December 2017 – Glad It's Almost Over

Thank goodness for 2018. I for one am glad to ring in a new year tomorrow. To put it short, 2017 has been the toughest year of my life. Some of the difficulties I dealt with this year:

personal health issues such as daily headaches from my continued struggle with Fibromyalgia (nervous system disorder)
bulging disc in my mid-back
chronic pains that have not subsided from a double hernia surgery in early November
the passing of 2 of my 3 best friends – Jim Texter (Littlebass) and Steve Antonelli
underemployment
4 months of finger pointing with the village I live in for them to come out and fix a sewer issue that was the result of their failed inspection from 5 years earlier
stress and depression from all the above

I did not write about many of these issues during the year as I know members don’t want to come here to read about my troubles. The stress and depression from these issues seemed to be magnified though, possibly because of my Fibromyalgia. There were several times throughout 2017 where I did not shower for several days. Some days I never even made it out of the bed. All the above issues affected my ability to write articles this year, and I sincerely apologize for that.

I cannot say how thankful I am that my members have stuck with me during these difficult periods. And while I have not beeb writing frequent articles, I have been keeping an eye on things to make sure any necessary notifications were published.

So now that 2018 is around the corner, it is time for me to take one foot and put it in front of the other. Nothing can be done without taking that first step again. This post is that first step.

Once again, let me say I’m sorry for the lack of articles. In 2018 I have a new year’s resolution to provide more frequent updates. It’s time to get back and analyze the NASDAQ that has been grinding sideways for a little bit…