September came and went. October too, it seems. How easily time slips away when… whenever, however, whatever always happens. 

It’s been a few months since I rubbed a couple sticks together and made a spark of a sentence. There are a few forces behind my hiatus from writing. The first of which is a fall I had, oh I don’t know when, without looking at the paper calendar I use for tracking my cycle, meds, aches, and pains. Dumb how I have to have a calendar to track that shit, but it’s necessary when it comes to analysis of what helps and what doesn’t. Or at least identifying trends. 

Trends like the fact that I get migraines most often just before or during my  period and if I drink alcohol at that time, it’s practically guaranteed. So I know what to avoid and when. Of course I can’t avoid my period so I just have to approach those days with care, not make any big plans, and keep it ultra chill. Did somebody say wear pajamas 24 / 7, pick up a book, and read on the couch for one week a month?? Ok. 

Anyway, I took a tumble in our mudroom and landed on my ass. Sometime after that, I started having back pain. It was pretty intense for a few weeks. Intense enough for me to get an xray which showed nothing. So at least it wasn’t serious. But it has kept me from my elliptical habit for over two months. 

Since that’s my primary hotspot for writing blog posts, I haven’t written any. And the thought of writing about being in pain and suffering while being in pain and suffering was really rather depressing. Or “quite rotten,” as I might tell someone if they asked. But nobody has asked. Which is also depressing and you can see what a spiral that could be if one were to let it. 

Good thing I have the dreaded Good Life keeping me busy. I swear even in a “break” the to-do list is endless. Don’t get me started on that though cuz that’s a whole other post that hadn’t been writing itself while I was planted on the couch with my blankets, pillows, and cats, reading and feeling sorry for myself. 

About a month ago I started walking on the treadmill, but still didn’t feel like writing. Instead, I’ve been burning through episodes of The Golden Bachelorette. As of now, though, I’m all caught up and waiting for the fantasy suite episode. Nothing like some good ole trash tv to keep me occupied while I avoid writing. 

As I said, though, I’ve also been reading. My daughter gave me another fantasy fiction series to start. The first book in the series is called Fourth Wing and it was pretty dang good. The ending was very satisfying but of course it was also a lead-in to the second book in the series and I had to start reading that right away. It wasn’t until I was most of the way through the second book (which I’ve basically read faster than any book I ever have in the history of my reading books) that my daughter informed me that the series is not yet complete and the third book does not come out until January. 

The universe only knows how many books are planned for the series but it’s just like the old days when you were watching a TV show and had to wait a whole week for the next episode. Except in this case, it’s like waiting for months and months for the next thing to come out. 

I  suppose it’s kind of like how things are with TV shows nowadays where if you’re watching a continuing story you have to wait another year, sometimes more, for the next season to drop.

OK. Because this is only the second time I’ve been back on the elliptical machine since my injury and I don’t want to push it, I’m keeping my workout to under 30 minutes. Perhaps I will be back tomorrow to pick up where I left off and review a little more about what’s been going on the past couple of months, including this stupid injury. But probably not. 😜

In any case, that’s it for today. Thanks for reading! 

Peace and prosperity,

~Miss SugarCookie