When I was a kid I had pen pals from all
over the world, and loved nothing more than to see that blue airmail envelope
that meant a letter from a friend. I’m sorry that those friendships went
by the wayside.
Now, we can communicate without paper and
stamps and it should be so much easier. I started this blog fueled by those
old feelings. In the beginning I checked the Blogger Dashboard frequently,
amazed at the number of countries that were represented as having read a post.
Today I can proudly say I have reached 200
posts, and over 4000 views.
When I began I intended to post once a
week, but jumped right into daily posts with the A-Z Challenge in April. I like writing these essays on everyday
life, about my life and about my writing.
Someone told me they didn’t like it when I
referenced my health situation, and I can see that, I guess, it can be a bit of
a downer. But it is my reality. I have Multiple Sclerosis, and Fibromyalgia. I
have a bad back, neck and knee from osteoarthritis.
I have good days, and not so good days. My
computer and my writing get me through both. So, I listened to what that person
said and took all health references out of the regular blog. But, at the same
time I felt I was being less than honest. I have been on disability for ten years,
and in those years my life has changed in many ways. I’ve learned some hard
lessons and decided I had experiences that I could share that might help others
in the same situation.
To that end I started a second blog,
dealing entirely with what it is like living with a chronic illness. I went
back to the beginning, telling the story of my journey. If you are interested
the link is below.
It’s amazing the difference it has made, I
feel more like the old me in Midweek Musing, but can still show my other side
in Scattered Thoughts and Stumbles. Do you like the name? I thought it pretty
well described my life and shows I still have a sense of humour.
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