I used to enjoy browsing devART. I was always the first person to comment on a deviation that popped up in my message center. I always made sure that I answer every profile/deviation comment and note.
But I didn't have the time lately.

1. School.
Who would've thought of that? /sarcasm
Since it's my final year, teachers expect a lot of us. Our Math teacher wants us to make a so-called "Maturamappe" which is the summary of the stuff we've learned in the last few years. It should already have 100-ish pages and I didn't even start it properly. I only have around 15 pages done which is... not much.
I didn't submit a lot of homework and I failed the first math test. My teacher called up my mom and... let's just say she was pretty pissed.
We also have to submit our special topics for the final exam. I'm going to take four oral exams and that results in four special topics à ~15 pages. I should start those as well.

2. Music.
Some of you might not know that I'm playing the Cello. I've been getting quite a lot of invitations to Orchestras etc. lately and I have to play at four concerts in the next four weeks. I've had two concerts in the last two months and they were set at pretty unconvenient dates so I had no math homework for... two weeks. Which ruined me, to be honest. Having to practice only twice or three times a week just isn't enough. I actually have to play "Ave Maria" by Schubert tomorrow and I'm just not sure that everything will run smoothly.

3. Health.
I almost fall asleep during classes everytime. I just don't get enough sleep lately (around 4-5 hours a night, and I rarely sleep well).
Healthwise, I'm somewhere between "Pretty well" and "I'm going to collapse".
We have school at Saturday, so sleeping in isn't an option. My next ensemble rehearsals are at Sundays, so I guess I can forget about my sleep now. I eat little to nothing and I'm moody. To sum it up: I'm a wreck.

4. Lack of Inspiration.
The pile of unfinished pictures is piling up, but I don't really feel the urge to draw anymore. Everything has gotten so... so... I don't know. I just can't feel anything while I draw.

So I'll be taking a break from dA. I have no idea how long it'll take; perhaps a few months or something. I will be checking my messages evyry once in I while; it's just that I won't be commenting on every deviation anymore.

I hope you'll all have some nice holidays and you won't have to experience all this.

Wishing you all the best,
~Aureen a.k.a sugar