It’s Babble of Nothing
May has been a metaphorically dizzying flurry of activities combined with some literally dizzying challenges.
As of this writing, my cognitive processing has finally improved enough to write/edit. It is still slow, difficult, and tiring. I considered not doing an update because I know it is not to the standard of writing I expect and it is frustrating. Bearing that in mind, I decided those who are interested in an update would likely prefer some update rather than nothing.
So, please forgive my abundance of ick-quality babbling.
Our New Home
May 2 was our official move-day for our home. That warrants a WHOLE other article about that adventure but here are the highlights:
Two BIG wins: We are both alive AND we remain married. 😜
I feel like we have made three moves and I still have to move from my and my roommate’s house at the end of July.
Despite our aversions to HOAs, we joined one and it seemed great. One of the first thighs we were reminded of is how micromage-ig HOAs can be. We are still glad we bought this house but we have a lot of “mother, may I…” moments.
We are very happy with the house. I can almost imagine what it will be like when it’s not primarily decorated with boxes.
Run, Walk, Run, Gasp, Win(ish)
On May 16, I completed my first item in my “RUN UNTIL I DIE 2026” project: a 5K for charity.
To say I “completed” the Honor Connor 5K & Smile Mile is a generous word because I walked more than I would prefer to have. Still, I did make it to the end. And while the effort left me gasping and my vision and other issues left my wife and I concerned about just how much that was going to cost me, we handled it.
On a personal win, I did the first hour without stopping--something I have not come close to coming since at least quite a bit before my medical issues started.
I Miss My See People
The time on my smartwatch seems broken because the time is going way too fast. I too often check the date and time, think “I need to call or visit only them,” then blink and see it has been weeks or months. I have friends I have been having the same conversation with myself again and again for what now seems like months.
I did get to the Houston area to visit a couple of people, so that’s a win.
Still, there are people I need to spend time with. Now that the craziness of moving is mostly done, hopefully I will visit more people the coming months.
Medical Stuff
The page “How are You Feeling?” covers a bit of this, so check that for more info/context. If I didn’t already note this elsewhere, the doctor and I feel confident that I’ll be in pretty good shape in October. That will be especially noteworthy to another update that I will share in an update dedicated to that news.
Yep, that saw definitely a challenging round of ick-quality babbling--but it’s progress.
Be well ye wonderful folks.
