Sorry and Thank you

I’d like to apologize to all my viewers who have been faithfully visiting here during the month of July even though I’ve really been lame about publishing posts with any regularity …

I’m sorry, I promise to do better in August. 🙂

Despite the phact that my postings have been sparse in July,

There is actually a great deal that’s happened in my life during the month.

A great deal.

All of which contributed …

To my inability to publish with any consistency.

My month started out a little rough for me …

As the boob job was a pretty painful event,

And that was compounded by pretty much an extreme feeling of isolation.

Now it wasn’t that I was abandoned or anything …

Mom and Dad were super,

Checking in on me or visiting me daily; and,

Aunt Janet and Uncle Dick were also doing regular inquiries with me to make sure I was doing okay …

Which was all mucho appreciated and more important that I suspect any of them can come close to imagining,

But no …

I’m talking about other family stuff,

For which I wasn’t able to participate …

Which started my feeling of isolation.

Regular viewers know that I’m really close to my family …

But in light of some extensive surgery my sister-in-law had just before my boob job …

The decision was made not to tell my nephews my function until things got back to normal on my brother’s home front.

Which meant …

That the normal hanging out time that we always do at least weekly with my parents, my brother’s family and me …

Was not going to take place …

As until the nephews knew,

I just couldn’t show up,

‘Cause ya see …

I’m a girl,

But my nephews still thought I was a boy. 😉

Then toss into the mix that I wasn’t able to attend this year’s 4th of July bash at one of my other aunt and uncle’s place in light of the “not for public consumption” labeling of my function … (it’s a great bash every year … I sooooo look forward to it),

Along with having to do a completely dorked up celebratioooon of my dad’s birthday (dorked up because I couldn’t be there),

Plus the fact that with Bro’s household and working for a d-bag demands …

Meant that for about two weeks post-op I had only been able to talk with him once,

While tossing into the mix that I hadn’t seen and rarely e-mailed/talked with The UnUsual Suspects for about two months …

And you can begin to get a flavor of the Reality Soup spiced with Isolation I was preparing.

During this time …

While I had the Reality Soup simmering,

I still forced myself to go into the office regularly …

Get into that routine,

And work the happy face angle …

Which I needed to do while juggling the demands and stresses of work,

Responding to various queries and requests for assistance here and there,

And coordinating some court demands that I wasn’t going to attend.

By the beginning of the second full week of July,

I knew I needed to do something …

Because going into the office had become a huge stressor for me,

And I had a full blown case of the post-op blues …

Yet I wasn’t about to let any of that krap even begin to think it could get the best of me …

So that’s when I decided to cease going into the office and start working for home for the time being.

And my post stating that …

Generated quite the collection of comments …

To which I haven’t even come close to expressing the proper thanks.

Thank you … thank you … thank you !!! 🙂

I’m pretty much sure there is no way I can ever repay any of you for your contribution to my growth with your comments there !!

Skylark’s comment got me thinking first …

No, no, no … not because she taught me a new word (it’s a great word by the way),

But because unlike when I speak where you really don’t know if I’ll say anything of substance or just mutter some Amy-babble …

When she speaks …

It’s always something of merit.

And in this particular post …

She was sort of kicking me in the ass.

So was Claire,

Delia,

And Amy2.

Yodette even wisely mentioned to me that sometimes I need a kick in the ass !! 🙂

However,

Balancing that were some posts from iMom, Clio and Danna …

Pointing out that I knew what worked best for me.

And their posts got me thinking …

‘Cause I do know what works best for me.

However …

At the same time,

I do need a kick in the ass …

And I did need to figure out “what’s going on, really?”

So I did …

All thanks to all of you !! 🙂

Now … I still have been working at home the past three weeks,

But I have figured out what was going on …

And I’ve implemented so much this past month that the last two weeks became one of my most productive …

Life-wise and work-wise.

I’m not completely where I want to be yet …

But I’m close.

I still have some issues at work …

And in some extended family functions …

Since I’m not out and out.

But …

My nephews are in the loop now …

And we’re all back to having our Sunday brunches with one another.

I’m seeing and talking with my brother much, much mwore …

Which is beyond kewl. 🙂

My neighbors are all knowledgeable now,

Not to mention …

At the perfect time,

Out of the blue,

Sister kept me from taking a few steps backwards,

By saying exactly what I needed to hear.

And then in a way only she has proven capable of speaking with me …

Singer gave me the exact verbal kick in the butt I needed while contemporaneously tendering the best shots of self-confidence I could have ever received.

Yes …

It’s been a pretty eventful month for me …

My first full month where I didn’t do the phreaking boy thing once …

YAY !!!

And I’ve got much to post about it …

But before I got into that groove,

I did first want to say that I’m sorry for not posting much this past month,

And express how much I appreciate and value your comments and thoughts.

So Sorry,

And Thank you ! 🙂

Now …

Which post to publish first …

Shaft’s Mistress or Flirting With Midgets? 🙂