I think it is time for a break.

So it looks like the hoped-for assignment is a "right now" kind of situation. I guess it is a positive to have the decision taken out of my hands?

ETA for clarity: it means I cannot take the job since I have this other one I must finish.

Yeah, back when I did a mix of freelance and contract editing, I hit that more than once.
 

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Brakes are normal part of any hobby. Sometimes you take brake voluntary, sometimes life puts hobbys on the break.

First involuntary brake was on my first year of Uni, HS group fell appart. I didn't go look for another group for about year, year and a half. Second was when half our group got kids in same year, i got married that year also, so it is what it is.

First voluntary brake i took was when i got burned out on D&D and fantasy. It just wasn't fun anymore. I was up to play or run anything other than D&D or classic fantasy. Even urban fantasy was ok. Rest of the group had fun in campaign that was going, we didn't have time to cram 2 games, so i took a brake for year, bit more.

Last few years, we have summer brake from mid June to mid September ( from the end of school year to the second week of new school year). It's summer holidays. We scatter all over coast ( all of us use at least 3 weeks of vacation, plus some remote work, so yeah). Due to work, this year, we are still on pause. Last session was in early June, it's end of October. Next session will probably be second weekend of November ( 1.11 is All saints day, so no go).
 

Life forced breaks upon me off and on over the years. I had a long boardgames run…then mostly Xbox.

RPGs are labor intensive and hard to schedule. As a result, for my family and friends it often gets put off and delayed.

I think part of my ongoing love for 5e is that I just have not played it as much as some who are ready to move on. I and still often draw to PHB characters I have not tried!

My breaks tell me you can always come back and may like the hobby better for the periods of absence.
 

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