She yells ducking behind a pile of sandbags. Yes, it has been way too long since I updated this website. It may have been due to being an essential worker during the pandemic, all the family medical issues, or just plain depression, but I wasn’t able to get much done. And I don’t know if […]
Since last Wednesday I have: Called 9-1-1 for a lift assist after my mother fell the first time Called 9-1-1 for transport for my mom to the ER after her second fall the same day Waited at home to talk to the ER doctor because I’m not allowed into the ER. (CT scan and X-rays
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Work is pretty much the same. So is home life. But I was hit with a wave of depression this week, and it took a little self-exploration to figure out why. This is when I’d be in high gear getting ready for BayCon. This year it’s been moved from Memorial Day weekend to early November.
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The thing I’ve been noticing is how quiet it is on weekends. I live in the suburbs of a major city, underneath a flight path, and within a mile of a railroad crossing. I grew up with a constant background hum of traffic, roar of overhead jets, and warning blasts of a train horn. With
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It’s week three of the new normal. We’re all still relatively healthy. We’ve settled into new patterns at home. In some ways it isn’t that different from the old normal. I still go to work as critical support staff. I’m slowly adapting to my schedule being two hours time shifted. While getting off at 3:00
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Second week of sheltering in place. Or as I like to think of it – Second verse, Same as the first, Little bit louder, And a little bit worse. We’re hanging in here okay at home, for the most part. There was one incident. Mom fell. Her leg slipped out from under her and
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For anyone who isn’t aware, my day job is working for a public utility. I have been deemed critical support staff and unable to do my job from home. In attempt to minimize potential exposures, they have moved me to a different shift, two hours earlier than my regular clock-in time. This is playing havoc
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If you’ve read my blog around the New Year before, you know that I don’t make resolutions. I make goals. Some years I do well by them. 2019 was not one of those years. I don’t think I hit a single one, due to overambition and time management failure. So with those in mind,
It has been a busy few months dealing with personal issues. I’m not sure how well I’ve been dealing with them. Unfortunately something had to give between my day job, my sanity, and my writing. What gave was my writing. I chose self-care and cut back on the writing. Sadly, that happened during NaNoWriMo, so
