Well it has been quite the few months. I chose to leave Saint Mary’s at the end of May. The family went on a trip back east where I fell and needed surgery on my elbow. That thankfully had been healing well when my Aunt passed on my husband’s and my anniversary on August 4. The funeral was in late August along with my daughter starting high school so things had been rather chaotic. We finally thought life was slowing down a bit when I had a dear friend and two cousins join us on Labor day only to find out shortly afterward that we had all been hit by Covid. First time for my cousin, friend and daughter, second time for my husband and self. Thankfully it is a mild case but nonetheless annoying. This has felt like the year of setbacks, and yet perhaps it is a much needed pause. I needed time to take a break from work and the health challenges seem to just be reinforcing that and perhaps the universe’s way of telling me to not rush into anything new.
Before being hit with Covid I was able to get back to the gym after many years. Of course that is temporarily on hold until I test negative, but while on hold I have been cleared to resume weight work with my right arm. That will be a good thing. Still the set-backs are a bit trying. I should be writing more than I am. I’ve been wanting to get back to more writing, though not necessarily in this format. I desperately need to brush off my web skills and clean up this site a bit. It really needs a facelift.
In other personal news, I’ve decided to start letting my hair go back to it’s natural color. That is going to take a bit though as there is more gray present than in the past. Still I feel pretty good about it. I only hope ageism doesn’t rear it’s ugly head on my job hunt because of it.
I am truly blessed to have a roof over my head and food on my table. I hope only that my stint at not working doesn’t last too long. Of course actually applying to jobs will help. I’ve applied to a few but now that I’m can actually use my arm again, I should definitely apply to more.
I’d love to do some writing for work. We shall see if I can find a way to do that beyond taking minutes for board meetings. I also hit 18 years sobriety this month a milestone I am proud of. The older I get the wiser I realize this decision to stop drinking all those years ago was. Now to get a negative Covid test back and return to my exercise and health routine.
Lastly, I hope to overcome some of the inertia that all of these setbacks seem to have wrought. I do not like being inert and the exercise and healthful eating certainly were helping in that area. More importantly though is to overcome the inertia of my mind and move myself forward to more creative things and expand my learning to further both my mind and employment opportunities. I still have at least another good 10 years in me.