Thank you! *hugs back* Yeah, it's sinking in I've had a really tough year all put together, so it's no wonder that now that things have let up, it's demanding its toll and my mind and body are all "no, we're not doing anything except eating chocolate and reading sappy & smutty fic". At least I'm finally feeling better after a well-slept night. :-)

That sounds like a very nice amount of writing, yes! And even with all the other things you needed to do. Oh, I used to sing in a choir for years, too. I miss it; I'd like to start again, but it's a bit of a trial to find the right kind of choir: not too difficult, not too easy, singing music that I like, actually need someone like me, etc. I'm a somewhat-but-not-much-trained soprano who can't control her upper range enough to sing first soprano, and many choirs are abundant in that type, I'm afraid. *g*

I went to singing lessons at one point, but they're expensive and it started feeling a bit pointless when I'm not doing much anything with what I learn; so at the moment I just randomly sing showtunes/Disney songs/British folk songs/anything I happen to know when the mood strikes me. Or sing along to my Hayley Westenra songs or John Barrowman's musical songs or various renditions of Let It Go, and really hope that it doesn't carry over to my neighbours much. :-) (Especially the Hayley Westenra. I might have something close to her range if I could really use my voice well, but well, I can't, so...)

Oh yes, feel free to link to this! New participants are always welcome. The newest post is probably the place to start commenting, but if they want to know more, the first post of the month explains more. Also, I think I neglected to link to it, but trobadora wrote this post in the beginning of the year which also explains more of the what and why of the challenge. That's also be worth looking at, since I've only been around a few months and she's been doing it since the beginning.