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It’s 10:02 on a Thursday and I have work at 8:00AM. It’s a weird sensation being a night owl but working earlier than I’m used to. I’m adapting to it but it’s still a bit to get used to. I’ve been on a night shift for almost two months and so it’s getting to me but I think I’ll be okay. I’m just rambling cause I have to do more social stuff with regards to my writing career so here I am. Trying. I’m tired but awake if that makes sense, like I said it’s weird. Been really struggling with my cataracts diagnosis lately as it’s affecting my work now. I’m tired is all I can say, but I’ll get back up.

It’s been seven months since I wrote anything and I’m not sure anyone is even reading this but hey if you are thank you for that I appreciate it! Every read, share, like and follow counts for a new and upcoming author so thank you!! Anyway, I have been doing pretty well, got a new full time job at my local Peavey Mart and I’m enjoying it thus far. I got diagnosed with cataracts in both eyes which shook me for sure but I’m learning to live with it and adjust to it. It made me wear my glasses more that’s for sure. Eye health man, it’s imperative!! Eat your carrots! I’m still working on publishing my first book and I am going to get it published this year! Thanks for the read! I’ll be back more often!

It’s been quite a while since I wrote on here and even with finally completing my work in progress “Solace Rises”, I haven’t been up with my socials lately. Granted I have posted a couple excerpts from my upcoming book and that trend will continue tonight as I will be posting another one on my Facebook page. I find it a nice way to introduce you all to my characters and show you a preview of my work. And yes I believe there are a few of you that are willing to buy my book without fully knowing what it’s about and it’s that kind of support and belief that really matters so I want to take the time to say thank you and I appreciate you. A little editing and a little work left to do with the publisher and Solace Rises will be here. Eiri is coming!

Today is a Monday, it’s the twenty first day of November. I haven’t written on here in awhile and I must admit I have been in a weird place as of late but last Monday I got some definitive answers as to why I’ve been feeling the way I have been. It was just a regular check-up, or so I thought. I’d been feeling exhausted and I’d been repeatedly sick for over a month so it was becoming a problem at work. Maybe I was low in minerals or iron or something I figured as I waited to see the doctor. I’d done the blood and urine test the week before at the hospital and so those results would tell me something along the lines of me having to drink more water or eat a better diet with more fibre, because those tests would come back normal. I was wrong. The doctor came in, asked how I was feeling and then proceeded to load up my file on his computer while we chatted about my abdominal pain still occurring. The page with my results finally loaded up on his screen, I could see it over his shoulder as he read. Urea levels are good, which means my liver and kidney are doing good. Then he said it. My blood glucose levels were high. I was diabetic. It hit me in the gut like a small sledgehammer, I felt floaty. I’d been diabetic over ten years ago when I drank myself into it with bad decisions. I’d managed to turn my life around with diet and exercise but to have it come back was a shock and I kind of just sat there thinking back and recalling how hard that was to get through. At the time I didn’t want to do it all again and I won’t lie I walked home, sat down on my bed and cried while my fiancee comforted me and told me we’d get through it together. And so here I am a week later, my sugars have come down a lot, they’re not in good levels yet but they’re on the way and with the meds I’m on, I am feeling better mentally. I have a journey ahead of me towards maintaining my health and getting back to 100% but I know I am on the way. That’s a lot to read I know and if you can take anything away from this please if you aren’t feeling normal don’t doubt yourself. You never know. Go get checked out.

I had a good topic to discuss this morning as I fell asleep last night but alas the same idea escapes me now. Was it coffee? No, although I could always discuss coffee at any time. This beautiful morning I’m having Tim Hortons home brewed with my Silk Vanilla Almond For Coffee and Coconut Sugar which I have to say for what little carbs it has in it is an amazing combination! Maybe that’s what it was? What’s your morning routine perhaps? I think it was. I’m a creature of habit so my mornings are all pretty well identical when I work and it’s been the same since I was a younger man. Still eating the same lunches at work since then too. Sandwich and a granola bar every day I work, which I learned from my days of diabetes. Those days however are a story for another day. Have a great Thursday! Thanks for reading.

Today I experienced a little bit of anxiety upon waking up. Though a lack of sleep could easily be attributed to it, I think it’s how we live in these times. A loud relentless noise screams at us each morning telling us we have to get ready for work. I find myself countlessly checking my wrist all morning until I get to work. I read once that human beings weren’t meant for this much continuous stress, they used to like run into a dinosaur and then be without a similar encounter for some time. Today I hope you breathe and I hope you allow yourself to slow down. Thanks for reading. I appreciate you!

Behold the season of Fall. Crisp is the first word that comes to mind when I think of this beautiful season and all of the color associated with it. On my walk to work this morning I couldn’t help but feel the gratitude of just being a part of such a beautiful day outside, it was amazing. Cool yet warm enough that I can still wear shorts out there and I’m hard pressed to say it’s my favorite season but I also really enjoy the Spring. Yup it’s a toss up as to which I’m inclined to favor, let’s call it perpetual perplexity of the two. What’s your favorite season? My main character in Solace Rises,Eiri, would say his is Summer.

The first book I ever received as a gift and from an age that I can remember was Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. My father gave it to me and as I write this I am beginning to realize just how much he influenced my writing career. Do you remember the first book you received as a gift?

What does one write in a blog if they’ve never blogged before? Will people like it? Will they engage with it? I find myself wondering and typing and erasing and deleting and I just don’t know. Perhaps that’s the trick. Having the courage to do it anyway, maybe the not knowing is the fun part. This whole journey into being a published author feels like a dive into the unknown. These thoughts plague my mind. Luckily I’m young and I have plenty of time to think. Welcome to DerekWruth.ca I’m glad you stopped by. I appreciate you.