Dear Readers,
I’ve been out of the loop for a while now, and I’ve missed blogging regularly and reading your responses. So I’m back.
Not that I mean to bore you with all the details of my absence. This is just a brief overview.
My absence was caused by a combination of depression, the loss of a loved one, loneliness, the isolation of the pandemic, etc.
I no longer live in Spokane; I sold my big house and moved to Southern California in May of 2024, occupying my daughter and son-in-law’s guest room for the two months it took to find a house that suited my needs and those of my two little dogs, Tule and Mowgli. Having been a homeowner for at least 40 years, I wasn’t really familiar with the rental side of things, but I finally leased a small house in a nice neighborhood.
I didn’t write—at least not consistently—for several years, and that affected my career as well as my mental health. I’ve always been happiest when I’m writing.
I have some exciting ideas, and I’ll be talking about my projects here on the blog. I’ll be posting once a week, at least.
I’ve just finished a 6 week treatment—Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation—to deal with lingering depression, and I’m happy to say it helped a lot. How would I describe it?
It’s like having a little woodpecker tapping at your skull. 😊 It’s painful for some people, but for me, it wasn’t.
Now that I’ve completed the TMS experience, I’m looking at things I want to explore, like equine therapy (I love horses!) and an improv class in nearby San Diego. As a young woman, I loved performing—I was in Funny Girl, standing on top of the wedding cake in one scene—and in Oliver. I was in the chorus both times.
So improv class should be fun and inspiring.
I’ll keep you up to date.
Really.
With love
Linda Lael Miller
