Life Log #19

Hello. I hope you are doing well.

It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Sorry about that. I didn’t mean to go quiet for so long.

What’s been happening the past 2-ish months?

My sister’s surgery went well and she healed quickly and cleanly. She’s had several surgeries in her life and this one has been the easiest for her, so that’s good. And because she’s better, at least 90%, I’m back home.

I got back at the beginning of May, Just after the first week. And immediately once I was home I was thrown into work! Between being busy in the restaurant and setting up my garden for the summer there really hasn’t been a lot of time for much.

I have my garden set up and fenced in, I had to because I have dogs who like to jump on everything and dig. This was also my first year starting my own plants from seeds instead of purchasing them. I had mixed results on what came up and I don’t think a lot survived the transplant. It seems the things I direct sowed are fairing better. It’s a little disheartening to see all your hard work die, but there is a large learning curb and I know things didn’t start out how I wanted because I had to go and help my sister. And there’s always next year.

I didn’t finish the post about what I read in March because it didn’t seem like those posts were getting a lot of traffic and they were starting to get tedious to write. Also, I literally didn’t read anything in April so I wouldn’t have had anything to post for that either.

This month I’ve started a reading challenge. I’m using the same criteria as I did last year because I liked it and I think the information gathered at the end is really useful. If you would like to look at that post to see all the info you can check that out here-> https://trflynnofficial.wordpress.com/2022/08/01/august-reading-challenge-2022/

I’m also about 10 books behind on my reading challenge of the year, so I’m hoping this will get me back on track as well.

I’m also finally learning how to drive. I know, only now? Aren’t you like 25? Yes, and yes. I’ve been very anxious as a teen and the idea of being behind the wheel was enough to make my chest tighten and it to be difficult to breathe. So, at 25, and in a good place, I’m finally ready to try. As I’ve learned there isn’t a timeline for when you need to do things, I could be 40 and getting my ‘L’ and that would be fine.

So, yeah. There has been a fair amount going on. But nothing I haven’t been able to handle, it’s just left less time for me. I’m hoping I’ll be able to get back to a regular routine soon. If not, I do hope I can get more consistent at posting again. I guess we’ll see.

I hope you are having a wonderful day. And if it’s not wonderful, I hope it gets better. Stay safe and I’ll see you next time.

-T.R. Flynn.

Life Log #18

Hello. I hope you are doing well.

So, a bit of a life update for you today. Mostly because I’m pretty sure I’m going to be at least a little flakey this month.

At the end of the month, I’m leaving the Province to go and visit my sister to help her out in her recovery after surgery. And there are a lot of things I need to do around the house for my parents before I leave. This is probably going to result in me being too busy to make many, if any other, posts this month.

I am hoping I will still be able to do a reading review at the end of the month, but that’s more of a ‘we’ll see’ situation. I’m sure it will come out, just maybe not when I plan for it to be.

I’m hoping things will go smoothly this month. I hope my sister’s surgery goes well. And I hope you understand that life happens and I need to prioritize.

I think that’s about all for right now. I’m sorry for the short post today. As I said, I have a lot going on right now.

Either way, I hope you are having a wonderful day. And if it isn’t wonderful, I hope it gets better. Stay safe, and I will see you next time.

-T.R. Flynn.

Life Log #17

Hello. I hope you are doing well.

I really wish I had something more interesting for you, but I really don’t. At least right now.

I’ve been focusing a lot this past week on, not only, my monthly reading review and finishing ‘Anti-Hero’. I finished it, and I have that post up if you’re interested in finding out what I read in January. You can check that out here if you’d like.

So, fortunately, these are good problems to have. I do feel a bit bad having to skip a week last month because I just didn’t have the time. And tomorrow I’m going to be needed in the restaurant to help with a lot of things for a gathering we’re hosting.

My sister is going in for surgery next month, unfortunately not the one on her back, but one equally important for her well-being. So there’s been a bit of stress because she asked me to come and help her out in her recovery. I’m happy to do it, the issue was just finding a way to her. We figured all that out already so that’s no longer a worry. And I don’t have to worry about getting to her until March because that is when her surgery is.

So I guess it would be a bit of an understatement to say there has been quite a bit on my plate the past couple of weeks.

I was able to start on a couple of posts, but I wasn’t able to finish them in time for this week. Hopefully next week there will be something more substantial for you. If not, I hope you understand that I’m doing the best I can and that there’s probably a reason for my silence that week. I am hoping to get a little bit ahead on weekly posts so that way there is more content for you, but like most things in my life, it’s a slow process.

I think that’s all for the moment.

I hope you are having a wonderful day. And if it’s not wonderful, I hope it gets better. Stay safe and I will see you next time.

-T.R. Flynn.

Life Log #16

Hello. I hope you are doing well.

I’m still trying to keep up with posting consistently. It has been a bit difficult for me, I’ll be honest.

This week hasn’t been great. I’ve been dealing with bad headaches pretty much every day, tiredness, and I haven’t been working as much as I would like because my dad needed help moving some things from the back shed to his shop to get the last of his things set up.

I’m also not sure if my exhaustion is because of a depressive episode creeping up on me, or if it’s because of the shift in weather. Where I live we went from very warm to cold pretty quickly. Still no frost just yet, but I know it’s coming.

I feel a bit bad that I haven’t been able to get as much done as I had hoped, but I’m also still trying to be kind to myself. I still struggle with that a lot.

That is about it that’s new. Like I said there really hasn’t been much going on, but I wanted to try and get a post out every week this month. Let’s see if I can continue with it.

I hope you are having a wonderful day, and if it’s not wonderful I hope it gets better.

Stay safe, and I will see you next time.

-T.R. Flynn

Life Log #15

Hello. I hope you are doing well.

It’s nothing too exciting this week, just another life log. I’ve been working on a couple other posts but they’re taking a bit longer than I thought they would have at first, so those will be coming later.

This week has actually been pretty productive for me. I’ve been doing a lot of writing and a bit of outlining. I was actually looking at my progress tracker the other day and thought ‘there is no way I’m going to be able to finish this by the end of the month. I have just under two weeks and about twenty milestones to reach’. The thought of ‘I can’t do this’ persisted. But then this other part of me, the one that survives on spite and malice, said ‘watch me!’ So that was the voice I decided to listen to.

I think I’ve been making pretty good progress. Just today, the 20th when I’m writing this, I’ve written three scenes. So that puts me three milestones closer to my goal. And if I finish this post today, that will be four.

I think I found that by putting things in the perspective of ‘I bet you can’t do all this’ instead of just getting overwhelmed by everything, I can get a lot more done and feel better about it. I still need to be careful that I don’t bite off more than I can chew at one time because I am really bad at that.

I’m hoping that I can continue to get things done because next month I want to do a reading challenge I set out for myself. I also want to pose that challenge to any of you who want to participate and compete against me. I think that would add a level of fun to it. So I want to start that without any outstanding projects. That’s probably my second biggest motivation for this month.

That’s about everything I have to talk about today. And unfortunately, I don’t have a question for you today. So, you know what? What is your weirdest hobby/fascination/fact you learned recently? I would love to know if you’d like to share.

I hope you are having a wonderful day. And if it’s not wonderful, I hope it gets better. Stay safe, and I will see you next time.

-T.R. Flynn.