Monday, December 16, 2024

I got home at 1:00 last night and finally turned the lights off at 2:00. I slept hard for two hours and then woke up and couldn’t go back to sleep. I gave up around 7:00 and started my day.

I did three loads of laundry and got some of them folded and put away. I got tired and took a nap in my chair for about two hours.

I headed for Emporia around 12:30. I had some errands to run before exercise. I took care of my errands and then went to exercise. It was hard today as I am still tired and a bit sore from sitting so much yesterday.

After exercise I went to Good Saver and got my groceries for family day. I wasn’t up to going to Walmart and the smaller grocery store fit the bill for me today. I wasn’t sure I had enough energy to get all on my list but I managed to do so.

I came home and put things away. I haven’t done much else this afternoon and evening. I am still tired and sore and have little energy today. My tummy is still a bit angry at me and I have had to stay close to a toilet today. I know I am still a bit dehydrated today and have been working on getting lots of liquids down.

I may regret not getting more done today. I have somewhere to be every day this week and I don’t have lots of free time. I still have lots to do to get ready for Saturday family day. Hoping I have more energy tomorrow and I can get things done.

Tomorrow I am going to a Christmas open house in the afternoon. Hoping I get my chocolate candies made tomorrow so I can take some with me. Wednesday I am going to a breakfast and then have a haircut in the afternoon. Thursday I am hoping to have a stay at home day and get my cleaning done as well as some more treats made. Friday I am hosting a Winter Solstice and Saturday is family day. Oh my, I can do this!

Still thinking about the retreat leader and the type of job she did. I am waiting for her to send me a link so I can leave a review and what I might want to say.

I found the website and Facebook page of the sound bath lady. She really was one of the highlights of the retreat and I hope our paths cross again somehow some way.

It is good to be back home. It is always the best part of going away. Don’t feel like I have all gotten all the way home yet though. Thinking by tomorrow I will be here completely.

I just realized I forgot to put the sheets from my bed in the dryer. I was thinking I was going to bed early but now I get to wait until they are dry. Maybe I will find some energy and get something done while I am waiting for them to dry.

After Saturday Christmas will be done with for me this year. December has gone by much quicker for me than it normally does. I still haven’t caught the Christmas spirit but that is OK. It will come and go regardless.

I noticed on the retreat how I have changed. I knew immediately the retreat leader was not authentic and was not to be trusted. I kept my distance from her and did not engage with her. It felt like we were from different realities. In the past I would have over rode my intuition and would have tried to bridge the gap between us. Not sure that ever worked but that wouldn’t have stoped me in the past. I was able to take care of myself this time and not let her level of consciousness affect mine.

Grateful for a morning nap after a night of little sleep, grateful the groceries I need for Saturday are in the house, and grateful my sheets are in the dryer at last.