Had another low blood pressure episode last night. This time I did not pass out. Laid on the bed for a few minutes after I got out of the bath tub as I was light-headed. I decided to check my blood pressure. I had to change the batteries in the blood pressure cuff. When I finally got a reading it was 85/50. That was ten minutes after I got out of the bath tub. A little low perhaps? I checked it every five minutes for three times and it got up to 120/68. I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow afternoon so I will see what he says. I had taken my blood pressure pill yesterday.
I didn’t sleep very well again last night. Sure makes for a long night when I have a night like that. I had felt a bit restless and anxious all day yesterday and last night I felt a bit sad too. Not sure what was behind all of that but did my best to allow it to be what it was without creating a story about it. Whatever it was is gone today.
Went to the Senior Center in Cottonwood Falls and did five tax returns this afternoon. Learned something new with two of them. Love learning new things. It would take me several years to learn all there is to know about them.
Came home and did chores. It is beautiful outside. The sky is bright blue and the sun is shining brightly. It is muddy though, especially in the chicken coop. I was slipping and sliding in the coop carrying the bucket of water. I found a fairy egg today. Fairy eggs are smaller than a quarter and have no yolk in them. I get one about every month or so. They are cute but worthless. I must have a slacker hen that just lays fairy eggs. They make me smile so guess they are good for something.
I have had to wash my eggs lately. The chickens do not know how to wipe their feet before they get into the nesting boxes to lay their eggs.
Sophia went on another adventure today. I changed out her collar to see if she will stay home again. The collars seem to work part-time now. Roxy is the only one that never leaves the yard.
Ellexia seems to be feeling a bit better today. It is so hard when the little ones are sick. I went into Emporia to get groceries and got her a box of Popsicles and took over to her. I texted her to tell her to eat one and she said she did. I told her to eat another one and she said no. She is like me and doesn’t like to eat or drink when she is sick. She had to go to ER last night to get some fluids as she wasn’t peeing. Trusting she has turned the corner and will recover quickly.
I was talking on the phone with my Match guy and wasn’t watching the clock so I was a few minutes late to my tax preparation shift. I only live 10 minutes away and couldn’t make it on time! Dang!
It was nice to get out of the house today. I realized I hadn’t been out since last Thursday. I just remembered I had some where to go today at 4:00 and totally forgot about it. Man! I can’t seem to get to where I am to get to today on time. Maybe tomorrow I will have better luck.
Tomorrow I have a tax preparation shift from 9:00 – noon and then a doctor’s appointment at 1:15. I’ll have lunch in town as I won’t have time to drive home and back to town. Wednesday a committee is meeting at my house in the afternoon and then I have a tax shift from 5:00 – 8:00 in Emporia. Thursday is an empty space type of day.
Felt like I left my peaceful valley yesterday for a bit but was able to find my way back into it today. Life is much easier for me when I can find my ground and center and stay anchored. Problems and issues arise but are easily solved and I don’t take things that happen personally. Much of my life feels like I am an observer of it and not emotionally connected to outcomes.
Grateful for this beautiful warmer day – jut what my soul needed, grateful for being in service to others today, and grateful Ellexia is feeling better.