Sorry it has been awhile since I blogged. As all of you know, times have gotten a bit crazy of late and I just didn't have it in me to blog, or really write in any way. I am coping the best I can, trying to stay in and self isolate as much as possible even though I still have to work the day job. Still working and not being able to social distance has me worried, but I am trying to be as safe as I can. I hope that all of you are as well.
For the past couple of weeks I have been trying to do my part to help people cope and maybe even entertain them as they are at home. Every 5 days or so I am putting two of my books up for free. I realize I should have been blogging each of these times, but as I said writing has been hard while giving is rather easy. The two free books for the next 5 days are two of my popular releases, two holiday themed paranormal romances that will hopefully distract you for awhile. mybook.to/NotSoSilentNight mybook.to/VeryFriendlyBeasts
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Sorry that I have been silent for a couple of weeks, I was sick recently. Not with Covid-19, but with a regular code that lingered on. Not going to lie, this was a terrible time to be sick. I was worried if I had the novel virus. I am still worried that I might catch it. I have a compromised immune system at the best of times. My spouse and I still have to go to work. We are not able to isolate, though I am trying to stay in other than work and necessary trips to the store.
These are certainly crazy times we are living in. The stores are bare half of the time. People are hoarding all the toilet paper. I am lucky enough to have tp and food for a couple of weeks with the exception of needing to go out for milk and fresh fruits and vegetables. That does not mean that I am not scared. If I get sick and use up all my paid time off, well I am not sure what I will do. If I run up a huge hospital bill, I don't know what I will do. And I know a lot of people are feeling much the same. So what do we do in these crazy times? I wish I knew. We try to be healthy. We do what we can to be safe. We wash our hands. We stay in as much as possible. We try to help each other out when we can. We need to stop hoarding food and goods. Take what you need and leave some for others. We need to urge stores to open an hour in the morning for seniors only so they can shop and be safe. We do what we can to stay sane while home in times of stress. For me that means art, reading, writing, and exercising. You need to do what you can to stay safe, healthy, and sane. And we need to treat each other with kindness and dignity. Be safe everyone. Today I want to talk about flexibility. Not in the body, though I did think of this topic while doing yoga, but in mind. I am on a journey to better myself this year and I am trying to learn to not be so hard on myself, to be more flexible if you will. I have a pretty busy life and I often put pressure on myself to do it all. I work a day job that pays most of the bills so of course that has to be a top priority. I am passionate about keeping myself healthy and in shape, so passionate that I have become a personal trainer and am continuing my education and starting a whole new adventure that will hopefully become at least a side business. I like to create art. I have a spouse and a pup to spend time with, plus friends and a social life. And of course I write. Here on this blog and in the books that I create. I often set expectations to try and at least touch upon all of these activities every day. This leads me to become overwhelmed on a daily basis. If I don't check off everything on my daily to do list I beat myself up. That is not a healthy or realistic way to live.
So what is the answer? To cut myself some slack. To be flexible when it comes to my to do list, in my expectations of myself. Some days are going to be busier than others. Some days I may have a chance to create art, but not to write. I need to learn to be okay with that. Life is about finding balance, being flexible, being content and happy. This is something that I am still working on but at least I think that I am moving in the right direction. How about you? Are you flexible in your own life? Are you too a work in progress? In truth we all are. Always learning and growing each day of our lives. |
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