I went to Emporia at 11:00 this morning for exercise at 11:30. The session went by quickly and I had a deep conversation with my trainer.
Afterwards I went to lunch and then to Walmart. Walmart was packed today with people doing last minute Christmas stuff. I had to climb on my hands and knees to pull out the sack of dog food I needed. Got the stuff to make some chili for Christmas Day and got out of there.
I asked for some help to get the bag of dog food out of the cart and into my car. The man that helped me was most kind. Last time I attempted to remove a bag from the shopping cart I tipped the shopping cart over. I am proud of myself for asking for help. Life is easier since I have learned how to do that.
I am almost done with cleaning my room. I went through my closet and got rid of five bags of clothes that no longer fit. I cleaned out my underwear and sock basket and my nightstand drawers.
Delivered two plates of cookies to my neighbors. I still have more plates to deliver tomorrow. The lady behind my house shared garden produce with us all summer long. It was past time I returned the sharing.
Tomorrow I plan on starting going through the kitchen and getting rid of anything I haven’t used since I moved into this house. I have hosted the major holidays and I figure if I haven’t used it by now, I won’t use it.
Cooking in this house for Thanksgiving and Christmas reinforced the message that this house will only hold what I absolutely need. When I pack too much stuff in it the house doesn’t work well for me. I will have lots of kitchen stuff to get rid of. If anyone knows someone that is starting out and needs serving dishes, etc. let me know and I will be happy to share. Otherwise it is going to Goodwill.
I have a box of books to get rid of too. I will take them to the library for the next book sale unless someone wants them. Most are romance type books. My bookshelves only hold so much and I have to adopt the one in one out policy or the bookshelves get overloaded.
Cleaning out my bedroom has been on my to do list a long time. Feels great that I was finally able to tackle it. Sometimes getting frustrated with the lack of space is a good thing as it motivates me to declutter. I needed to strike while that feeling was still hot.
I think I get to start a stretch of stay at home days. Town was too peopley for me today. I am going to meet a friend for lunch in Council Grove on Friday but think I get to stay home until then.
I texted with Jason today and he thinks he wants to come here for Christmas Day to watch the football game and eat chili. I was going to a friend’s house but will stay home instead. Somehow that feels right to me. I would have had a good time if I went to my friend’s house but am feeling the need to stay home for a bit and totally recharge. I invited Michelle to come too but don’t know if that will happen. Jason was sick when we had our family Christmas Day Saturday so it will be good to spend a day with him.
I sent an email to the lady that did my sound bath when I was in Sedona to see if she could do something remotely the day of inauguration January 20. I need an alternative to watching the news that day. If she is able to do something remotely I will host a gathering that day. Let me know if you would like to be included and I will send details as they develop.
My trainer sent me a Substack article entitled “Forming the New American Resistance by malcolmnance.substack.com”. The author had some excellent ideas about action steps we can take. One of them is taking a 100 hour media break starting the day of the inauguration January 20. I will do that and trust that others will join us. If you are interested in the article let me know and I will forward it to you.
One thing I like to do at the end of each year is do a deep clean of the house and release things that are no longer serving me. It clears out the energy of the house and makes room for something better to come in. I am a bit amazed at how much stuff I am finding to release since I spent the first half of 2024 releasing stuff. Feels good to go through things again and get rid of even more things.
Grateful to be starting on cleaning and clearing the house of things that no longer serve, grateful for resources that teach me positive ways to be in resistance, and grateful Jason is coming Christmas Day.