The theme of this post is being delayed. Delayed in my life, writing, work, and in many ways my health.
Now I'm afraid I can't write much beyond this simple message, in part due to the fact words are escaping me in my brain fogged state, but I wanted to post a well-past due update regardless.
For some time now my health issues took a steady nosedive making it fairly impossible for me to keep up with everything going on, including my blogs. This February it all came to a head that require me to undergo intensive and invasive surgery.
Three weeks later to the date since then, and I've been on a steady upswing physically, but the recovery has taken a toll on me mentally and emotionally. And so I've decided to allow myself a break from everything and just focus on healing and figuring out my next steps, and how to get my life back on track since everything's currently being put on hold. On the one hand I'm anxious to get back into the swing of things! On the other hand...I'm still looking at 3 more weeks of healing, and have been warned against pushing myself. It's like I'm in recovery purgatory! 😂
Really though, I am doing much better. Occasionally I have minor things arise just from residual complications (though they're really more just annoyances like trying to get my voice back after being intubated, for instance). And fighting the fatigue that comes with recovery processes has been uber annoying! One would think battling chronic fatigue would be something I'm used to by now, but apparently not, lol.
I'm also having trouble with my writing from time to time. But I did find a new technique (actually an old technique I'm resurfacing). I can't remember if I've shared this one before:
When you're finding yourself stuck in your current story, start brainstorming new story ideas and seeing how far you get working and teasing them out. Maybe you'll have new content for your original story. Maybe you'll find passion in something new. This has been a technique I've been using since I was in 2nd grade, I believe. Or maybe 3rd? Either way, it's always worked wonders for me, and relying on it even now has been helpful. When I can muster of the energy and brain power to actually write, of course.
And now I can already feel I'm at the end of my brain capacity because words are escaping me and barely making sense. Even writing this much is taking great effe
