{"id":12179,"date":"2015-08-24T23:08:47","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T05:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riwaslibrary.com\/story\/?p=12179"},"modified":"2015-08-24T23:08:47","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T05:08:47","slug":"august-24-2015-the-dog-days-of-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riwaslibrary.com\/story\/?p=12179","title":{"rendered":"August 24, 2015 The dog days of August"},"content":{"rendered":"

The move is completed and everything is mostly put away. But I\u2019ve been feeling rather lethargic over the past couple of weeks. Writing has been like pulling teeth; it has been extremely hard to motivate myself. I\u2019ve worked on stuff here and there, but lately the energy and enthusiasm are <\/span>missing. <\/span><\/p>\n

The good news is my doctor\u2019s visits all turned out well, although my one doctor says I\u2019ve gained 5 pounds since he last saw me. So I\u2019ve been walking twice a day to get back to where I was and to improve my blood pressure numbers even more. Actually I\u2019ve dropped 4 pounds in the past two weeks, a rather impressive feat since my eating habits can most certainly be improved in certain areas. Meanwhile it\u2019s been hot, there\u2019s been fires all around us, and we\u2019ve had to deal with a lot of haze in the valley. And I\u2019m still feeling lethargic.<\/span><\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t gone anywhere of significance in quite a while other than a couple of short drives to get out of town. Mom is talking about coming down and I\u2019ve been talking about going up. But right now it\u2019s just talk.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m just like my father in that it is easy to stay home and not spend money on gas when I could go for a drive somewhere and recharge my batteries. One friend has even suggested I take a drive up into the mountains. But for some reason I\u2019m even stalling about doing that.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today was my scheduled day to upload a story, and I simply had no interest. And tomorrow looks no better. So maybe I\u2019d better take some time off.<\/span><\/p>\n

When I write I feel like I don\u2019t want to. But then when I try to take time off I feel like I should be writing something. You know how that is when you know you should work on something but don\u2019t\u2026 or know you should take time off but keep working anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n

So I\u2019m going to try it anyway. Enjoy the rest of your August. And for you with kids back in school, I bet you are enjoying a little peace and quiet right about now.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks for stopping by. I guess I\u2019ll check back with you in September\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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