I Seem to Have Gotten Lost......

My last post was last October and contemplating Nanowrimo or not, as well as dealing with lots of pain.  It is now July...and I have the answers to those questions I had then and gladly I can look back and say "remember when."  Just last evening I went out for a get together with some coworkers with some sadness of heart as our beloved boss leaves us in a week for sunnier lands, but it was a good time and I didn't have to worry about how I sat or stood or how to make the pain go away and I was glad for that and I believe so were my coworkers.  We went to same place for our Christmas Party and I ended up laying on the floor, I was just glad to be there, but my back just couldn't take it.  The MRI led me to surgery and I still wasn't back to work at Christmas, I actually didn't make it back until February and now it is hard to believe that I was off work and having so much pain for around 4 months.   But when one lays around for months on end and one of those months is November, one has no excuses not to participate in NanoWrimo and complete those 50,000 words.  It gave me a sense of accomplishment in some tough times.

Well, summer is here and I am busy as always....although I am supposed to be writing for Camp Nanowrimo, but I haven't been to productive....not even pain????...just kidding, no plans to go back there, maybe I will write later today, but first I need some rhubarb from mom's and a nice box of blueberries and the list goes on.

P.S.  the D was Degerloch, outside of Stuttgart, Germany.  Home to my friend Connie.  I enjoyed some pleasant days visiting with her a couple Decembers ago.

A Rough Patch

NaNoWriMo looms ahead..... do I participate or not this year?  Last year I could barely be considered a participant, I attended one or two write-ins and did no other writing at all, I even had a completed "Three Act What?  Great Story Structure" form with great plans, but the dedication just wasn't there.  This year I started some planning, but then my life began to be consumed by pain and all focus is just on making it through the day.  Today I made a list of things to get done and I made it through all but three items so far, completing 5/8 is not bad and I added another item to the list that I had forgotten about...and one of the items left is a meteor shower, so technically it hasn't happened yet and it is actually after midnight so it should be on tomorrow's list.  However, I had to make sure I didn't overdo and have too much pain to go outside.  I am trying to tolerate doing more but not do too much because I really want to return to work on Monday, but at the same time I want my body to heal so whatever is best, I hope is what happens.  I have an MRI on Tuesday and hopefully then there will be some answers and I can feel I am on the mend, as of now it just seems as though it has been dragging on forever and ever.

Just before all of this pain started, I enjoyed a beautiful week in Michigan, enjoyed sunrises and sunsets over the lakes and spending time with God in his beautiful creation.  I can't quite believe one day I walked over 20,000 steps and within a week I was hurting within the first 50 feet it seemed, such is life, and someday I will look back and say remember that fall when.....but for now I will dwell on better thoughts....and ponder whether NaNoWrimo is in my near future or not.

Well, I was going to add some pictures, but I am having technical difficulties, so no pictures
until have a chance to figure it out and update....

Well figured it out, so no you can enjoy a little retreat to the shores of Michigan....hope you enjoy, I sure did.