This has been a great day. I got birthday cards and handwritten letters from my mother’s two sisters. It is a wonderful treat to get their letters and cards. I so appreciate them and love hearing from them. What a great birthday gift and to get two of them on the same day – wow! I hit the jackpot today.
I took half of a sleeping pill last night. I had slept for two hours than was awake for two when I took the pill. It took another hour for me to fall asleep but then I slept for over six hours straight. Unfortunately I have a hangover today from the sleeping pill but it was nice to sleep for longer than two hours at a time.
The rain has gone north of us so far. Still calling for a chance for rain this evening but not going to hold my breath. We sure could use a rain that would pull up a chair and stay awhile on the prairie. You could break an ankle tripping on the cracks that are in the ground. They are wide and deep.
Project clean house needs to get started tonight. After dinner I need to clean a few rooms and get that project started. I only have until Tuesday to get the whole house cleaned. Trying to figure out what rooms I can do early. Jim’s cat Tony likes to leave paw prints everywhere so need to clean the rooms that I can shut the doors and keep him off the floors.
I am grilling chicken tenders on the grill for dinner tonight. Will fix some potato wedges in the oven to go with the chicken. It will be an easy dinner to fix. Tomorrow night I want to try some of our new beef and taste test it. I’m sure it will be wonderful. Sunday I will fix some steaks for my birthday dinner.
Feeling a bit restless today again. I hate when that happens. I have trouble settling and doing much when I am restless. My mind is busy and I am not well grounded. I need to get up and move my body and see if that will help. Only trouble is I have trouble getting myself up and moving. Just one of those days I guess. They seem to pass quickly if I don’t obsess about them and allow it to be what it is. Sometimes that is easier said than done though.
I find myself resisting going on this trip. It will be wonderful to see my family and Jim’s family. Not sure why the resistance is there. I am trusting that once we hit the road my resistance will lessen. I have become a homebody since Covid started and being away from home feels icky to me. Anyone else have that feeling? Maybe I am just getting old and Covid has nothing to do with it.
Can’t believe I will be 69 Sunday. Next year I start my 70’s. Where did the time go? As I get older it seems like time goes by even faster. I don’t do much these days yet the days pass quickly by. I have gotten very good about sitting and allowing myself down time. I do more of that than busy time these days. I remember when I was younger sitting and “doing nothing” was impossible for me. Now being busy feels impossible to me. How things change as we get older. I certainly don’t feel 69 but then again I’m not sure what it is supposed to feel like. 70 is the new 40 – right?
Grateful to hear from my two Aunt’s today, grateful for sleep last night, and grateful for the time I have had on this trip around the sun.