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# Feeling it Again (Summer Break is Over)
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/feeling-it-again-summer-break-is-over/
- Published: 2019-07-27T13:04:42.000Z
- Updated: 2019-07-27T13:04:42.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: meta, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

In the middle of June I mentioned on my podcast that I was going to take a bit of a summer break from the show, and that turned into a break from blogging here (only 9 posts in 6 weeks), as well as a break from Twitter and the relentless YouTube schedule I was keeping for a while there.

I find all four of those things to be activities I take great joy in doing, but after effectively going non-stop for a few years, I wanted to slow down. Work has been very rewarding lately and it’s managed to keep most of my creative needs fulfilled. It’s frankly the only reason taking a break from much of my online life was possible.

But now it’s late July, I’ve been mostly quiet for 6 weeks, and well…I’ve got an itch.

I want to start working again, and I want to start now, so here’s what I have planned:

1. **More BirchTree content on a regular schedule.** Tech blogs might not be the hot new thing, but I still enjoy them and prefer writing here to posting tweetstorms on a platform I don’t own.
2. **New BirchTree Gaming videos very soon.** I have one coming for Sea of Solitude, and other series on Metal Gear Solid 4 coming after that. These are going to be really good.
3. **THE PODCAST IS BACK!** I’ve fallen in love with this format and I have some topics saved up I’m looking forward to talking about. The first new episode should be out next week.
4. I continue to write for **The Sweet Setup** and I should have a new piece up next month.
5. Finally, I’ll be **guesting on a few other podcasts** in the next month or two and you’ll hear about those as they are released.

So yeah, it’s been quiet around here, but things are about to get a lot more active again. I’m ready, and I hope you are too.