It was not, is is not ever the intent to stay away for so long. Every day a topic wiggles its way into my head, the first sentence wrangles a way out of my fingertips and then . . .
. . . as they say, "crickets."
The G assistant machine alerts that my birthday is just around the corner which reminds me that I am needing to stop and think a little bit about simple things that used to come oh so effortlessly.
Spelling, in particular.
Part of my work entails writing notes. The clinic managers prefer that I not use abbreviations so I spell out words while trying to be succinct for I can't spend forever writing notes. The notes are not the work; they are work, but not THE work.
Often it is the fast typing that causes typos but sometimes, every so often, I have to ponder just a tad at just how many i/s are in r e s p o n s i b i l i t y.
While I've always enjoyed word and memory games I find myself glomming on to every opportunity to challenge myself in those arenas.
Or to challenge myself, period.
Any no offense to the G assistant, I am acutely aware of the date of my birth. Now.
Take gentle care.
I'm not a big fan of birthdays. "Take gentle care."
ReplyDeleteI am becoming a person who sees each day as a gift.
DeleteYes, as time marches relentlessly forward, somehow we are always playing catch up. I do word puzzles everyday because of that incremental loss of brain power. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteBack when I was a wage earner and words were a big part of my output, I used a trick I learned in journalism class. Read everything backwards - since there is no flow, one is less likely to breeze over typos and misspellings.
Meanwhile, I love your bowl of cherries!
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Read everything backwards. Well, hmm
DeleteThank you!
I don't have much cause to be writing professionally anymore, but I knew it was time to retire when I no longer cared if I sent notices that said "pubic hearing" instead of "public hearing".
ReplyDeleteMy biologist friend cited the same example to some long ago fb post about writing. Lol. Yes, clearly a sign.
DeleteOooh, pretty cherries. Now I have to go wash the cherries in the fridge and eat some.
ReplyDeleteHappy almost-birthday, funny to get a reminder for your own.
I trust your cherries were very good and satisfying. Oddly enough, I am not a big fresh cherry fan.
DeleteThank you.
Bday has now come and gone and yes, weird on so many levels.