TToT – A Long COVID Nap
Happy New Year, friends!
I know, it’s not exactly the beginning of the year, but I’m a slow starter right now. It feels like everything has been in slow mode since the pandemic hit last winter. And here we are again, deep in the middle of winter and still in this mode. A day or two ago I said something pandemic-related was emerging a year ago and I actually stopped mid-sentence to process that – a year ago. what is This all really feels like a very long COVID nap.
Rather than get bogged down in that, I decided to heed the calls of Denise and Clark and put a few items of thankfulness on the page. I’ve found that no matter what’s going on in my life, bringing my focus back to the things I’m grateful for in life is never a bad idea.
I’ll start with the elephant in the room and say I am thankful for my health and the health of my family. So far, we’re all OK COVID-wise. May that continue.
I’m also thankful for my amazing dentist and her patience for the last two months (yeah, two) of working to adjust my bite after having some dental work done back in November. No idea why, but after that procedure, we just could not get my bite to settle in. I think we may be there now – finally. Here’s hoping that’s actually true.
I’m always thankful for free books! A writer friend shared info about some free writing resources this week and I was happy to indulge myself and add them to my arsenal of resources.
I’m thankful for some new writing opportunities that have come my way recently. Be on the lookout for shares on social media as the publication dates arrive in the future.
I’m thankful for my daughter’s amazing cyber charter school. We moved her to a cyber charter for a number of reasons before the word pandemic was ready word on our lips. While there are some things that changed when schools closed and/or adjusted their method of instruction, our school was able to mostly proceed as usual with only a minor blip in the flow. We’ve been so grateful for that bit of steadiness and normalcy in the midst of all the chaos.
I’m thankful for lovely friends in the online world – Dyanne, Clark, Denise, etc. – who don’t forget about me and give me a shoutout every now and then to bring me back to this little group. The practice of focusing on gratitude and the good in life is something near and dear to my heart. And the Ten Things of Thankful crew are as well. I haven’t participated in the link-up every week in recent months (years?), but I do remember to practice gratitude daily.
I’m thankful for the flexibility of format here at the TToT and for the Book of Secret Rules, hereby invoked and allowing me to wrap here at whatever item number this is.
Finally, I am hopeful this little list will motivate me to post here more often and allow me to say I’m thankful I popped in here today and got back on the blogging horse. I miss this little space and have allowed life to get in the way for far too long.
That said, I’m off. I have an attempt at homemade naan bread waiting for me to finish in the kitchen.
Be well and be safe!
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I am SO GLAD Denise and Clark convinced you to join us this week! I miss having you join us here! How fortuitous that Zilla was already in cyber school when the pandemic hit! One less worry for you. My son made his own naan last week, so if he can do it, I have NO doubt that yours turned out terrific. Hello to the Rottens!
This is the same son who thinks the chicken is pork, right? LOL The naan was great. I’ll never buy the store stuff again.
I’m glad Denise and Clark hollered at me, too! I have always loved the TToT – just fell way out of the habit of posting weekly. Or at all. 😂
Yeah, the same one who is almost a doctor!
I think of that every time I make that chicken. It’s become one of Zilla’s all-time favorites.
We did it Lisa! We both posted a TToT after….being too long away 🙂
Did you say free books? Totally awesome. And congrats on the writing opportunities.
I’ so glad your daughter didn’t have as much disruption in her schooling as so many other kids. What a mess it’s been. “Mess” doesn’t come close to being an apt descriptor but I think you know what I mean.
Naan bread? Sounds good! .
Yay for us! See I’ve been away so long I didn’t even know you were away for so long! 😀 Glad we both landed!
Hey, Lisa! Good to read you again… long time, no vidi, droog!*
You know, one of the coolest things about the virtual world is it’s hypo-chronological character… the effects (of the passage of time) are, essentially, voluntary.
Consider, in contrast, the ‘real’ world, you meet and/or encounter an old friend (at a reunion, job fair or the supermarket) ain’t no mystery as to the effects of time there… and, because of this evidential quality, people tend not to edit. While here in the virtual world, which I might argue is a society/culture comprised of the tales we share of ourselves with others, we have a choice as to how much effect the slings and arrows have had on us and our lifes.
So glad to encounter you again. This provides an opportunity for the one thing friends in the real world and the virtual world share, “And, remember that time, when…”
cool
*yes, Anthony Burgess
As always, Clark, your words are insightful and relatable. Yeah. Good to be back among friends at the TToT. I miss the regular banter and catching up via post. Hopefully I’ll pop in more regularly.
So glad you made it here to join us again.
Your dental experience reminds me of a similar experience years ago. One dentist had put in a crown but I continued to have discomfort when chewing; we moved and had to get a new dentist and the new dentist discovered what was causing the problem. It took several attempts to get my bite smoothed out but once we did the pain was gone!
I just noticed that we have a common interest in the writings of Emerson and Thoreau. 🙂
That is great that your daughter is continuing to have great educational experiences during this time that is so challenging for many.
The naan bread sounds so good. I need to dig out that recipe for naan bread that I saved and actually make it.
Be sure and come back to TToT again.
Emerson and Thoreau are two of my favorites, Pat. I didn’t know you liked them, too!
Your crown story sounds very similar to what I’m experiencing. Glad you got yours settled – here’s hoping we get mine to 100% soon!
It’s nice to be back here. I can’t promise I’ll be here every week, but I’ll try to pop in now and then.