“Calendar Check”

 

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.

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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.