OCTOBER – 2024
I really am a lazy thing! I’ve allowed myself to drop a number of things – newsletters, blogs, social media posts, and probably much more. It started with Covid … everything just seemed too hard. I’d been having knee pain for a number of years – mild arthritis, but it really flared up with inactivity during the lockdowns. Eventually, I took myself off to a specialist, which wasn’t easy to get into, what with the way the health system was coping with the C19 dramas, and he said I needed a knee replacement operation. So, onto the waiting list I went and eight months later I had an artificial joint put into place. By the way, I woke up mid-operation! The buzzing of the saw had me blinking sleepily to find my leg propped up high, while a saw cut away part of my knee. Luckily for me, I was too groggy to give a hoot. “Oh, look, there’s my knee bone they’re grinding off!” The anesthetists on either side of me distracted me with conversation until I nodded back off. No pain, thank goodness! Great, I thought three months and I’ll be jogging. Twelve months later I’ve only just started to get back into being more active, and even then, I have my days!
So much has happened in the time that I dropped off the planet. My grandchildren have now increased to six, which keeps me busy. I’ve also written a romantic comedy, a couple of novellas, and some short stories. All which I want to publish in the coming year.
I’ve also been busy with my commitment to the local writing centre, where I take a class once a month, plus I sit on the committee – and believe me, those monthly meetings come up pretty darn quick. One of the other things I’m busy doing is courses – knowledge is king. I’m learning how to do social media advertising and refreshing my newsletter knowledge, since I want to start that up again. I’m also attempting to learn how to create my own book covers so I can keep costs down when it’s time to publish.
I think I’ve rambled enough with this blog. Next blog, I’ll tell you about my overseas holiday I’m attempting to plan – Switzerland! And how I’m learning to speak Italian – it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while. I’ll also tell you about my upcoming paranormal novella, which I will publish in time for Valentine’s Day. So, until then, Arrivederci!
