MyLot as a Journal

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Checking in today to see what's been happening with all of you and to wish my American friends a belated happy Thanksgiving. My husband and I ate at home alone and Zoomed with our dispersed extended family in the early evening. We normally only Zoom on Saturday afternoon. I haven't checked in here since August, but today it occurred to me that I used to rely on myLot to jog my memory when I'd forgotten what seemed important to me at a previous time in my life. Both myLot and Bubblews were sites I used almost daily to record what I was thinking and doing. For seven years myLot has been sort of a journal. Today I realized I have no real record anymore of my daily thoughts and activities. Some are in my Bubblews backups. But I have backed up very little here. I probably need to get here more often. I often can't remember what I did yesterday, let alone what I did the week before. Do you keep a journal that's private, for your own use only? I haven't done that since I started writing online. It's easier for me to be talking to someone than to myself or a journal that's impersonal. Which is easiest for you? So here's a brief summary of what I've been doing since I was here last. I've read a lot. I've worked listing and shipping the books I have for sale, though I haven't been working very hard on it for the last month. Do you ever work intensely on a project for a couple of weeks and then back off for a couple more? For some reason I got addicted to Crossword Jam and for three weeks straight spent hours a day in tournament play. I came in first once, and then only placed second or third. I realized I was missing out on building my business, reading, and writing blog posts anywhere. Those online games have a way of drawing you in when you have no intention of getting hooked. I finally decided a couple of weeks ago it was time to stop rationalizing how good the game was for my brain, put my ego way, and quit cold turkey. Right now I find little pleasure in writing. It seems like work. I don't get off for photo walks very often. I'm not motivated to list books. I sometimes don't even feel like reading them. I've been doing what I have to do, paying bills, balancing the checkbooks, keeping food on the table and dishes washed, and occasionally doing a load of laundry when one of use gets desperate. I try to go shopping only once a week, but sometimes need to go twice. I really like staying home and having a good excuse to do it. I feel myself changing internally and wonder what's happening. Although I love my family and enjoy our Zoom calls, I'm glad we didn't have to go to Fresno or feel guilty about not going for Thanksgiving. I don't enjoy travel or staying in motels anymore -- especially since the pandemic started. We are in that most vulnerable group. Travel is hard work. And like it or not, we are getting old and are satisfied to spend time at home. I don't want to get into political discussions, but I fear for the future of my country and the world. I believe God is in control of that future and my faith is in him rather than in any political party or agenda. There is no security apart from Him. My husband developed a peculiar spot on his lip due to dental activity gone bad and he had a biopsy last week. We are thankful the result was negative. We enjoy watching our little grand niece grow on our Zoom calls. She is six months old now and may be crawling by tonight. She was close to it on Thanksgiving Day. What's on your mind today? Anything new in your life? Photo is from our trip to Fresno for Thanksgiving last year