I’ve figured out that until this body recovers, my life is a series of minimums. Minimum amounts of work, minimum movement, minimum excitement, minimum activity in general is the new order. Yesterday I managed one small project and two blog posts. Today, another small project and one more blog post. Then the stitches come out…
Author: lwidmer
Slow Going
Who’d have thought a minor surgery would have me reeling days later? Seriously, yesterday I had what I thought was a setback. I was absolutely drained of all energy. I was weak. I was aching in a way that you’d ache if you had a cold or flu. No fever (very slightly above normal). I…
Excuses for a Large Scar
It’s funny how when one is convalescing, one can quickly adapt to the “sick” feeling as one tries to follow doctor’s orders. Yesterday was lightheadedness, a little fatigue, and lots of “Maybe I should sit down and rest” feelings. But since that bloody phone rings every 20-30 minutes, it wasn’t happening. I turned off most…
Upright
A big thank you and love to everyone who wished me well both publicly and privately on surgery. The power of positive thinking works – I had probably the smoothest recovery times imaginable. The day of surgery wasn’t pleasant, but I needed just one round of painkillers and anti-naseau meds. By that evening, I was…
Friday Vapor Trails
By the time you read this, I may be under sedation, which given the number of hassles I’ve had this month could be a blessing. Nothing like forced nap time for the busy freelancer, eh? Since I’m not going to be around, I’m leaving you some dribs and drabs of fun, trivial things. Hey, it’s…
Kicking Bad Habits
If I had back all the time I spent on Facebook, I’d probably get an extra week or two of my life back. It’s my diversion. It’s also my time sink. When I’m on deadline, it’s my nemesis. And curses to the person who decided to tie Bejeweled Blitz to Facebook! There goes another good…
The Consulting Fee
Don’t hold your breath, but I think I finished the massive project du jour yesterday. I’ll go over it once more today, but I’ve reviewed it four times now, applied Styles, created my TOC, and otherwise prepared it for PDF and delivery. Amen. But now…. nothing today. That’s fine because after that, I need a…
Lori and the Lost Cause
Yesterday was fruitful for a Monday, especially a Monday the day after a weekend in which I put yet another 500+ miles on the car. He helped drive, so maybe that’s why neither of us felt drained when we got home. I managed a huge portion of the large project du jour, plus a smaller…
Me and My Shadow
I’m just back from western PA where I spent a weekend among the kilted. It never ceases to amaze me how heritage, hobby, or one commonality can bring people from such disparate backgrounds together under one banner. In this case, it was the MacBean banner (for him). I met a distant relative (a Leslie) who…
Know Thy Program
Yesterday was one of those maddening, frustrating days of fighting with my software just to get one little thing accomplished. At issue – formatting. I’m working on an insanely large document, formatting the entire mess into something worthy of publication. I was cruising along beautifully when suddenly, something just stopped working. I’m making columns. In…