There's a lot of blogging going on around here. I think I was frozen for a long time. Well, that's the thing. I wasn't thinking at all. My mind seemed to have locked up. I spent a long stretch of the last year crawling out of bills. Usually, I pay everything with little problem. Minor things like an oil change or a leaky sink. Life.
Not 2024-2025. That was the year of blown tires and later replacing them all. Then there were electrical problems in the garage. Two mechanical breakdowns on the car. At the same time as the electrical. And last but certainly not least was sewer line repair. Yeah, that was fun but I saved $900 by digging the hole myself. Hey, don't knock it. I may be kind of old, but I'm not decrepit.
So, it was not the best years.
There was my son's brain disease diagnosis that will require brain surgery and my sister's near foot amputation, and the fibro explosion that resulted from the stress of caring for two sick people consecutively. For now, that should finish out my 2025 year . The flare is now under control, and I'm so much better.
I went to the gym two days last week. Did eight miles on the bike each day. The next day, my leg assaulted me, and my lower back agreed. Well, it has been a bit since I went to the gym, but it's kind of hard to be in two places at once. And I've had the problem before, but it is annoying. Still, it will clear up... eventually. The back is being medicated today and feels better.
My desk is covered with paperwork from the novel I'm working on. Various chapter outlines, character records I've compiled. There is more saved, but I only pull those when I'm working on it. I've gone over 66K since the 12th of November. It's a bit insane, but I'll take it.
There are fifteen days left this year. I may just lock the door, turn off the lights, and keep my head down for the duration.
I won't miss much about this year. I'll let you know about next year.
