Hello readers,
L'Shana Tova to all readers who, like Owl and I, are celebrating the High Holidays. This time marks the new year for the Jewish people, the beginning of the year 5776.
For my part, I am resolving on the new year to be more mindful of my promise to this blog. It's been a month and a day since the last post here. It has been a busy month for us both---Owl went back home to visit family, I had a long-awaited trip to the Mayo Clinic, we said goodbye to one of our best friends as she moved across the country, and we celebrated the New Year with my family and my childhood synagogue. It was a good, busy month to end a good, busy summer, but now we are back, and hopefully back to stay. I will not promise daily updates, at least not right away, as I think both Owl and I found that a challenge that we were not quite prepared to face just yet, but we will update as often as we can, and hopefully you will continue to find what we have to say worth reading!
5775 was a good year, but it was also a trying year. Since last Rosh Hashanah I lost two jobs due to illness. I spent far too much time in the UW ER in the middle of the night. I saw many doctors and did not get many answers. Two of my dearest friends left the city, and while they are beginning their own adventures off in the great unknown (outside the Midwest) I miss them quite a bit. I hope that 5776 will have all of the sweetness of 5775 but less of the stress. I hope this not just for me, but for all of you as well. I always thought I was lucky, having the opportunity to celebrate a new year twice annually. It was confusing, yes, from a calendrical perspective, but the time for reflection and resolution is always a welcome one.
So: I hope in the new year this blog will be getting the upkeep it deserves. I hope all the best for myself and for all of you, and I hope you all have a sweet new year. May we all be inscribed for blessings in the book of life.
Shanah Tova.
P.S. In my next post, I will talk more about my experiences at the Mayo Clinic. (Ooh! Fun!) If you have anything you want to ask me about the process, or about Mystery Illness in general, leave it in the comments, and I will do my best to answer, within reason.
