Here We Go Again
Have you ever started something, then lost interest? Or started something and then jumping through the hoops to keep it going was exhausting? If so, you’re my kind of people. Way back in 2005 I started a blog - Ruminations and Reflections - on the hip site Blogspot. I was - and still am - very proud of that blog. I started it at a time in my life when I needed a creative outlet. I kept that baby of mine going until 2017, with one lonely post in 2018. Life got busy and I moved on.
For those who know me, I’ve been on a health journey since November 2019. For those that are new here, I’ll give you the short synopsis. I went to the ER with severe hip pain. I ended up being septic and was close to death. I survived. From there I had 14 surgeries, 2 heart caths, and almost a year in hospitals and rehabs. On the other side, I got a new right hip and lost my right leg. Currently I’m waiting to heal to start the prosthetic process. In the midst of those events I decided to start a new blog that was fresh with its own domain. Ruminations and Reflections. I made it through a handful of posts before that became exhausting. The platform wasn’t great and then life took more twists and turns and I lost interest.
Fast forward to May 2022. I find myself still recovering from my amputation and was excited to be a part of a writing cohort. I have wanted to write a book for years and now I had my story. I was scheduled to do the cohort in March 2021, but a torn patella tendon after knee replacement surgery derailed me. Then I was ready to go for the October 2021 cohort when said knee got infected. The next five months were hairy to say the least and I faced death a third time…but survived. I was ready for the May cohort with a story to tell and a book inside of me. Those intense four weeks were like a dream come true. I was able to produce a 42-page book proposal and the literary agent, Joy (so appropriately named) gave me next steps and direction.
Now I find myself building my own domain website here at rosebooth.net and restarting the blog. This is one of my platforms I’m using to stretch my writing chops and start to allow people to follow me on my book journey. My dream of being an author and a writer may come true. All due to the worst time of my life.
What will you find here? A variety bag of content that can be deep, yet also full of levity. Folks, I’ve realized after facing death three times that life is too short. I already knew that but the past two and a half years truly solidified it for me. I’ll be writing original content that will be featured in my monthly newsletter - pop over to that tab and sign up if you haven’t already - and a myriad of other things that bounce around in my mind. I may also preview sections of my book as a sneak peek into my story.
For now, I’ll end this inaugural post on this, my third blog. They say third time’s charm, so maybe this one will last longer than the other two. Plus, I have an uncanny knack these days for anything that comes in threes.
Thanks for following along my journey! And please share with a friend. The more the merrier here!