have no good excuse. Yes, I’m busy, but so is everyone else. It’s just that time of year.

And I don’t even think it’s so much physical busyness as it is mental overwhelmed-ness that is keeping me from blogging.  My to-do list is about three miles long and it seems I’m continually reviewing it and deciding what comes next. And on top of that, my mind is preoccupied lately with things that are not legitimate blog material.

The bottom line is: There is just not room in my brain for the composing of coherent blog posts at this time.

If I suddenly become inspired, rest assured that I’ll do my best to translate my inspiration into something resembling a post. But if I don’t, expect things to be a bit sparse around here. I have some book giveaways and reviews lined up for the next couple weeks. But I can’t promise anything else.

We can always hope…but I’m just not making promises.

In the meantime, here are some links to posts I’ve enjoyed recently, all written by people who are producing content.

• Productivity & Quality Down Time: They Go Hand-in-Hand by simplemom
• A Great Servant, An Evil Master by Tim Challies
• The Inigo Montoya Guide to 27 Commonly Misused Words by Brian Clark
• Introduction to a Week in Narnia by Carrie
• Today, I remember by Lisa

Whew. I made it.

I packed up my stuff, lugged it all down the street, and unpacked it here at the new Callapidder Days.

Things are a bit different here. The decor, the floor plan…it’ll all take a little getting used to.

But it’s still me, Katrina, working behind the scenes. You’ll get the same random assortment of posts, the same great book giveaways, pictures of the same cute kids. The look might have changed, but the blogger herself will stay the same. Or maybe even improve. We can only hope.

I still have some boxes to unpack here in the new digs. There are “image issues” that I need to resolve in past posts. There’s a little sidebar-tweaking yet to be done.

But I think, for the most part, that things are up and running.

If you subscribe to my feed (THIS ONE), you shouldn’t have any trouble with the transition and you should already be getting notices of posts here. If you are having trouble, though, just unsubscribe and then resubscribe using the link in my sidebar.

I’d love to hear your thoughts (unless they are very, very mean ones; then it’s okay if you don’t feel like sharing). And if you run into any issues or have any questions, I’m just a click away. See that nifty “contact me” up in the navigation bar? That’s what it’s there for; feel free to use it.

Thanks so much for being patient with me during the changeover.  And welcome to the new Callapidder Days!

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In the last week or so, I’ve been tagged by four people: Cindy, Alyce, Amanda, and The Dynamic Uno. Since all of the tags require me to list six things about myself (well, technically one tag asked for seven), I decided to do one post in response to all four tags, since I’m sure that posting 24 (25) things about myself would be a bit much. Really, I know there’s only so much my dear readers can bear.

So…

Six Things About Me

1. I like a little coffee with my cream and sugar. Seriously, if Coffee-Mate (liquid only; none of that gross powdered stuff) and sugar were not available, I’d find another way to feed my need for caffeine. My husband is always amused at the pale color of my coffee by the time I’m done doctoring it. But this is the only way I like it. Lucky for me, it’s that time of year when some yummy new flavors of creamer are hitting the shelves…flavors like Gingerbread and Peppermint Mocha. Yum. Even better.

2. I am like my cat in this way: too much change makes me want to throw up. I am, however, different from her in that she proceeds to puke on the carpet, while I do not.

3. Whenever my husband is out of town, I stay up far, far too late. It doesn’t matter if I tell myself to head to bed with a book at 9:30. When 11:00 p.m. rolls around, I’m still watching TV or surfing the ‘net or something else. And I usually regret it the next morning.

4. Buying shoes is never a temptation for me. I must be missing the shoe-loving gene. However, I am always tempted to buy more books, family board games, notebooks, pens, and coffee mugs.

5. I’m really loving this new bubble bath stuff from Bath & Body Works, called “Sleep.” Most aromatherapy-type products are too smelly, too strong for me. But this stuff is subtle and relaxing.

6. I check my email a million times a day. I don’t respond to it that often — that’s more like once per day. But I’m always, always peeking to see if there’s anything new there. I’m trying to cut back.

…okay, and one more, to make sure I have fully satisfied all four tags.

7. I only ever skipped one class in high school. It was German — first period — and I wasn’t prepared for a test. I, lamely, hung out in the girls’ bathroom the whole time and read a book. What a geek. Oh, also, I never told my mom about that. Except she reads my blog, so I guess now she knows.

I won’t tag anyone specifically, but these memes are always good to do if you’re having Bloggers’ Block, so feel free to consider yourself tagged if you’re in need of a post idea. Let me know if you do it, though, so I can check out your answers.