Intermezzo
Don't be alarmed, folks. Posting's light because I am in middle of major deadline, and there's no soup in my house. Erm, actually there is soup, but it's last week's soup. So I can either eat it, or make some rice and beans. Or something like that.
Tune in next week for further thrilling adventures of the contents of my fridge. Now, with more Nicaraguan dark roast coffee beans!
Oooh, that reminds me, I never had my 6pm cup. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm caffeinated.
Having a pretty good week, as it turns out. I've been spending lots of time working on my own fiction, which I haven't done in donkey's years, and the degree to which I am enjoying it, though it's a slog, bodes well for going back to school. So very excited.
It may require a change of abode, or a change of knee joints (having mondo paino in the kneeo lately, which means not so much with the 3 hr. bicycle commute), but I'll get it worked out in the end.
The cat is happy because I've been plastered to the couch for days, the bike is happy because I just took her for a wee ride to Miz Fury's place, and I'm happy because - oh, I dunno, it might have something to do with finally finally finally letting myself do what I'm meant to and want to do.
Yeah, like that.
Tra la! Now, bring me that horizon...
Hi - I am so glad you are feeling better. I was really concerned about you when you wrote and published your *down* post. Having met many people over the years who were unable to admit to depression or do anything about it, I felt I had to speak up. You know yourself and you came out of a low period. Good for you.
I don't have many regrets in this life, but one thing I do regret is not having been able to live in New York City when I was young. I had so many health issues (including depression) that I could hardly function much less live in a place as stimulating at NYC. I enjoy reading your blog.
Best- Hester from Atlanta
Thanks Hester. I've found that, for me at least, happiness is a state that can include plenty of daily ups and downs, but one in which I feel good about myself and where I am on a deeper, more long-term level. And by that definition, I've been very happy indeed the last several years.