Wow, its hard to believe its been over a year since I last posted on here. Time has a way of getting ahead of you. This has been an unforgettable year and a lot of it was not good news. I suffered my fair share of learning exactly what depression is and I have to say I really feel bad for those who suffer it daily. I had to learn to let things go and make some changes in my life.
The first good news is I did finish my book. It only took 112,256 words to do it. I am very proud of what I have accomplished and am in the process of securing myself a literary agent. When I first set out to write the book I had no idea of all that is involved in getting a book published. It is not easy by any means if you are not already a household name. The good news is I have learned so much and that is one step in the right direction.
Now some of the bad news. First I lost a brother this year. My brother Paul Jacob Daringer passed away on June 5 2018. He had just turned 60 years young. I cannot tell you how much it hurt losing him and I still feel that pain everyday. I have however gotten over the severe depression that I went into following his passing. Jakey you will always be in my heart brother.
If that wasn’t enough I also lost two of my cousins who were only in there fifty’s. Both from the same family. My cousins Skip Battista and my cousin Bobby Battista both taken way to young and my cousin Bobby passsed four days after my brother. They will both always be in my memories and they are very fond ones that I have.
Now some good news. My sister ended up getting the cutest little morkie puppy and they named her Aiko. The love this little pup gives is enough to make the coldest heart melt. Also my niece gave birth to a healthy baby boy so I have another great-nephew and another niece is due in November. Total nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews will stand at a whopping 32 for me as of November. I love being from a big family.
So all this in the past year. Oh and I forgot to mention I had pneumonia twice already this year. The fact is I am just getting over one of those times now. This has been a rough month but I bounced back and am determined to get as healthy as I possibly can.
I am looking forward to getting this blog back up and running on a timely schedule. I also am going to rework it so that I can include product reviews since I do a lot of that in my spare time. Feels funny not having a book to write. Oh wait I forgot, I am going to start my second novel soon only this time instead of hand writing it out and then typing it I am going right for the typing. See sometimes I do learn a lesson.
Till my next post. Stay happy, stay healthy and may life bring you all the good things it has to offer. Peace till next time.