I lost my muse.
As in, I could not think of a blog content to write about. Having that almost five thousand blog posts was not an easy feat. Almost fifteen years of blogging. I formally customized this blog on May 9, 2009 after a year of procrastinating to transfer here at WordPress. All I had was one entry of a poem for about a year. I feel like I have written about anything under the sun, shared my life here as a cancer patient and survivor, talked about my health issues over the years, my family, my faith and love of books and my small garden. Ventured into macro photography a few years later. I have another blog I call Colors. (https://arleneariston.wordpress.com)
Occasionally, I would reflect and meditate on life and the journeys I am presently going through. I love collecting quotes from some books I’ve read over the years. I have three notebooks of them.
In this heat, I can’t think of doing something worthwhile. Would you believe, here in our town in Cainta, heat index reached 44°C yesterday around noon. Classes in some schools are allowed online. Good thing, Nate has finished the school year. I read a lot now and do my numbers painting a bit at a time. Even the latter doesn’t hold that much interest.
The Cider House Rules (1985) was written by American writer John Irving. It was adapted later into a 1999 film and stage play. It tells of a young man who grew up in an orphanage under the guidance of an obstetrician and abortion provider. It consists of 560 pages but I am only in chapter six.
I noticed the very low engagements on my blog posts lately, a few comments, an average of 20 likes and about seventy to a hundred views. Maybe because I am not blogging regularly now and does not even visit WordPress.
Consider this my month-ender blog. Tomorrow we’ll begin another month. Welcome May, I hope you’ll be colder than April.
Maybe some of the people who often like or comment on a post are very busy right now. I had a hard time keeping up the month I had my daughter and son here.
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Maybe so Anne, I don’t know. Or maybe they are just tired of reading my posts. Come to think of it, only a few among thousands of followers really engage.🥰
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If the number is 10 or ten thousand, does it really matter?
You do what you do (as we all do) for the love of doing and not for recognition.
Most of what I do nobody sees or knows about.
You are doing a excellent effort Arlene.
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I love how you say it Wayne. It was just a plain observation. Sometimes, I just miss those engagements and I also miss those blogger friends who quitely left the blogosphere.🥰
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Is there any club or group in your area that you could join?
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We have one here in the village but I don’t join the activities much. My hearing is just noisy in a group. Prefer one on one conversation because it is clearer on my hearing aids. Thanks Wayne.🥰
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That book looks interesting. I really enjoyed his “A Prayer for Owen Meany”
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I like it Derrick. I have that book, ‘A Prayer for Owen Meany’ on my TBR.🥰
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Too hot, I did hear on the news about schools closing because of the heat.
I never keep up with all the blogs I enjoy following, it’s just the way it goes who manages to visit our blogs and more importantly finds the time to comment.
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There is a city in our province where the heat index reached 51°C. Thanks Janet for dropping by,🥰
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😯 Huh? It is hard to believe that someone like you is capable of losing their muse
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But I did. This heat sucks….plenty.
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🙂 I am no fan of heat either.
Here in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the temperature has been 34°C (93.2°F).
What I do is wait until the temperature is much cooler.
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That’s a lot cooler than what we have here.🥰
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I also have lots of followers who never like or comment on my posts.
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And we don’t know if they are really reading our posts Anne.🥰
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I can understand how such exhausting heat can make bothering to blog a trial. Enjoy your books and come back to blogging when you feel ready.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you so much Pete. I am enjoying reading.🥰
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It’s not hot here, so I don’t have that as my excuse, but I, too, have not been reading people’s posts lately. And I haven’t been blogging very much myself. I don’t really know the reason. All I’ve been wanting to do is read and watch some television.
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Hi Deb. There are really days when we don’t feel like blogging. This is one of them. I read but I don’t watch tv. Thanks for the visit.🥰
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