The Updates

 It has been quite a while since I dusted off a keyboard and put my thoughts down in a public forum. Much of this has to do with the mourning and depression which hit after my last post; I had not expected the loss of my mother to take me down as low as it did, and I regret not seeking help sooner than this year. But thanks to a number of things I am back on the upswing, with more than a few changes in life.

As a family, we have survived the pandemic without any major affect to us. It did change some of our habits around the house and in public, and we are continuing to work on improving all aspects of our health - eating better, exercising, etc. This isn't just a long road with a destination, but a continuous movement towards the future.

Personally, I have evolved as well, adjusting my career goals through various work opportunities from freelance to corporate positions. Most recently I have found a niche within a government agency which looks to capitalize on my experiences and capabilities better than anything else I have done since completing my degrees. This is a temporary position through an agency, but it could become a permanent position if things continue to go as well as they have.

This does mean some of my other personal projects have been pushed aside a bit. Some have been idle for a while (I still have ideas for at least a few novels, but set them aside while working on my master's thesis); things should be able to change again to some degree as the routine of regular work settles, and I could be back to creating content at least for myself before too long.

One thing which still needs to be corrected is the lack of a car... over the past winter, we had a fatal error with our aging Kia and were unable to get it repaired, so the only vehicle my wife and I have is the Mitsubishi until such time as we can set aside time (and money) to at least put a down payment on something for a second set of wheels. Luckily, the position I have right now is near where she works, so the commute isn't a burden on either of us.

...I'm not certain why I feel the need to share all of this, other than a cathartic release of thoughts to help organize myself and update my own internal goals. Perhaps it is a way to hold myself accountable, or at least provide a memory tool when I review this blog again. For now, though, I will just leave this here until the next thought pushes out and needs to be released to the blog.

..//hdf