May 2024 Blog
Month’s
End: A Haiku
I would end the month
With that month’s tasks surely done;
Start the next anew.
by Ann Wilmer-Lasky
(4/30/24)
Just
closed out April. Just closed out one-third of the year 2024. But – that means
I still have two-thirds left.
So,
that was supposed to spark my blog for May, but May has turned into one
unending roller coaster ride with more downs than ups. Thus, we will start
again.
Still
Time: A Haiku
Thirty-one days in
May leaves thirteen days to get
Done the May “ToDo’s”.
by Ann Wilmer-Lasky
(5/18/24)
And we
will still post a May Blog. However, it will be
a hodge-podge of unrelated anecdotes of life so far this month.
First
off, I am getting things done, albeit at a snail’s pace. I really need to
concentrate on doing more than the bare minimum to exist. What’s the fun in
doing only what you have to do? Enjoyment comes from doing things you want to
do afterward.
And I
really could use some enjoyment. Lord knows I’ve had more than my share of difficult
tasks to tend to, including my son’s death. I finally got a copy of his final
note. He didn’t blame enybody. He just said. “Sorry, this whole life has been
shit. Done. (signed) Vernon.” So we will never know what triggered the
actual suicide – only that he planned it too well.
Then
there’s my husband’s mysterious ongoing maladies to contend with. He may have
bariatric surgery soon to help close the bottom of his esophagus that’s letting
acid back up and causing a lot of damage along the way. But the reasons for the
generalized nerve pain and dizziness have yet to be determined and dealt with.
And his anxiety disorder may never go away, thanks to the stroke.
To top
all that off, my eyesight is getting steadily worse. I’ve gone to dark mode on
the computer and phone for the most part, and that helps. But not all sites and
applications offer that. I am grateful for the years this AMD has been kept in
check, but it will win out in the end.
So
that’s another reason I need to get things going at a faster pace. I have a lot
I want to do before worse befalls me.
Lately,
it seems I am but one catastrophe away from a meltdown. Maybe it’s
Post-Pandemic Syndrome. Or maybe it’s those calendar pages I’m ripping off
faster and faster. Maybe I can’t slow the passing of time down, but I can sure
try to make better use of itl
The
Black Oak audio is coming along nicely again. So is the Sam Rock sequel. Just a
little more touching up on both. Then on to my tribute poetry chapbook “One
Life: Unlived” and then who knows? I have lots of ideas swimming around in my
head. Just need to get out the hook, line and sinker and reel them all in.
As
always, I welcome your reactions and responses to any of my blogs. I love to
hear from my readers. Also, here are links to my Amazon, Twitter and Facebook
accounts, if you care to share your thoughts with me there or look for any
publication announcements.
amazon.com/author/annwilmerlasky
https://www.facebook.com/ann.wilmerlasky
It’s
now May and the weather is much too hot. Already had a couple of days of 100+
temps. Spring is gone. Summer has landed with a thud.
