Hey Guys,

I ALMOST played today for the first time in a while.  I just keep finding myself not in the mood to play.  Today I was on lists and sat in some good games, and I realized that I was really tired and shouldn't play.  I've learned from past experience that playing when I don't want to or don't feel ready and focused is a bad decision.  However, this is the first time that I've not wanted to play for an extended period of time.

Usually I'm very eager to play more often than not.  I'm not sure how this is going to change, but, especially while I'm traveling, I'm not going to push myself to play when I'm not focused.

If it continues like this for a couple months, I may need to setup some rules for myself as far as getting hours in.

Luckily I'm not in the position of having to force myself to play to pay the bills, but I have stressed a little bit about that lately.  My expenses over this past year and a half have been WAY higher than any other time in my life (Mostly due to moving, buying a home, doing major construction on it, and traveling a lot).  I probably will be doing a lot less of all of those next year, which will leave me with fewer expenses and more time to play. 

Hope you are all doing well.  Good luck.

-Phil