At least I mastered the art of raising a glass with my right hand.
I am working on more character bios. This was a shot I considered for my sim-self's bio but I opted to use a different one. Irrelevant, trivial fact; now on to the good stuff.
Just got back from the surgeon's office for my follow-up. They are quite pleased with my progress and are returning me to work half days and with modified duty. They are going to try and get one more injection approved for my right shoulder (they injected platelets to assist in healing the tear in that shoulder to avoid surgery) so we will have to wait and see how that goes. I hate needles and it is a painful procedure but I would much prefer it to Cortisone injections.
I am both happy and sad to be going back to work. I love my job but have thoroughly enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom despite the fact that I couldn't really do anything. It was good for my mental health as well as the physical part. I needed the respite from my daily stress.
I've been writing a bit during my PC time, nothing earth shattering. Sometimes I think my writing has become unexciting, mundane, pedestrian. I keep telling myself that not everything has to be deep and fraught with emotion. I have even been considering doing a *gasp* legacy type of story. I have been so intrigued by the work of some great writers (too many to name them all so I won't even try but you know who they are) who have complete worlds, time lines, births, deaths, actual aging within the Sims arena and have been captivated by the idea.
I cannot bring myself to do something like this with some of the most beloved people in my Sims world. I am way too attached to let time run its course, or rather their life span. Meh, ignore me, it isn't like I actually have the time to do this and will have even less when I return to work. Just a passing thought.
Week Nine Lessons Learned:
- I have a very small window of tolerance for temperature change
- I don't have enough winter clothing
- I feel much better if I slap on a little mascara once in awhile
- Soup with a dollop of non fat yogurt is tasty
- This time off has helped to heal mind, body, and spirit
- I cannot control anything except my own path
Not sure how many more of these posts I will do. I will probably chronicle my recovery at least through the end of the year.
My blogthing for the week.
You Should Rule Venus |
 Venus is a mysterious, stormy planet - shrouded in a thick layer of clouds. You are perfect to rule Venus, because you are quite emotional and volatile yourself. Your emotions change as rapidly as the weather on Venus, and both you and the planet are incomprehensible to others. While you are not a logical thinker, you are quite empathetic. You can care for and understand others, but your emotions swirl around too quickly to truly understand yourself. |
Glad to here you are healing well. I can't even imagine how I would handle that situation and you have been a real trooper through it all.
ReplyDeleteI have a hard time believing that anything you write could be unexiting or mundane so perish the thought ;)
Love the last lesson learned...soooooo true and such a hard lesson to accept in life.
Thank you Muzegoddess. It has been an interesting journey and I have managed to take away many things from it. I am still learning about control and how to use it.
ReplyDeleteHey gayl. I'm praying for you. Just want u to know that:) I stopped by bc I know ur blog roll is not sufficient enough for keeping u updated...but I've dumped another pic intense post at my blog. Can't wait to hear from you!
ReplyDeletethanks xtina. checked out your blog post. fantastic house and SB looks like she is enjoying herself in your world.
ReplyDeletenothing you do is boring or pedestrian. Besides, you can't have that, that's my job.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad the time off has been beneficial. That's a hard way to get it though.
and I got Saturn as the planet I should rule, something about not obeying the laws of nature LOL!
ReplyDeletethank you beth...not sure you have a total corner on the boring or pedestrian market though.
ReplyDeletelol at your planet! that's perfect! i thought mine was spot on.
Back to the daily grind... at least you got some downtime that you apparently really needed. It's a shame it has to end, though. Damn reality, it just needs to piss off sometimes, LOL. :(
ReplyDeleteI think everyone is down on their writing at one time or another, or always, like I am. We are our own worst critics. What matters most is everyone else loves it. :b
Mao, it is a shame it has to end. But I did get the much-needed downtime so I am grateful for that. As for the writing, you're right. We are our own worst critics. Thank you!
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