Why didn’t I think of this before???

I have a confession to make. I’ve been discouraged, and that discouragement has made me a bit lazy. Well, maybe not lazy. But exhausted. Discouraged. Frustrated.

If you know me or follow my blog, you know I am visually impaired due to the rods and cones in my retina dying. The vision continues to worsen almost daily, it seems, and while I was and am extremely thankful for Iris Vision, it was not the fix-all I had hoped. Don’t get me wrong. I use it for watching television and before today, for using the computer. I have to use it to use my phone (for the stuff Siri can’t help with). I use it for reading short things and for writing. Speaking of writing…my deepest apologies to those of you I have sent cards to. I still want to do that, but I know my writing is horrendous and sloping and all that, but maybe it is legible.

Anyway, back to my confession. As wonderful as Iris Vision (we call it Ivy from IV, get it?), I can only use the device for an hour or at most an hour and a half while working on the computer. I can wear it several hours while watching television, but something about that computer use is a little more challenging.

So I basically gave up. I didn’t blog. I didn’t work on new writing projects. I avoided computer use, only checking Facebook once or twice a week for notifications. I never scrolled through it, so if I missed an important announcement from you, I apologize.

Then, two days ago, it hit me. I’d seen both of my sons hook up their laptops to large monitors and/or a television, so I thought, “Maybe I can do that and be able to see better.” I called my tech guru and former co-worker, and he explained what I needed to do. The end result is what you see in the picture. A simple adaptor and an HDMI cord did the trick.

Of course, I did have to call my oldest son for instructions on how to hook it up. Hey, don’t judge me, I think I do better with technology than most people of a certain age!

So, I’m back to blogging. I’m back to writing (you can see an excerpt from “Truthful Lies” in the photo). I am inspired once more and looking for people to interview. I want to interview writers, artists, athletes, musicians, actors, radio/television personalities, humanitarians, and ordinary people who have accomplished extra-ordinary things. I do not want to interview politicians or blog about current hot topics.

Leave suggestions in the comment section or post on Pam Harris, author on Facebook. I will do what I can to cover what interests you.