26 July 2020: Moving my base of operations took a toll on my writing these past two weeks

So, after letting you know what was going on almost a year ago, the move's finally happened.

I officially transferred the flag, so to speak, to the new home in South Central Iowa about three days ago. It's all still a new experience to me. I like the new home, even though getting to the master bedroom is a bit of a climb. I do appreciate that it's smaller and more easily maintainable than the place I lived in for 13 years.

This year is easily going to be the biggest "transition" year of my life for some time. I have one child living and working on his own and the other is preparing to head to college soon (what that will look like is soon to be determined). I am several weeks away from starting a new teaching assignment, though what that will look like is still up in the air, being new to the district and with the current pandemic.

Naturally, with emptying out the old place and cleaning it, and filling the new place and cleaning it, it took a toll on my writing time, especially this past…