Catch Up In September

Recently. An appointment stress slowed me down on blogging. I am glad to report I found a way to manage the anxiety surge by having a spa day like attitude a few days before the appointment. The problem is afterward, I am so emotionally exhausted, I am very sleepy the rest of the day, even after a power nap. 

It’s always something.

Products. If I find a drink, for example, that doesn’t upset my system, give me an acid stomach then I will buy it in moderation until I read the ingredients. The same for packaged food except for cupcakes and such. I know they aren’t the best food but a rare treat is all right as long as rare means once a month or longer. 

Social Media. Jokes go around about too many hours spent watching video shorts, reels and such in Facebook, YouTube, Tik Tok, Instagram. 

From my experience, Instagram is the biggest time devouring monster!

Hours go by. The algorithm is good though because my interests are not assaulted with weird stuff like a sad story from a woman that looks like she fell out of a porn channel or a guy that thinks a bare chest is a hearing aid. Farmers and ranchers working in fields shirtless is task appropriate. 

Not much of note is going on in my life to blog about. The YouTube channel project is progressing well. The first episode is decided. The next step is to record with audio. 

Voice. We all have a variety of voices that sound different but still sound like us. My before coffee can be rugged. My after coffee cruises into bland land. My Bible reading voice is rather elegant. What my audio voice will be is surely going to feel weird. 

The soon to arrive end of summer weighs on my mind with a frosty edge. Stocking up on hot chocolate and broth are on my list. This year I’m making homemade hot chocolate mix to use up the cocoa (before it expires).

Are you preparing for frosty weather?Are you making homemade hot chocolate mix? 

August Is August

Guess what tomorrow is!? 

My return to regular posting on the 15th is scheduled to appear at midnight.

The week flew by! 

Great news though, a major stress/anxiety surge is over. I napped away the emotional exhaustion when I returned home from the DMV after renewing my driver’s license. 

What a wimp I was taking a week plus to just get there after I realized I had to go in person for a new photograph. Appointments are rough for me to get to despite efforts to make it easier. 

Note to locals: 

There is No Middlebury DMV office. 

It closed years ago. 

The website dmv.gov giving information is wrong.

At a 9 AM arrival, South Burlington DMV: the parking was easy, the wait less than 2 hours, and clerks were pleasant and helpful.

Otherwise, I’ve been nowhere and done much of nothing but putter, water flowers, and write plans for my YouTube channel (to debut at the end of September 2025).

There is a lot of reading to do on YouTube policies and that’s in addition to researching how to set up a vlog channel. 

The scope is wider than I anticipated. Thankfully, my 17 years of blogging and about 25 being online does help, especially understanding the importance of marketing.

How is your summer going? Do you vlog? Use Instagram?  

Earth’s Moon Waning Gibbous
13 August 2025