First I want to assure you that those of us whom you've gotten to know the best - myself, Michelle, Roxy, and Maria - are OK as are some of those you've gotten to know through us - Dana, Gail, Chelsea, Gina and Daniel - are OK as well. Unfortunately, though, COVID struck our community. One person we've mentioned here got quite sick but is OK while someone else, sadly, passed away. For privacy, we won't say who. But Maria in consultation with corporate management decided to close our studio until vaccines are available. It's a devastating decision, especially for Maria, but a necessary one.
For my part I'm having some surgery on my foot in a couple of weeks; nothing serious but it will knock me out for a couple of months at least. All of us have enough money in the bank to get along fine. Michelle, Gina, Chelsea and I have enough videos selling to supplement savings so we'll do OK.
With Daniel and I getting back on good terms, he made me a wonderful present in giving me one of the dogs we raised together - Saxs. We've all doted on him and he's living an awesome life. The dog Daniel and I got not long before we divorced and who is handicapped got himself a doggie wheelchair and it was wonderful to see him walking on his own again.
So now about the future of this site and the four of us on the internet, which is what I'm sure you are most interested in. The truth is I haven't made up my mind, but I'm down to four possibilities: (1) go back to a private site with just those of you who have been consistent in interacting with us - and I suspect you know who you are or aren't; (2) start publishing strictly on xhamster where we already have 2,000+ followers and videos with over 1 million views; (3) keep going as we're going; (4) retire from our online life. (3) probably isn't going to happen. I'm thinking (1) and (4) are the best possibilities but I won't rule out (2).
It's sad to think we may just retire from our online life as I've been doing this for 10+ years and Michelle has been for 8+ years and we've gotten to know a lot of you. But, fuck, I'm 70 years old and life has been rough for the last 4 or so since Jake was diagnosed with ALS and died November 2019. Now another of our close friends is gone from COVID. I've got a book to write and Michelle has a career to follow. Maria is corporate now and Roxy is a budding star. I have to admit there is a huge part of me that just wants to say "Fuck it" and let myself become nothing more than the noble profession of being a mother and a grandmother - and a dog mother.
I can definitely say that I won't look back on life and regret things I didn't do. That's a pretty nice thing to say at 70.
Kisses, Marti (OYO)
