Impasse?

The best word to illustrate the status of my multiple affairs, until last week, is a deadlock. Impasse also appears to describe the state of my blogging affair, for this site at least.
But I'm working on them all. A ray of accomplishment beamed last week during the convention and I could not be more inspired to do more. So, patience please. :) And like I always assure myself, everything's gonna be alright.

About the image: I tried to look for a rather, creative, take on the definition of impasse. What could be a better term than cul-de-sac? Educational, yes? Photo from this site.