A Very Boring Blog Post
September 29, 2008 07:57 AM
Didn’t you read the headline here? Why are you still
reading this? I told you this was going to be boring.
You see, there just hasn’t been much going on with me
worth blogging about. But people keep asking how I am
doing, how my treatment is coming along, etc.
I’m just here to tell you that all is well. I feel great. I am eating only good stuff, still exercise on free mornings and generally am healthier and happier than I have been in a long time. I don’t know why, but lately, everything is funny to me. I find myself laughing at the most mundane and ridiculous aspects of our lives. I like it.
I’m sitting at my kitchen table enjoying a cup of tea. The sounds of the nearby construction rumble through my home. Ever since I moved here in April, there has been a construction project ten feet from my bedroom window. A Whole Foods Market and condominium complex is being built there. My friends thought I was nuts to want to move into a home where a large scale project was just getting started, but the truth is, I like it. Every time I hear the noises of the trucks pulling up with supplies in the morning, the pounding of the pile drivers and the rivet guns, I smile.
I’ve been playing a little head game with myself where every time I hear the sounds, I pretend that the construction is actually a reflection of my own changing life and the progress I continue to make adapting to being a single father and to battle this stupid cancer. Last month I heard that the construction activity will actually continue through next fall, just about the time I finish my medical treatments. Cool. The project can continue to be an illustration of my own progress. Then when it is done, I will have the opportunity to continue my healthy lifestyle by shopping at a store that offers quality foods and it will be only a few steps away. Will I even need to stock groceries at home any more? The store will be just about as close to my front door as my pantry is. Hmm. This might take care of my ant problem.
OK, I’m rambling now, so I’ll stop. I want everyone to know that my days are normal: boring and normal. And it is wonderful.
I’m just here to tell you that all is well. I feel great. I am eating only good stuff, still exercise on free mornings and generally am healthier and happier than I have been in a long time. I don’t know why, but lately, everything is funny to me. I find myself laughing at the most mundane and ridiculous aspects of our lives. I like it.
I’m sitting at my kitchen table enjoying a cup of tea. The sounds of the nearby construction rumble through my home. Ever since I moved here in April, there has been a construction project ten feet from my bedroom window. A Whole Foods Market and condominium complex is being built there. My friends thought I was nuts to want to move into a home where a large scale project was just getting started, but the truth is, I like it. Every time I hear the noises of the trucks pulling up with supplies in the morning, the pounding of the pile drivers and the rivet guns, I smile.
I’ve been playing a little head game with myself where every time I hear the sounds, I pretend that the construction is actually a reflection of my own changing life and the progress I continue to make adapting to being a single father and to battle this stupid cancer. Last month I heard that the construction activity will actually continue through next fall, just about the time I finish my medical treatments. Cool. The project can continue to be an illustration of my own progress. Then when it is done, I will have the opportunity to continue my healthy lifestyle by shopping at a store that offers quality foods and it will be only a few steps away. Will I even need to stock groceries at home any more? The store will be just about as close to my front door as my pantry is. Hmm. This might take care of my ant problem.
OK, I’m rambling now, so I’ll stop. I want everyone to know that my days are normal: boring and normal. And it is wonderful.
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