October 8, 2025

Day 8

                                Surprised by time.... 

How is it that we are surprised by time? More specifically the passing of it. The arrival of a new month, baby, birthday,or season,can mark time in ways that leave us questioning our memory. Time just pops up from out of nowhere and SHOUTS SURPRISE I'm here.

Just last week I was watching late night TV - Jimmy Kimmel was doing a bit mocking the local news stations, 47 different variations of, "Wow, can you believe it is October" or "I can not believe it is October already" one clip after another. I sat there chuckling, then sobered quickly when I thought, this is me. Oh Boy! 

October snuck up on me too, I had places to go, people to see, parties to plan and writing to do - things that I had not given much thought to:

• Birthdays
• Anniversary
• Friends that will be in town that we have not seen for years
• Thanksgiving (Canadian here loud and proud)
• Appointments to get to
• The realization that Christmas is less than 80 days away (You have been warned) 
• And this 'The Ultimate Blog Challenge'

As a first time blog challenge participant,Iwas anticipating my participation, I had plotted a plan and was ready to jump in day 1. 

I thought I was ready to go...

Then the emails began to arrive.

I got into my head & started over thinking the whole process and  froze. Writers block set in, publishing block set in, I lost my focus and froze. Mostly, my brain was in overstimulated each email had suggestions of what or how to post and my brain created 5 to 10 additional ideas, I was drowning in creative thought.  It was time for some creative expression.    

I stepped back and took a deep breath,& had a bit of an epiphany

I asked myself what it would take to reign in my brain and refocus

The answer was simple:

• Review your original plan 
• Stop reading the emails 
• Get on with it 
• Remember to breathe
• Hydrate
• Stick with your plan and write

So moving forward, that is exactly what I am going to do.

I have had the privilege of hearing many stories of others, I consider it an honor to be trusted with them. In my 60 years of life I have a lot of my own stories, sharing them freely is not something I have done much of. It is time to change that. 

I am a cancer survivor - but have never shared my story

I like to talk to random people and that always nets a good story or two. 

Travel adventures

WHERE WERE WAS I WHEN? 

Thinking about moments in history that have had an impact on me throughout my life, how they may have changed me, my thought pattern

A question I have been pondering while reading both memoirs and historical fiction, what was I doing, how old was I when...? 

Do I have any memories associated with...?

My original plan was to step out of my comfort zone and share the stories that have given me my great big life. Those stories, musings and moments that make make up the Little bits and pieces of my random life.

Buckle up, and come along for the ride. 

I'm so glad you're here

Di