September 9, 2019

• The Struggle is Real

  Summer is the most difficult time of the year, especially August, for this Autism family.

  The best-laid plans fall through the cracks as the mad dash to address family needs and parenting take over to ensure zero meltdowns ever occur... as well as making sure I'm able to pay the bills on the homefront.

  I'm very grateful at the moment as I'm doing some contract work for several companies in the realm of social media and digital marketing.  This allows me to work from home and periodically gives me some time to focus on building Autisable once again.  To say, "I hope this continues" is an understatement.

  I've been doing Amazon Flex and Doordash delivery for over 2 years now, and so it's good to get back to writing and blogging once again.  The focus to be able to pay the bills has been primary these past few years... and it's been physically, emotionally and mentally demanding.

  In regards to Xanga, not a lot to share about the site itself.  My last update pretty much brings people up to speed as to what's going on there.

  The site remains 'as-is'.  Sort-of stuck in limbo in terms of development.

  As for the Xanga Team?  Well, it's primarily just John that is OFFICIALLY the only team member that remains.  It is, after all, HIS baby.

  Eugenia is still is around, although no longer officially a part of the Xanga team, she does still log in to address people's accounts and ensure payments are processed for those of us who are paying to blog.  But don't expect a lot for those who need archives or to dive into their individual accounts.  I think after several years after the switch to 2.0 - it's safe to assume at this stage nothing will be done to research that avenue for the foreseeable future.  I'm sure the data is still around somewhere, but no one will be able to take the time to dive into the servers to see if they can salvage something someone's ignored for so long.  So, let's be honest with ourselves on that note.

  Now...

  Because of my work, I haven't been able to focus on Xanga's Facebook page on a regular basis.  Nor have I been able to chime in on this blog like I used to.

  But, I'm still blogging here - that hasn't changed.  I do pop-in from time to time to provide an update or so on what's going on with either xanga or myself.

  I am starting to get some more news about John, but I need to chat with him before sharing anything.  I wouldn't want to share anything with anyone until I have all the facts straight. I'm sure y'all can respect that if I was going to share things about you (if I heard anything about you that may be relevant).

  As for Autisable, the site has many of the basic similar features as Xanga once did.... and there's still more to do on that site.
  I plan to get Autisable to grow and to stick around long-term.  To do this I've launched a Patreon page for Autisable to help raise ongoing support to help me work on the site and on the podcast.

  Although there has been no news for Xanga, Autisable is growing and slowly becoming what I've envisioned it to be.  I think this is because I know that people are relying on me to make it happen - and I've made promises to address the site that I intend to keep.

  Thank you for sticking around and reading my rants here... even if it's for anything Xanga related.

  Appreciate you...

   

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