Time was a single noder not noding for a while wouldn't make a ripple, but with so few of us here now...
I used to think Nate's Word Galaxy Generator was an amusing toy. I realise now it was a reassurance: things are working as expected. The nodegel is safe and will return shortly.
We could do with some reassurance. I'm never sure from one day to the next if the site will be here.
I have been not writing but lurking.
When I last noded, I had spent a few years at home, "not working". In my mind, failing. In reality, being a full time parent, working several part time training jobs, being treasurer for a couple of volunteer organisations, winning prizes for my crochet, writing a couple of novels, and treating and managing a couple of fairly serious chronic autoimmune conditions.
Just as everyone went into lockdown, I went back to work. If you're going to return to full time work after a
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