Friday, May 14, 2021

An Out of Whack Weekly Link Round-Up

 


I am really really glad that this doesn't happen to me very often. Really glad. I'm going through a period where I have a short fuse, everything seems to be fighting me, and I want to cry at the oddest moments. I hate this! I'm not even sure what brought it all on.

The best thing for me to do is keep to myself, keep my head down, and carry on, so that's exactly what I'm going to do. Sorry I don't have an uplifting intro this week, but the links are going to have to do. I'm climbing back into my hole where everyone is safe from me. I hope you enjoy the links!



►Books & Other Interesting Tidbits◄
 
►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄
 
►Channeling My Inner Elly Mae Clampett◄
 
►Fascinating Folk◄
 
►I ♥ Lists◄

That's all for this week! Don't forget to stop by next Friday when I'll be sharing a freshly selected batch of links for your surfing pleasure.

Stay safe. Stay healthy. And don't forget to curl up with a good book!

19 comments:

  1. I'm so sorry to hear you're going through ONE OF THOSE TIMES, Cathy. They're so distressing and they take their toll. Take the time you need for yourself. We'll be here when you're ready to join us again.

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    1. I'm not going anywhere, Margot. One of the best things for me to do is to keep busy, and writing blog posts, etc. is perfect for that.

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  2. You have been through a lot lately, Cathy. I am sure having to battle the difficulties with your leg isn't easy. Not to mention COVID, the news, and the major change to your routine caused by your husband's retirement. As Margot said, take the time you need for yourself. I always enjoy your posts, out of sorts or not.

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  3. There must be some planet out of whack or something because I have been the same way this week. Short fuse but then weepy and sentimental and just dumb. Felt off all week long. Can't wait for it to pass.

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    1. I feel marginally better knowing that I haven't been alone in this.

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  4. Busy week here, I know what you mean. Take it easy and I am looking forward to checking out some links!

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  5. Good luck riding out your current mood! Don't worry about uplifting us - you've given us a plethora of links to enjoy. Take care, and I hope all your reading options are good ones.

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  6. I think of the old song from my teenage years, "Mama said there'd be days like thhis." Unfortunately, it happens. You have a lot on your plate right now. You'll get your mojo back soon.
    Meanwhile, thanks for the links.

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  7. I spent about 6 weeks in an apathetic fog, and I've only begun to come out of it. I hope you get yourself back to normal soon, Cathy. You have been through a lot lately and deserve a return to the bright side!

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  8. Hang in there, Cath. I'm not one used to being depressed about my life, but I've been in and out of that mood for the last few months myself. The good news is that it always gets better in the long run if we have the patience with ourselves to wait it out.

    The scary thing to me is that I sometimes can't motivate myself to do the things I used to most enjoy pre-pandemic. I had to force myself yesterday to get in the car and take a day trip to central Texas to do a little exploring. And today, I feel so much more alive. I'm really thankful that I didn't give in to yesterday's inertia...and I discovered a cemetery down a little dirt road that dates back to 1836. It's filled with Texas Rangers, people who were killed in Indian raids or fights, and even a Hall of Fame baseball player who died in the '60s. I almost bottomed out my car getting to it, but it was worth it.

    I hope you feel better soon.

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    1. I'm feeling a smidge better than I did, but it's a slow process. I suffered from severe depression from my teens through my mid-forties, and what I'm experiencing now doesn't hold a candle to it. Part of the problem stems from doctor's offices being my destination, world without end. I have to sneak in a trip someplace I love once in a while or I'd start gibbering. Your cemerery sounds an awful lot like two I've run across. One in southern Utah just outside the western border of Zion National Park. If you don't bottom out your car and head on a little further, you wind up in Grafton, a little ghost town where they filmed scenes of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The second cemetery is in Cochise County just a few miles from the border with Mexico. One of the people buried there was Abraham Lincoln's bodyguard.

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  9. Well, try to divert yourself with that botatical heaven and all the lovely animal and nature sanctuaries around you. Nature can provide so much entertainment and solace.

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    1. Yes, it can. We have an outing planned for Wednesday if my legs cooperate.

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  10. i hope they cooperate. I think this blog's readers get almost as much enjoyment out of seeing the animal and botanical photos as you do.

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