Hello friends and fellow bloggers,
Happy mid-week to you. I hope you are all well and good.
I cannot believe how fast May flew by and now we are almost through a full week of June. How did that happen? I seem to say that the time flies by so fast but lately I hear everyone else saying it too! I guess it means we are all getting older.
In sad news there are so many wildfires burning across Canada. It is devastating for many smaller communities and for the people who live in them. Not only does it affect Canadians but Americans have been saying how their air quality is being affected in various parts of the USA. Unfortunately it isn't even the official beginning of summer yet and the meteorologists are forecasting a hot, dry summer ahead. Hold on to your hats. If you're the praying type, please keep in prayer for moderate temperatures and more rain.
Here at home in southern British Columbia, we are okay but in the northern part of the province wildfires are burning. Here in Vancouver, I've found it quite cool. Despite the local meteorologists forecasting hot weather for several. days I've only felt very warm temperatures on one day and that didn't last all day long. If I had to choose though, I would far rather it stay on the slightly cool side.
While the weather has been cool, I've been keeping super busy and trying to get as many things done before hotter temperatures arrive. When it gets too hot I really am not up to doing much except trying to stay cool. Sometimes I wonder how come I'm always so busy and never seem to catch up to things.
I think it's a combination of getting older and having too many hobbies. When a person gets older, they tend to have more medical appointments and medical related appointments, especially if they have a medical condition. There is always a test to do, medicines to pick up, a specialist or doctor to meet. Then there are also the dental visits and eye doctors which most people have. I seem to have lost my eye doctor and have to find another one because I haven't had an eye examination for quite some. In my case, busyness is also greater this year. After several years identification cards need renewal including, government ID, driver's license and my passport. Two gardens needed to be planted and 2 tax returns needed to be be prepared and filed. All of it within the same month or two. On top of that, the building where I live always has major projects going on. While these impact all residents. My particular apartment has had 2 leaks from upstairs which needed investigation and repair. In fact, the 2nd one is not yet completed. It's a good thing I don't have to go out to work every day or this would be a difficult situation to manage.
Last, but not least, I always find more work for myself. For example, the decluttering and cleaning project I started long ago. Related activities include the purchase of several new furnishings (patio conversation set, storage sofa and adjustable bed and mattress) all of which took time to research and compare options before buying, and the organization of delivery and haul away services.
Honestly, there is never enough time in a day and I also don't want to waste time. Time is going by so fast and it's such a precious commodity. Does anyone else have the same issue with time and too many things to do?
Despite the busyness, I'm happy that I've kept up with some reading and I've also started making more time for hobbies.
Here are the current books I'm reading or about to read.
An Ocean of Minutes was a of a genre I don't normally read, a dystopian, fantasy novel. The books revolves around the relationship between Polly and Frank. Frank becomes sick during a pandemic and the medical care he needs is cost prohibitive. Polly decides to help him by signing on as a bonded labourer into the future. The company she is employed by will pay for Frank's medical treatment. Frank and Polly promise to meet one another in Galveston, Texas in 12 years time but Polly ends up being re-routed an additional 5 years into the future. When she arrives she can't find Frank and the city has changed enormously. Polly must learn to survive in a totally changed America. She has with no money, no friends or family and no status in the country. This begins her search for Frank and the heartbreak that goes along with the search.
Reading this book, at this time, seemed very appropriate to this time and place with all the radical changes taking place right now.