Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Housekeeping—Again!


Hello to all of you who have dropped by this blog today thinking that I’d posted a new story. Maybe some of you were not only thinking, but also hoping, to find another episode from my childhood. If so, that would tickle my innards to know that you look forward to this ongoing saga of my life. 
            However, there’s no new story today because in the “ongoing saga” of my trying to find a routine that works for me I’ve changed my mind—AGAIN—with regard to a schedule.
            I’ve discovered that Tuesday morning is often overloaded and yet I’m such a deadline person that writing on Monday evening and scheduling for the next day doesn’t give me the sense of urgency I need to complete a posting. (As some would say, “Go figure!”)
            So, I’ve decided to continue to post just once a week and to do so in the middle of the week. My new posting day will be Wednesday. I need about three hours to write a posting, edit it, polish it, and then find photographs to illustrate it. So I’ll be posting in the early afternoon from now on.


The Zen I’m hoping for!

            Last Tuesday no posting appeared here because I had trouble for a number of days with asthma. Pneumonia is always a possibility with asthma, so because my chest ached something fierce and because breathing became difficult, I visited the doctor. She assured me that my lungs are clear—O! Great day and hallelujah!!! Today, as my mom used to say, “I’m fine and dandy like sugar candy!”
            I hope to find you here tomorrow for my first Wednesday posting. It will be a story about asthma and the transcendental experience it brought me when I was in first grade and living in that farm house I’ve described to you.
            Tomorrow’s story represents one of my most cherished memories and I look forward to writing about it. If you have time, please click here for an earlier posting, which lays out the background for tomorrow’s posting.

Zen photograph from freedigitalphotos.com


            

31 comments:

  1. I eagerly await whenever & whatever you post!

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    2. Dear Fishducky, thanks for the enthusiasm! Peace.

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  2. I am so glad you are feeling better, and I look forward with great anticipation to tomorrow's posting!

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    1. Dear Shelly, I never know what I'm going to say in a posting until I sit down in front of the computer. Normally, I have the story in my mind, but none of the words. They come as a surprise to me each time. So we'll see how well I can convey that asthma experience I had way back in 1943! Peace.

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  3. I too am glad that you are taking care of yourself and not worrying about an arbitrary schedule. And good that you are feeling better, Dee! I've seen your comments on my posts so I was glad to see that you are "out and about." :-)

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    1. Dear DJan, sometimes I let "arbitrary" things become rigid goals in my life and mind. It's people like you who help me remember that I can always step away and choose something else. Thank you! Peace.

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  4. So glad you are feeling better, Dee. Joy supreme! One of the many wonderful things about blogging is that we can take a break, pick up wherever we left off - or go another path. Whatever you decide to do, I'll be waiting to read you. Take care.

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    1. Dear Penny, that is one of the wonders of blogging--the stepping away and then the resuming on our own timetable or, as you say, the going down another path. Today I began to work on changing a novel I wrote from the first-person point of view to the third person. That's going to be a challenge for me and I'm welcoming it! Peace.

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  5. I've been by a few times checking to see if the Tuesday post had arrived.
    I'm glad you're feeling fine again and look forward to the next instalment.

    By the way, I also had childhood asthma; I was sent to a sanatorium by the sea (my dad's firm paid) and eventually i grew out of it.

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    1. Dear Friko, so sorry to learn that you, too, had childhood asthma, but it's wonderful that you got to go to the sanatorium--by the sea!!!--and grew out of it. I, too, grew out of it during the fourth grade, but then it came back a number of years later. I think my resistance was low. Peace.

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  6. Well, I had a long...probably much too long comment here which I had just decided to copy and turn into a post at my place. Viola! The magic of the blogosphere gremlins suddenly disappeared what I wrote.

    Briefly now -- sorry you had asthma -- whatever posting schedule you set here is fine since I write and visit erratically.

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    1. Dear Joared, I'm sorry to learn that your comment--which would have become a posting on your blog--disappeared. I'd have loved to read it as comment and/or posting! Peace.

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  7. I am so far behind in reading posts this summer. I think I will have to go way back to catch up, but I hope you are feeling better. My oldest daughter has terrible asthma. As a child, I could almost count on her asthma attacks ending up with pneumonia. I still worry about her when she gets these attacks. You take care.

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    1. Dear Sally, the other day you blogged about being retired. So I'm thinking that there's no getting behind in reading blogs, there's just going with the flow! Doing what works for you at this moment in this day.

      I'm sorry to learn that your oldest daughter has asthma. Not being able to breathe can be exhausting. My posting for today--Wednesday--will be about me an asthma. Peace.

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  8. Like everyone else I am more than happy to move to any schedule you like. Anytime, I will be there.

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    1. Dear EC, thank you for being there. I'm so grateful for that. Peace.

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  9. Checking by and glad to hear you're feeling better and didn't have pneumonia! Look forward to this afternoon's post!

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    1. Dear Nancy, no pneumonia, just weariness. But even that is fading! Peace.

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  10. So sorry to hear about the asthma, Dee, and it is truly a frightening experience. I've been with one friend during a particularly bad time and even I was frightened. And I see how she struggles with all sorts of bronchial issues because of it. I like your mother's saying, and I think I'd like to start using the "fine and dandy like sugar candy" with my granddaughters. They'd love that. Your new schedule sounds great to me! It's all got to be flexible or you'll completely burn out...and we would miss you! :-)

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    1. Dear Debra, I'm glad--really tickled pink--that you like mom's saying. The idea of your two granddaughters saying it as they play miniature golf just delights me.
      Peace.

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  11. Dee,
    I'm so glad you're feeling better this week. I know what you mean about postings taking a long time. What's hilarious is that sometimes I spend hours finding the pictures for my post, when writing it took half the time lol So wild ;)
    -E

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    1. Dear Elisa, yes, the finding of free photographs from Wikipedia or other sources takes a lot of time! But often the ones you find for your blog are so funny! Peace.

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  12. Dee, Take time to heal. My mother suffered with asthma and bronchitis which often led to pneumonia. When you post, we will read! Susan

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    1. Dear Susan, I'm sorry to learn about your mother's asthma. I think I may have had pneumonia as a child, but as an adult I've been lucky/blessed/fortunate. Peace.

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  13. I so enjoy your posts. Glad you've found a day that will work better for you. Feel better!!!!

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    1. Dear Stephanie, I do feel much better! And I'm glad you enjoy these posts that tell the story of my life! Peace.

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  14. Ah, finding a schedule. I need one too. maybe you can help me find mine! :-)
    Please take care. Lung problems are horrible. Not being able to breath can kill you.

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    1. Dear Mimi, let's help one another! Yes, this breathing is a little labored today. So I'm "lying low" and simply resting. Peace.

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  15. So glad you are feeling better, Dee. For as long as I can remember I heard "Rita can handle anything", so I know what you mean about learning to tough things out. As children we tend to live up to what people expect of us, I think. Can hardly wait to hear about this experience! :):)

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    1. Dear Rita, I kept toughing it out until I had an asthma attack in 2002--so I was 66---and didn't go to Emergency and so probably could have died that night. My friends gave me a good talking to about letting go of some of the things I learned as a child. Things that didn't work for me any more. So now I'm cautious and take somewhat exquisite care of myself!!!! Peace.

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