Here it is, nearly the end of January and I’m thinking about all the things I have not done with this new year.
I have not read a single
book, not even that pile of books I got for Christmas. (I got somewhere in the
amount of nine or ten new books.) Or any of the new-to-me books I acquired in
the few months preceding December. Though I admit I have tried to read a few of
my books. I think I have three that I’ve started in the last few months and
just never picked up again.
I have not done a single handcraft.
I not only have tons of yarn, hooks, and needles in easy reach, but I also have
some knitting looms and some cross stitches I can do. I have all sorts of plans
for all of it, and I have picked them up at least once or twice, but I have not
put any serious effort into it.
I have not consistently kept
up with my chores. I’m not cleaning the kitchen regularly and I haven’t been
helping Melinda with planning our weekly menu or writing our weekly shopping list.
I’ve cooked dinner only once, leaving the bulk of it to Melinda. I’m also
behind on keeping my checkbook up to date.
I have not been making my
church meetings. Most of that is I cannot seem to stay awake long enough to get
dressed and ready to go. Most of what I’ve spent my waking hours on is getting
lost in the rabbit hole that is Facebook.
Most importantly, I have
not been writing, or editing any of my work. Or in fact, anything to do with
writing except contributing to this blog. Unless you count thinking about how things
I could change in my current WIPs. I’ve done that but come up with no solid
ideas.
Now I know a lack of desire,
or interest in doing things you normally do would be seriously concerning. However,
my lack of action has nothing to do with my lack of interest. It has everything
to do with my lack of energy.
You see, I’ve also been
falling asleep randomly throughout the day and taking two to four-hour naps. That’s
on top of a full night's sleep.
What I have done this
month (besides wasting time on Facebook) was go to multiple doctor’s
appointments to be poked and prodded to find out why I’m feeling so lousy.
One of the first concerns
was cancer. Fortunately, the test results have already ruled that out. My doctor
also found I had a mild infection, which might account for my tiredness. So, I’m
on antibiotics again. If that doesn’t work, I’ll probably be poked and prodded
some more.
My doctor was also able
to determine that I do need a simple surgery. Nothing major. In and out in the
same day. I’ll be having that done in the next month or so.
Hopefully, I’ll get back
to having enough energy to attend all my church meetings and keep up with my
chores. The things I normally do.
If I can get that down
again then I can work at adding working on my writing, reading new books, and doing
some handcrafts. I mean there are plenty of hours in the day when you aren’t
falling asleep randomly or wasting time in rabbit holes.
One thing I have done
this month, which I’d like to continue, is watching some movies. Ones I remember
seeing at some point and liked. I started with the original Star Trek movies, those
with the original casts from TOS and TNG. The new ones are available too, so I may
watch those too.
Next, I watched The Quiet
Man and McClintock. No, I’m not what I would call a Duke fan. I just like some
of his movies, especially those with Maureen O’Hara.
Then I wanted to watch
some movies from when I was young. Netflix has a classics section. I looked
there. The oldest one was from 1984 and most of the rest were from this century.
How can the classics be
less than 40 years old? That’s right up there with songs released while I was
in high school being played on the oldies station. Or high schools having retro
dances with an 80s theme. In my day it was the 60s. Then again, they are
probably doing 90s themes now.
Then in the process of trying
to find some of those old movies I remember from my childhood, I discovered they
were “old” before I was born.
I guess I just prefer the
stuff from my parents’ childhoods.
Smile. Make the day a brighter
day.
