Struggling to Stay Awake
Not that life is boring--in fact, quite the opposite.
It's weird: I have been thinking about certain people lately, and then I have been hearing from them or about them, or about others related to them. Got a text and e-mail from a friend. Was thinking about my late great-aunt whose birthday is tomorrow--she'd suffered a severe stroke and pretty much didn't recover. Today, I got news that a great-uncle (other side of the family) suffered a "medium" stroke a few days ago. We said good-bye to his wife earlier this year, so this just sucks a ton more. He is able to eat pureed foods but they're not giving him liquids, and his speech was affected. If you think of it, please say a prayer for him.
I'm almost afraid to contact the third person I was thinking about; seems like a 50-50 shot at this point.
In more mundane things, it was another crazy week at school, and I just seem to have a lot of things to take care of every day.
The big thing is that I am bound and determined to have my living room cleaned up by Friday. One of the reasons it got so out-of-hand was that at my hiring and orientation days, I received so much paper, including a big binder, with no idea how to organize it or where to put it. There are papers everywhere. I hate that.
Remember the TV that I got for my birthday? I haven't set it up yet (I know, I am totally denying myself the HD experience), but I am bound and determined to do that either Friday or Saturday. That's why I'm cleaning up. I am off to a good start, but it is just a start.
It's been only about a week since I started taking the iron supplements, but I really think my brain seems less fuzzy. So I think I can focus on cleaning up; it's just that my stamina seems to run out.
As a side note, I'm thinking about retiring the Friday Five (which regrettably I missed yesterday), or at least putting it on hiatus in the new year. I have an idea related to either this book or another book.
We'll see. More details to come.
I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend, and a Happy Hanukkah to those readers who began celebrations last night.
It's weird: I have been thinking about certain people lately, and then I have been hearing from them or about them, or about others related to them. Got a text and e-mail from a friend. Was thinking about my late great-aunt whose birthday is tomorrow--she'd suffered a severe stroke and pretty much didn't recover. Today, I got news that a great-uncle (other side of the family) suffered a "medium" stroke a few days ago. We said good-bye to his wife earlier this year, so this just sucks a ton more. He is able to eat pureed foods but they're not giving him liquids, and his speech was affected. If you think of it, please say a prayer for him.
I'm almost afraid to contact the third person I was thinking about; seems like a 50-50 shot at this point.
In more mundane things, it was another crazy week at school, and I just seem to have a lot of things to take care of every day.
The big thing is that I am bound and determined to have my living room cleaned up by Friday. One of the reasons it got so out-of-hand was that at my hiring and orientation days, I received so much paper, including a big binder, with no idea how to organize it or where to put it. There are papers everywhere. I hate that.
Remember the TV that I got for my birthday? I haven't set it up yet (I know, I am totally denying myself the HD experience), but I am bound and determined to do that either Friday or Saturday. That's why I'm cleaning up. I am off to a good start, but it is just a start.
It's been only about a week since I started taking the iron supplements, but I really think my brain seems less fuzzy. So I think I can focus on cleaning up; it's just that my stamina seems to run out.
As a side note, I'm thinking about retiring the Friday Five (which regrettably I missed yesterday), or at least putting it on hiatus in the new year. I have an idea related to either this book or another book.
We'll see. More details to come.
I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend, and a Happy Hanukkah to those readers who began celebrations last night.
Comments
I've enjoyed the Friday Five, but it's your blog and up to you. Trying to do that kind of regular post can be a pain in the neck and more pressure than it's worth. My vote as a reader(not that you asked) is for you to do it when or if the spirit moves you. If it doesn't, so be it.