My blog isn’t normally about my personal schedule, but because of the community I’ve kind of built around this site, I feel obligated to let you, my friends, know what’s going on for the next little while.
First, tomorrow, I’m going to an occupational therapist to see about my bad shoulder in the morning, and to an optometrist in the afternoon. I’ll have drops in my eyes, which probably means no screen time after that since the horrid things usually affect me for at least eight hours. I hope to be able to post tomorrow before I go.
Then this Saturday will be my last “live” SoCS entry until the 20th of December. I leave for Tokyo on Saturday the 6th and will be home on the 17th. Considering I leave Japan two hours after I arrive in Canada, I’ll be pretty bagged and doubt I’ll be online again until the 18th.
What this means for you, my dear participants in One-Liner Wednesday and SoCS, is that you’ll still be able to participate in both, except I won’t be around. I’ll have the One-Liners scheduled already for the 10th and the 17th, and for SoCS I’ll either do the same or I’ll have guest-posters here to organize things. I still have to contact the three people who said they might be willing to help out, to see if they’re still “in.”
I hope to have reliable enough wifi where I’m staying that I can check in once in a while, but I don’t plan on spending too much time online.
In the meantime, as you can probably imagine, I’ll be pretty busy getting ready to leave and doing as much Christmas shopping as humanly possible so I don’t need to do too much while I’m away. Luggage space will be limited. Again, what this means is that I won’t be able to read as many blogs as I usually do, or keep up with the comments. But I’ll do my best!
For anyone wondering how I’m paying for this (I’m looking at you, Social Services), I’ve been saving for years. There’s a reason I have only one pair of shoes, have a hair cut once every three years, and am still wearing a coat that was bought for me as a Christmas gift 30 years ago – and no, that’s not an exaggeration.
Oh, and as a side note, I just got a call from Best Buy to say my laptop battery is in – let’s hope it fits!!!
This random goings-on post was brought to you in conjunction with Captain Pepper’s Happy Hearts Club Band
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November 26, 2014 at 11:25 pm
We’ll miss you but we’ll live 🙂 Have a great trip!
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November 27, 2014 at 6:50 pm
Thank you so much, Mary! 😀
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November 26, 2014 at 8:24 pm
Be safe and have fun. I know it’s redundant to say that, but it’s a family thing!
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November 27, 2014 at 6:50 pm
Not at all. 🙂 I appreciate it – thanks! 😀
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November 26, 2014 at 2:51 pm
Have a great time and bon voyage!
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November 27, 2014 at 6:49 pm
Thank you, Terri! 🙂
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November 26, 2014 at 8:15 am
Best wishes for your medical appointments and for your trip! Travel safely and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! My older daughter has personal and academic interest in Japan. She was there most recently this year conducting research for her master’s thesis.
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November 27, 2014 at 6:47 pm
Wow, what a great reason to go to Japan! Thanks so much, Joanne. 😀
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November 26, 2014 at 1:14 am
I’m so happy for you that you are going on this amazing trip! I’ll miss reading your posts while you’re gone, but look forward to hearing about what you will see there! I am a huge fan of SoCS, and I am so happy that we will still be able to do it while you are enjoying Tokyo. Thanks for taking such good care of us SoCS folks 🙂
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November 27, 2014 at 6:45 pm
You’re so welcome. I’ll have to count on you all to take care of each other and read lots of each other’s posts while I’m gone. 🙂
Thanks so much – I look forward to recording all my adventures as I go! 😀
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November 25, 2014 at 11:24 pm
Wishing you a FANTASTIC trip! I also want everything to be okay with your eyes and your shoulder! 😀 But Oh! A vacation!
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November 27, 2014 at 6:43 pm
Thank you, Joey!! 😀 I think I really just need to be careful with my shoulder for a while and my eyes were as good as last time I went to have them tested, 6 or 7 years ago. The optometrist did tell me to get some good sunglasses though. 😛
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November 25, 2014 at 11:09 pm
Yay!!! a vacation !!! 🙂
Hope you can resolve your health issues soon.
Have a safe, pleasant and memorable trip Linda.
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November 27, 2014 at 6:41 pm
Thanks you, KG. 🙂 My eyes seem fine, and with the advice I got from the OT I should be good to go. 😀
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November 25, 2014 at 7:58 pm
Wow Japan. So lucky. Always wanted to go there. Started with my obsession with anime and then the Japanese culture. Tried to teach myself Japanese by buying all of these language books. Sadly, they are dusty on my shelves. I hope you have a wonderful time. Take lots of pictures 🙂
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November 27, 2014 at 6:39 pm
I will definitely take pictures. 😀 Japan is a great country to visit – I’d recommend it to anyone who gets a chance to go. I took a course the first time I went. This time I’m just studying the textbook. 🙂
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November 25, 2014 at 6:42 pm
Enjoy your trip. Be sure to take warm clothes if you’re going to the north half of Japan. Lots of cold and snow from what I understand. Be safe. ❤
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November 27, 2014 at 6:37 pm
I’m not going any further north than Tokyo – I’m actually a little sad I won’t get to Okinawa this time around! Thanks very much for the advice. 😀
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November 25, 2014 at 5:40 pm
It is so kind of you to share this information with us. Now, that feels like community! 🙂 Thank you for the heads up on the posts. Most of all though, have a fabulous time in Tokyo! You deserve it!
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November 27, 2014 at 6:35 pm
Thank you so much! 😀 And a great community it is too, eh?
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November 25, 2014 at 5:32 pm
I am so excited for you. Have the trip of a life time you deserve it!! Hugs xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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November 27, 2014 at 6:33 pm
Thanks, Willow!!! 😀
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November 25, 2014 at 5:32 pm
Wow. Sounds busy. Good luck at the doctors. And I’m jealous you get to go to Tokyo! I’d love to go there sometime. Have fun 🙂
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November 27, 2014 at 6:33 pm
You should go! Japan is a great country to visit! 😀 Thanks, Jeanne. 🙂
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November 27, 2014 at 8:15 pm
Hoping I can make it there one day.
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November 25, 2014 at 5:27 pm
I know you were referencing The Beatles, but why did that make me think of Mark being the “captain” in Captain and Tennille?
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November 27, 2014 at 6:32 pm
And now I’ve got “Muskrat Love” stuck in my head. Ugh! hahaha!
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November 25, 2014 at 5:23 pm
I hope you enjoy Japan! We lived there for almost 2 years, right outside of Tokyo. Wishing you safe travel! 🙂
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November 27, 2014 at 6:27 pm
Thank you! I’ve been to Japan before, but never further east than Osaka. I loved it so much I’m going back! 😀
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November 25, 2014 at 5:15 pm
Have a wonderful time in Japan, Linda G. Much deserved, I’d say. And that laptop battery better be free, Best Buy!
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November 25, 2014 at 5:17 pm
Thank you, Mr. Mark! 🙂 I hope you liked my new moniker for you at the bottom of my post. 😉
The battery is definitely free. Heck, it’s been so long it’s had time to wear out already had I had it when I should have!
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November 25, 2014 at 5:33 pm
I did like my new moniker. I like moniker, too, by the way!
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November 25, 2014 at 5:13 pm
Have a great trip and I hope the battery works now!
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November 25, 2014 at 5:14 pm
Thanks – I hope so too! Hope to pick it up tonight or tomorrow. 🙂
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November 25, 2014 at 4:35 pm
Have a wonderful time in Japan! I’ve never been there, so I’m looking forward to hearing all about it when you get back.
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November 25, 2014 at 4:45 pm
Thanks, Doobster! I’m looking forward to sharing lots of stories about my trip. 😀
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November 25, 2014 at 4:30 pm
I’ve been wondering about your eyes… hope it’s nothing a new prescription can’t handle. Bon voyage!
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November 25, 2014 at 4:43 pm
My eyes seem to be a bit better since I realized it was hydration-related, but I’d still like to have them examined. It’s been at least 7 years since the last time I had my eyes checked.
Thanks, Maggie! 😀
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November 25, 2014 at 4:06 pm
Have a safe and excellent trip Linda – we’ll miss you and will want to hear all about it when you get back.
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November 25, 2014 at 4:18 pm
Thanks, Paul. 🙂 I’ll be writing and taking pictures as I go. 😀
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November 25, 2014 at 3:53 pm
Hope your shoulder and eyes both improve. Have a wonderful trip! Glad to know SoCS will still be happening; I look forward to it.
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November 25, 2014 at 3:59 pm
Thanks very much, Sandi! 🙂 I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying it. 😀
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November 25, 2014 at 3:36 pm
Good luck with the battery and safe travels!
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November 25, 2014 at 3:36 pm
Thank you, Dan! 😀
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