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Sunday Matters: Greetings

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Sunday Matters, a latte on a wooden tray against greenery.

It’s been a crazy time. Work has been very busy but reading has been good. I catch you here and there, mostly on social media but I am here and doing well, just inundated with work. The work/life balance thing got completely overturned awhile back and I can’t say it’s improving. I make the best of it.

Both kids are good. Emma is thriving in NYC. It really suits her. She continues to audition and has some work here and there. Evan’s non-profit has been going well as well as his job with the City of Bellevue. He loves Seattle.

The Otter Pup is still here!! 16 years old. I have said a least a handful of times in the past six months that the time is near and every single time she proves me wrong. The other day she tried to run out the door! Running is not something she does anymore so that was a surprise! She’s also taken to hiding kibble in her cheek like a hamster to dump into her bed so she can have a late night snack without getting up.

Right Now:

Still volunteering at church. Three services back to back covering 5th-8th grade. Love those students but at the end of the day, I am exhausted. I usually enter my attendance, grab a quick bite and pass out until dinner time. I am about to head there now.

This Week:

On Monday, I have a followup brain MRI. Everything has been good but I always get a little nervous since two small tumors remain. I feel great and have been able to up my fitness quite a bit. By outward appearances and energy levels, I am good. Much better than I was before my brain surgery. Strength is back, which feels great and also foreign. Gotta chuckle. It’s been two years!

I really don’t have much else going on this week. I am trying to line up my books accordingly so that I am never at a point where I don’t know what to read. One book that is on my radar for October:

Other Worlds Than These

Of course, this prompts me to reread the other books in the series because it’s been so long since I visited The Talisman. Kind of exciting though.

Reading:

Watching:

In typically Ti fashion, not a thing. These days curling up with a book is so much more inviting than gazing at a TV screen.

Grateful for:

  • My health
  • Still loving my ability to work remotely two days a week
  • The rain we’ve had. California is out of the drought. First time ever.

I just want to say that although I have not been bouncing around blogs too much, I still see and read your posts. I hope you have a fabulous week.

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Sunday Matters: Fell Into an Atwood Rabbit Hole

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Sunday Matters, a latte on a wooden tray against greenery.

Hey, friends. How the heck are you? I’ve been really good but busy at work and with this train wreck of an administration running the country right now (poorly, I might add), time just gets away from me. I nearly forgot about the time change. Really? That again??

Right Now:

As always, I’m about to hang with my students at church. With three services back to back, it makes for a long morning. Some mornings are more challenging because A) Sugar or B) Lack of sleep affect students. Ha! Also, that 6 7 nonsense. IYKYK.

This Week:

I have a routine doc visit. No biggie.

Unrelated, but I joined a walking challenge at work. It’s SO unlike me to do this. I am not a big fan of challenges, especially work ones but I have been chained to my desk for hours at a time and it’s not great to be sitting for that long.

So, I joined. With a minimum of 6K steps my team gets points. With 8K, more points. 10K, even more. I find it easy to get the 6K and most of the time even 8K but 10K a day has been challenging due to time.

Besides carving out time to walk I’ve been exploring new places to walk. Parks and trails. It feels good to be outside. Music and audiobooks have been helping me out.

Reading:

I mentioned falling down an Atwood rabbit hole. Yep. I chose Cat’s Eye for book club. Then a different group of us read Oryx and Crake together. That was a tough subject matter so some bowed out.

I carried on and read the next book in that trilogy, The Year of the Flood. I’ve always liked Atwood’s writing but reading her work now with all of THIS going on? Unbelievable. Truly. I should have my review of Flood up soon.

Watching:

Not a darn thing. I got my Halloween movie fix in and now? Nothing. Not itching to watch anything. Although Stranger Things drops the week of Thanksgiving.

Grateful for:

  • Local parks
  • Cool mornings
  • My little pup who continues to rally at age 16
  • Friends who make me laugh
  • Funny videos or reels

That’s it from me. I hope to continue my walking. My most recent hospital stay for all that kidney nonsense was like a huge red flag going up. Like the brain tumor and pulmonary embolism weren’t enough. Ha!