Hi everyone! Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been absent from the blogging discourse for a while, and indeed from my own blog at times. Thankfully I have so many wonderful people contributing quality stuff that I’ve been able to slack off a little and focus on other things for a while.
It’s coming up to a year of blogging for me. I started this blog on the 8th of November 2012 and boy has it been a big year both online and off. I’m saving the one year of blogging post for next week but I just wanted to tell you all that life has been super hectic. I miss visiting your blogs as much as I used to and I’m sad I haven’t been able to post as regularly as I would like, but that’s life 
So here’s what’s been keeping me so busy:
* David Virgin & The Stanley Knife Brothers: This is a band I’m in with my dad David and brother Alex. We have gigs coming up and so there’s lots of rehearsals, putting up posters, contacting gig guides, booking more gigs and doing radio interviews like the one we did today on Dublin City FM. Listen out for us at 9pm this Friday!
* The Dublin City Rounders: Myself and Alex also have a folk duo which we’ve been working hard on. Over the next months we’ll be busking regularly and playing classy tunes in the cafes of Dublin
* My Parents are Moving: Everyone knows how strenuous a big move can be and I’ve been helping my folks move. It takes time, patience and more patience.
* Gyaros Book Two: Alex and I are maybe 40% through writing Gyaros Book Two. It’s so tough to find writing time these days, and as such the release of Book Two may have to be pushed back to 2014. It’s awesome though (in our opinion), totally worth the wait 
* Stoic Philosophy Talks: I am now also doing speaking events. The first is coming up on the 26th of November at the Rathmines Public Library as part of Live Like a Stoic Week 2013. Expect to see videos of the event here on the blog 
* Teaching: I now have 6 regular students and more all the time. Teaching guitar is something I love to do but it does take time and energy.
* Eating, Sleeping etc: Hey, gotta take care of myself. I’m no use to anyone if I burn out, and believe I know what that’s like! We all need time to chill out, relax and simply enjoy the moments of our lives 
And that’s pretty much it. I will continue to post and keep in touch as much as my schedule allows. Thanks so much for your continued support. The fact that the hits on this blog just keep going up month on month means that there is content here that people find valuable, and that is so encouraging!
Speaking of which, Rohan’s 7 Things yesterday reached over 100,000 views! Almost 20% of which came in the month of October alone! Again, I’m stunned, so thank you all so much. I hope I can continue to run a blog that people like 
I’ll be doing my best to say hi to all my blogging buddies over the next while, I miss y’all!
Jack O Lantern by Alex Healy!
Big hugs and Happy Halloween 
Rohan.
