Hi there

I hope to write something soon. But it’s been an interesting week.

Since I got back from my cruise the first weekend of August, we learned M’s beloved aunt passed away. Though we knew she was in hospice, we thought she had more time. She didn’t. This was someone we’ve both known most of our lives. It’s tough. And she lived in another state, Idaho, so M has to go back there and deal with her belongings/estate as her husband predeceased her.

They did a ton of layoffs at my company. I escaped them this time but it was a little scary and eye-opening. I am by no means the type who thinks I am not expendable. Everyone is. A few years back one of the best employees they ever had who was brilliant and highly regarded by everyone was laid off. It was a shock to everyone who knew him and his work ethics, so yeah I know if he could be gone, me too. I have 19 years with this company and I’m well thought of, but since others around me did get the axe, it was a bit jarring.

M’s relative and my friend who we had been expecting to visit for a week and half later this month, it had been planned for months, we had all kinds of things going on with it, suddenly told us they couldn’t come after all. It was a big disappointment, especially to M, but to me too. We hadn’t had a visit from her since 2021, and had so much planned around M’s birthday, and now…nothing.

Today they are cutting down a tree next to our townhome and to say it is super noisy is an understatement.

I am quite unmotivated to write at the moment. It’s bad. I am depressed and not feeling it. I’m mostly staying off writing sites so I don’t act rashly and delete works in progress. I think I can work through it and get more done but for now that’s where I am.

Thank you for listening

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