Warm Weather = More AFK

I’m hoping that my readers know what AFK stands for since it’s been around for quite a while, but just in case… AFK = Away From Keyboard.

By breaking up the whole story about my jaw into segments, and having some moments where my mind was racing with a thought that could flourish into a blog post with little prodding, I’ve been managing to schedule a blog post for every 10 days since the beginning of the year. June 4th, as I’m starting this post, is day 153 of the year so far for 2023. When I divide that by 10, that’s really only 15 posts in 5 months, which doesn’t seem like a lot. Nonetheless, it was nice to have a well of completed posts that I could schedule ahead to allow me to keep that schedule.

Sadly, that well has run dry. Oh, I have drafts of 6 or 7 posts started, popping the idea into a draft when it comes to my brain or is relevant to something in my life, but not a single one of them inspires me to sit down and just let the words flow from my brain through my fingertips.

With the return of warmer weather and the knowledge that “I Am a Sweater”, I will need to spend more time in my living room, which has a window air conditioner. My living room has a ceiling fan, and I was given a nice fan that sits on the floor but has a tilting head, and so far, that has been enough to keep me cool (except for the one day the temperature was forecast to be 90 degrees and it was already 80 degrees by 9 AM). I also have a window air conditioner in my bedroom, but only turn it on a little bit before bedtime and keep the door shut when I’m sleeping in there (plus a desk fan across the room on my dresser that is always turned on before I crawl into the bed, regardless of the weather!).

My second bedroom, which is use as an office/storage room, does not have any air conditioning. There is a ceiling fan in place, and I have an adjustable floor fan that I keep near my desk at desk height if it’s really hot. My routine has always been computer time with my coffee in the morning, so it’s coolest in this room then. But coolest does not mean cool, and so I don’t spend as much time at my computer in the warmer weather.

So, all of this to say that my posts may become more sporadic for the next few months, but that doesn’t mean I’ve gone anywhere. It just means that checking emails, paying bills and doing banking, and reading other blogs I follow will likely take up as much time as I’m willing to spend in this room.

I’ll be checking in, and if my muse has an urgent need to make herself heard, posts will be forthcoming, but please do not expect them with any regularity for the next few months. I plan to be spending time in my recliner in the air conditioned living room reading and then reading some more.

For all of you, stay cool, stay dry and stay healthy. I’ll see ya when I see ya!