It has been a busy day. It started with a trip to Topeka for my annual visit with my Endocrinologist. She was running almost on time and I was in and out of there in 30 minutes. It was a routine checkup and nothing has changed.
She had ordered some blood work done last week and two of the results were too high. In her report from the blood work she said to repeat the test in a week. She didn’t mention it today. Ummm… wonder if I really need to repeat it.
Stopped for lunch at Chipotle and then came home. I stopped to see Tagen for a minute when I got back into Emporia and then came home.
I was only home for 30 minutes and then I had to go back to Emporia for my last exercise session with my trainer. Got that taken care of and then went to CVS to pick up some prescriptions for Kathy. Got those and came home.
Tagen and Michelle gave me their W2’s so I will do their taxes tomorrow when I go do taxes for others in the morning. We are allowed to do family members taxes without them being present.
I have an errand to do tomorrow after I finish my tax shift and then should be able to come home for the afternoon. I have something on my calendar everyday this week so won’t get a stay at home day until the weekend.
I’m still looking for a couple people to go with me to Topeka Wednesday to walk the grounds of the Capitol around the noon hour. This is part of the 50 state protest that is happening. Anyone want to ride along?
I’m excited to start doing taxes tomorrow. We usually aren’t too busy the first couple weeks in February. If you have your tax records ready call the Emporia Senior Center and book an appointment. You don’t have to be a senior to qualify. No charge to get your taxes done and we will eFile for you. We are open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00 – noon. Appointments are needed. As the tax season progresses we usually fill up and run out of appointments.
It felt good to do my last exercise session today. This year went by quickly. I enjoyed my trainer as she was like-minded and we had some good discussions. I am disappointed in the lack of progression of the exercises I did though. Not sure I would do the program again but it did get me up and moving which is what I wanted when I started. Just wished I had gotten more fit for my effort.
Feeling strongly the duality of reality that is happening. It almost feels like there are multiple realities happening. There is my day to day life that is going on as normal and it feels like nothing has changed. There is the reality I hear and see when I read and watch the news and that can be a double reality depending on who my news source is. One station presents things as dire and another reports things as positive change. My oh my. No wonder people are confused and overwhelmed. It could be a full-time job to figure out truth these days. And as each person gets to determine their own truth it is no wonder we have such division in our country.
I keep coming back to the only thing I know I can control and that is my reaction to what I hear and read and see. I will continue to do my own work and focus on staying regulated and grounded. When the aftermath of what is happening on the national level comes closer I will then react. I have been emailing my Senators and Representative daily but get back a very programmed response that is non-committal and doesn’t say much. I do plan on going to Topeka Wednesday and joining the 50 state protest. Not sure what else I can be doing. Sure have to keep reminding myself to put my own oxygen mask on first before I help others.
Grateful for a safe trip to and from Topeka today, grateful my exercise sessions are completed, and grateful I get to start doing taxes tomorrow.