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Old Blogger, New Monster?

Posted on December 27, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Could I be getting older? SAY IT AIN’T SO!!!! Actually, that is a silly thing to say, because of course I am getting older. You get older or you die; those are the choices. The reason I ask is that this flu has really knocked me down. I feel so NOT recovered. I think I am recovered. Logically I know that I did not even get as sick as other sufferers. Yet I feel dragged out. Or like something the cat dragged in, as the saying goes (that is another way to get away with using a cliche, by the way: you add in the phrase “as the saying goes”) (the usual trick I use is to throw in the word “proverbial,” as in, “something the proverbial cat dragged in”) (but I digress).

“Ho! Ho! Ho!” And you can see who he’s calling a ho.

I thought I would throw in a monster picture before I got even more bogged down in parenthetical comments. This is a new picture I just stole from one of my monster pages on Facebook. I had thought to try for a Monstrous Monday Post. I kind of feel like I am starting blogging all over again. In fact, I feel I need to begin a whole lot of things all over again: running, cleaning my house, getting my act in general together…

So I guess I have made another blogging start. Future posts may document how I progress with everything else.

Time for Tired Tuesday

Posted on May 8, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

So today was the day I was supposed to start getting my act together after Morning’s at Seven (remember, that play I was in at Ilion Little Theatre? I feel sure I mentioned it once or twice). Yesterday I let myself off the hook, lounging on the couch and watching Dateline. Today I went back to work, came home and did laundry, and, well, watched a DVR’d Dateline. In my defense, I crocheted while I watched, and it is a couple’s activity with my husband, Steven, because we discuss the case, occasionally making irreverent jokes (as a side note: we did not make a lot of jokes this time; it was a sad case and we felt bad for the family of the victim) (but I digress).

I spent a small amount of time cleaning the second bedroom upstairs. I am following the Little Bit At A Time method of getting my act together. The other important thing I did was talk to my Mom on the phone (as another side note, I do that more often than I make a note of it in the blog) (in case anybody was wondering).

By now it should be clear to all that once again, I got nuthin’. This is pretty normal on Tired Tuesday, of course, but I feel I must get back to making good blog posts soon. For one reason, it is part of getting my act together. In the meantime, perhaps I could find a monster picture to close with. After all, I did not have a Monstrous Monday. I must have my monsters!

“What am I doing here? It’s not Monday!”

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Less Headache, Still Not Writing

Posted on November 9, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

I got 11 Likes on “In My Defense, It’s a Bad Headache.” For me, that is HUGE! I rarely get double digit Likes on my blog. When I do, I am pumped, as well as apprehensive. Now I have set myself a standard to maintain. Not to worry, though, I can only type what come out of my fingers and fevered (or feeble) brain, hit Publish, and hope for the best.

I thought today on Wuss-out Wednesday, I would share my current angst on my worst current wuss-out. As regular readers may guess, I am dropping the ball on a lot of fronts. A partial list includes fitness activities, dieting, house cleaning, general organization, yard work, and WRITING. I put it in caps, because it is the one I feel worst about. I used to write every day at work, during lunch and breaks. Only occasionally would I work on puzzles and very rarely would I bring in something to read. I’m still pretty good about not bring in stuff to read (largely because that is the hardest to tear myself away from and get back to work), but I am incessantly working on puzzles. What is my problem?

To make matters worse, I have some days off coming up. Days off! Wonderful! I can spend HOURS writing! Well, any writer can tell you, and may non-writers can guess, that to not write, not write, not write, and then think you can WRITE is the height of folly. The operative thing to do is to at least write a little on the days when you don’t have much time. Take some notes, have a project well in hand, then and only then, can one hope to meet with success when one attempts to utilize an unprecedented length of free time.

So I have been trying to begin a new novel, make some notes and get an outline written before my expected days off, then I can hit the ground running. Is that not a fantastic plan? Why am I not doing it? Oh, I am trying. I have written some notes. I think about it while I am working, sometimes dashing off a few notes while my machine cycles (no, it does not slow down my productivity, there is no reason to share this with my boss!). Some breaks I have managed to write some things down.

However, as my free time approaches, I feel I am nowhere near where I thought I would be. Come to think of it, I don’t know why I even thought I would be. When have I ever had my act together? When have I ever given the least appearance of having the various parts of my act in the basic vicinity of each other? What the hell, me?

I think on my bad blog days (like this one), I may be better off sharing pictures of monsters than my writing woes. After all, writing woes can get tiresome, but who doesn’t like monsters? So I will end with a picture of one of my favorites, and get back to work on that novel. Or maybe I should clean the living room…

Even the vampire thinks I should get back to work!

Saturday Sick Day

Posted on August 27, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

I’m taking a blogger’s sick day. Of course, as regular readers know, that does not mean I will leave this page mercifully blank for a blessed 24 hours. Good God no, I have to post every day, barring certain unforeseen circumstances such as electronic malfunctions. It just means my post will be even more foolish than it sometimes is and I will apologize even less.

Here’s the funny thing about feeling so awful for most of today: I had spent all day Friday planning how I was going to turn my life around and Get Stuff Done. I was going to do X, Y and Z (no point in bothering you nice people with details) on Saturday, including looking ahead to the coming week and deciding specific things to do at specific times on specific days. Oh, was I ever going to get my act together!

And I did manage to get a few things done today. I woke up with a bit of a headache, discovered that I do not have any Immitrex (ooh, was that a HIPAA violation to mention the name of the drug?), decided not to worry about it, and set about my day. I ended up having a rather nightmarish drive home around 11:30 with a raging migraine. Then again, this is me: I was still listening to “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” on NPR and trying to guess the right answers (I got a few). So I suppose I am self-dramatizing a little. You had a headache, Cindy, get over it, you weren’t DYING!

After some ibuprofen, a long nap and a hot shower, I was not feeling too awful. I did the dishes, looked at Facebook, and started supper. It’s actually a pretty good supper, although I’m guessing at that, because I haven’t finished cooking yet. I could have done a cooking post, except that I was too anxious to whine about my migraine.

So, act still not together but blog post made. I still have time to plan for the coming week. Happy Saturday, everyone.

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