FRIDAY FREE-FOR ALL
Actually, I should title this blog post FRIDAY WHINE.
Why? Because that asthma I mentioned earlier this week has still not gone away. I'm worn out from no sleep, and my ribs hurt from coughing. (Coughing with asthma is good, as long as it's productive.) I've been dealing with this for three weeks now, and in some ways it's finally getting better. I can sometimes walk from one end of the house to the other. Not always. Just now and then.
I'm trying not to push it, but tonight is the kick-off of our annual River Festival. That means sitting on the riverbank, listening to the symphony play all kinds of great music, then wrapping it up with the 1812 Overture and the most fantastic fireworks display that seems to never want to end. Believe me, the audience doesn't want it to end.
But if I can't walk half a block without gasping for air, I won't be going. We usually have to park several blocks away from the heart of the festival and walk. At this point, I doubt I could make it. And I'll miss the concert and fireworks, something I look forward to each year. I'm secretly trying to devise a plan to drive to the baseball stadium, find someplace to park, and hope I can see the fireworks from there. I'm dreaming, I'm sure. The streets will be closed, and I won't be able to get even close.
So maybe I'll just go outside in the backyard, while the rest of my family goes to hear and see. I can sit in my swing and turn on the radio station that shares the music being played by the symphony. At least I can enjoy that. I might even get a glimpse of some sparklies in the sky. It isn't that far from my house to downtown. And it's better than nothing.
This gives me a chance to catch up on those edits I'd planned to have finished a week or two ago. I still have the last four chapters to edit, and while it was going well, concentration is hampered by coughing. But I haven't given up, and maybe by the end of the weekend, I'll have the book edited. After that? I'm not sure, but I'm targeting some time in July to publish it. There's so much to learn!
Life is full of disappointments, and I'm not going to let this one get me down.
Here's hoping that those reading this whine have a wonderful weekend or whatever part of your week lies ahead.
Actually, I should title this blog post FRIDAY WHINE.
Why? Because that asthma I mentioned earlier this week has still not gone away. I'm worn out from no sleep, and my ribs hurt from coughing. (Coughing with asthma is good, as long as it's productive.) I've been dealing with this for three weeks now, and in some ways it's finally getting better. I can sometimes walk from one end of the house to the other. Not always. Just now and then.
I'm trying not to push it, but tonight is the kick-off of our annual River Festival. That means sitting on the riverbank, listening to the symphony play all kinds of great music, then wrapping it up with the 1812 Overture and the most fantastic fireworks display that seems to never want to end. Believe me, the audience doesn't want it to end.
But if I can't walk half a block without gasping for air, I won't be going. We usually have to park several blocks away from the heart of the festival and walk. At this point, I doubt I could make it. And I'll miss the concert and fireworks, something I look forward to each year. I'm secretly trying to devise a plan to drive to the baseball stadium, find someplace to park, and hope I can see the fireworks from there. I'm dreaming, I'm sure. The streets will be closed, and I won't be able to get even close.
So maybe I'll just go outside in the backyard, while the rest of my family goes to hear and see. I can sit in my swing and turn on the radio station that shares the music being played by the symphony. At least I can enjoy that. I might even get a glimpse of some sparklies in the sky. It isn't that far from my house to downtown. And it's better than nothing.
This gives me a chance to catch up on those edits I'd planned to have finished a week or two ago. I still have the last four chapters to edit, and while it was going well, concentration is hampered by coughing. But I haven't given up, and maybe by the end of the weekend, I'll have the book edited. After that? I'm not sure, but I'm targeting some time in July to publish it. There's so much to learn!
Life is full of disappointments, and I'm not going to let this one get me down.
Here's hoping that those reading this whine have a wonderful weekend or whatever part of your week lies ahead.
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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