A quiet day at home today. I did some work on organizing my notes for the Crisis Hot Line. I typed up the most common responses I used by category so I can find them easier and be able to respond quicker. It feels good to have them better organized. I’ll see next week if it helps me.
I had another two hour shift last night. I took two calls. One felt really good but the other one not so much. Still learning how to let them tell me what they want and yet steer them towards problem solving. I’ll get better at it with practice.
I went on the platform this afternoon for a bit. They have a section of information we can give to our clients when appropriate. I hadn’t spent time looking at what all was available so I spent some time doing that today. The platform is becoming more comfortable for me. My next scheduled shift is next Wednesday night but I can go on without being scheduled anytime and pick up a few extra hours. They especially need help between 11:00 pm and 5:00 am. If I am awake and can’t sleep during that time I might jump on and take a call.
Cut out the other sheet I had ordered for face masks and am sewing the flannel and sheet pieces together. Still waiting on more ribbon to show up so I can finish this last batch. I have about 100 more to make and then I think I will be done for a bit. If we have to continue wearing masks all year I will make some more later.
It was too wet and windy today to finish my painting job. We had a severe thunderstorm roll through last night and the ground was still pretty wet today. I needed to work on a ladder and the ground felt too soft to support it. Jim got the other windows framed and he filled the holes with putty. He is out sanding them down now so I will be able to paint in the morning.
Made white chicken chili for dinner tonight using the left over chicken and rice from last night. The chili was really good. Have enough left over for two more meals. I froze one container and we will eat the other container for lunches the next couple of days.
Tomorrow night I am going to fix scallop potatoes with ham. It is one of Jim’s favorite dishes. Once I know what to fix dinner is easy – it is deciding what to fix that stops me sometimes. We haven’t eaten out for over two months now. Not sure when I might feel comfortable doing so again.
Went to the post office and dropped off three letters I had written yesterday. I need to write a few more tonight if the mood hits me.
Jim and I are getting ready to go take our evening walk. The wind has finally slowed down and it doesn’t feel as cold outside as it did earlier. The sun is to be out to play all day tomorrow but it is going to dip down below 40 tomorrow night. It warms back up again after next Tuesday.
I finally got a good night’s sleep last night. I was able to sleep for several hours without waking up and was able to go back to sleep fairly quickly when I did wake up. It feels like it has been several weeks since I have had a good night’s sleep. I’m grateful for sleep when it finds me.
My house sitter sent me pictures of some mail I had received at home today. I’m glad to know the mail is finally coming through there. If it looks important I have her open it and send me a picture of what is in the envelope. One of the pieces she sent me today was an invoice for house insurance for one of my rental properties. I was able to go on-line and get that billed paid – that was easy!
I missed seeing the full moon rise last night as it was cloudy here. It rises tonight at 10:06 so may take a drive tonight so I can watch the moon rise. It has been too long since I have seen it rise. Three more weeks before I am back home on the prairie – I’m getting excited! Sure hope the coronavirus doesn’t delay me going home again.
Still riding in my peaceful valley. Today was an easy day for me. I am grateful and don’t take them for granted.
Grateful for the delicious white chicken chili we had for dinner, grateful I have found ways to be in service to others via the Text Hot Line and making face masks, and grateful for a good night’s sleep.