I spent many days trying to write up my thoughts on 2017, I struggled because 2017 was a volatile year for me, I had some incredible highs and some terrible lows. I will say this, 2017 was a year that found me in the ‘Waiting Place” as described by Dr. Seuss in “the Places You Will go”
The Waiting place surmises alot of 2017
You can get so confused
that you’ll start in to race
down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
and grind on for miles cross weirdish wild space,
headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place…
…for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or the waiting around for a Yes or No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.

Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for the wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.

But much like the hero of that story that was not a place for me, but like many people i found myself sitting there waiting, waiting for someone to tell me what I was going to do next, waiting for the next obstacle to conquer, and it got way to easy to stay there waiting, but as you my gentle reader might have surmised, i can only wait so long before I need to do something. So I am crawling my way back into the light, inch by inch. I have things to do, adventures to plan and execute, and a life well lived to get back to.

So again as Dr. Seuss says, “I have brains in my head, and feet in my shoes and I can steer myself in any direction I choose”

So what am I up to for 2018?
Well funny you should ask, a lot of things are still up in the air for me right now, I can make some plans right now but nothing is completely definite. I am hoping to find a decent part time job where I can earn some extra money to help cut down the credit card debt we have and help ease the efforts of Mrs. ZM as she is working two jobs to help cover household costs. I saw my surgeon on Monday of this week, we discussed several options for my recovery, after going back and forth we decided the best course of action was to wait for 3 months, I need to lose a bunch of weight, and need to focus on my own well being before my next surgery, surgery wise we have a couple options, one being the 3d printed pelvis, the other a simple surgical procedure (comparatively) to put my hip together and hope for the best. Either way I need to try to lose a super model. I am also considering holding off until this fall so I can do Convergence and The MN Renaissance Festival but I am not going to keep to that hard and fast if things start going down hill. I am also striving to get myself on a cane vs crutches at least for short distances so I can walk a little easier as well as carry my own food and tray at some restaurants. to aid in this we are adding almost 2 inches of lift to my left shoe and eventually boots for festival, so again setting a goal that I am confident I can achieve if I put my mind to it, I think it was Shakespeare that said “all things be ready if our minds wish it so” (a little positive thinking can move mountains) of course I cant say that quote without the rest so “Perish the man whose mind is backward now (don’t look back on your failures it will slow you down), “Thou dost not wish more help from England?” (do you think you need more help?) and lastly “God’s will, my liege, would you and I alone, without more help, could fight this royal battle” (nothing can stop me if I am so willing to do this, even though my gayness and frivolity be diminished by this difficult march, my heart is in the trim”) So the game is afoot, and upon this charge cry out for God, King Henry, and for England!  My that was a fun bit of Henry 5 quoting. In short I am going to do my best, keep a positive attitude, work hard and show the world what i can do.

In other news Mrs. Zm has set some big goals for herself this year for Pure Romance, you can help by visiting her website www.prbyanj.com or scheduling a party with her. Little ZM is doing well in the 7th grade, he has reached that lovely age when the hormones start taking over the brain and he starts answering in single syllable words and sentences.

I leave you with some final words of wisdom from Dr. Seuss
“You’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So… get on your way!”