Good to see you post again. I particularly agree with the "being spread too thin" part at the end and have noticed that the more I started looking after myself, the happier and easier life has become.
Refining what you're involved with and working on means you can do a better job at those tasks, which is only a good thing!
Are communities not open now? Have seen a few posts about the beta and created one based on our community contest but I'm not sure the finer details...