This is personal

Do you hear crickets?

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I’m in my office, at my desk with laptop ready to write for 10-minutes. My watch timer is set. Ready, set, GO!

No writing thoughts are happening. Maybe I need a 2nd cup of coffee.

OK- back to my desk with coffee. My trip to the kitchen took about 20 minutes (I made toast with honey-butter spread) so I reset the timer to 10-minutes – Ready, set, GO!

Crickets.

Guess I could write about how much I’m enjoying this delicious, hot, aromatic coffee in my Grand Canyon souvenir mug. But, hold on, just saw the FedEx truck go by. I need to go look on the porch just in case the driver left a package.

False alarm – no package. I forgot to stop the timer. Should I reset it or just keep writing?

Wait, did CJ feed the feral yard cats this morning? I better ask him.

Morning sex is the best!

My 10-minutes is up.

What I loved in 2018

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  • My wonderful husband, CJ.
  • Democrats and women winning the majority in Congress.
  • The Air-Fryer!  We use it constantly.
  • New part-time position as Executive Assistant to an inspiring CEO.
  • Five-week summer vacation at daughter Rebecca’s Belle Acres Farm in Tennessee with her large tribe of kids and animals.
  • New-to-me Dodge Journey SUV.
  • Movie Pass – good while it lasted but finally had to cancel.
  • Free grocery pick-up at Walmart.
  • Amazon Prime. CJ said I’m helping put retail stores out of business – oh, well…
  • Etsy – where we sell Surfboard Slings.
  • New window blinds and art in the living room.
  • Reading. Writing. Cooking. Music. Beach. Mountains. Babies. Kittens.
  • Good health.
  • Cheetos – Baked 50% Less Fat

There’s so much more I loved about 2018 but my Write for 10 Minutes time is up. Of course, I loved all my fabulous family and friends throughout 2018 and look forward to loving them even more in 2019!

Pain vs. Brain

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Four months ago today, I had surgery to replace my right knee. Everything went great and I’m very happy with the results.

For the first eight weeks after surgery, I regularly took pain pills – oxycodone. I wasn’t concerned with becoming addicted. I believe that pain causes stress which slows down the healing process. But, with all the negative press about opioids – which oxycodone is – I’ve heard many people say they won’t take pain medication. For sure, if you know you have an addictive personality, it’s a wise decision to avoid opioids.

My plan to get caught-up with writing, movies, and reading during my recovery time didn’t happen. The pain medication subdued my brain in so many ways. I didn’t care about food – nothing appealed to me. I lost interest in sex, reading, movies, writing, talking. The oxycodone made me feel calm and kind of numb which was OK during the time I was recovering from major surgery.

My knee still hurts from time to time – it’s part of the healing process going on in there. But, it doesn’t hurt enough to warrant taking pain meds. And, I’m so happy to have my active, crazy, engaged brain back!

This is personal

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beagle-995637_1920 (2)My heart aches today. My nephew Adam was murdered 18 months ago. Shot in the head while sitting on the couch in his family room. Luckily, his parents had just left the house, his two children were sleeping, and his wife was at the store or they might have been murdered too. The trial ended yesterday. The murderer, a man who was married to one of our nieces, was found guilty by the jury of second-degree murder, child endangerment, and running from law-enforcement. The family is disappointed – shocked – that he wasn’t convicted of first degree murder, but at least we know he will be locked up for a long time – hopefully for the rest of his life.

I intended this blog to be about writing. But some days, like today, writing for joy just isn’t forthcoming.

My 10 minutes are up…..