Had trouble falling asleep last night but once I got to sleep, I got some good sleep. I was not ready to get up this morning but the dogs needed to go out. They did their business and then I walked them one by one until they did their other business. It was hot out even earlier this morning.
I went to town at noon for my 1:00 exercises. My trainer needed to move it to 1:00 today instead of 2:00. Took me 40 minutes to get to Emporia today. I got stopped by a train in Strong City and then the road construction.
I had 15 minutes extra so went to the sporting goods store at the mall and got a rain jacket and small backpack for my trip. The leader of the retreat recommended we bring those two items. I guess it is rainy season in Costa Rica and she said we will be getting wet a lot.
Went to exercise and did my 49 minutes of exercise. Felt like I got a bit of a workout today but they are never very strenuous. Decided not to stop at Walmart today – it was too hot to get in and out of the car. Came back home. I stopped at the Mexican restaurant on the highway at Strong City and got lunch and then came home.
I was still tired so took a nap. I’m still tired but the nap helped a bit.
Have had low blood pressure for some reason today. I am trying to drink extra this afternoon to see if that will help. This happens occasionally to me. My ears are plugged up and I don’t feel stable on my feet today.
My house builder sent me an email today and wants to meet with me later this week. I guess he has the estimates and contract ready to present. I let him know when I could meet with him but haven’t heard back from him yet. Maybe I will have a signed contract before I leave on vacation.
It showed 102 on my car temperature when I came out of exercise. That is too hot for me! There is a wind today but it feels hot and not very cooling. Kathy had the dogs inside when I got home this afternoon around 3:00. Their tongues were busy today trying to help them stay cool.
Tomorrow I have to be at the foot doctor in Wichita at 10:45 for my 11:00 appointment. Not sure he will be able to do anything about my toes but it doesn’t hurt to ask. The second toe crosses over my big toe and makes the big toe feel like I have an ingrown toe nail. I use a rubber toe spreader thingy and that helps but I have to be careful with it as it can shift and causes blisters.
After my doctor appointment I want to call my aunt and see if she is going to be home. If so, I will stop and visit with her for a bit. It is hard to not spend at least an hour with her as she does like to visit. I don’t have anything else to do tomorrow so I can stay for a bit.
Wednesday the leader of the retreat I am going to in Costa Rica is hosting a Zoom call to answer any questions we have about the trip. She never did send us a letter of what to take. The Zoom call is at 1:30. I get out of exercise at 1:00 so will go find a cool place to sit and take the call while I am still in Emporia. With the road construction I don’t think I will have time to get home before the call starts and I usually drop calls between Cottonwood Falls and Emporia.
Unless the house builder wants to meet on Thursday, I will get to stay home all day Thursday. Friday I go back to Emporia for exercise. Saturday I will pack and do all my last minute stuff and Sunday I leave for Costa Rica.
Haven’t decided if I am going to leave my car at Nicole’s and take an Uber to the airport or if I will just drive to the airport and park there. It is cheaper to take an Uber than to pay the outrageous airport parking fees. But my flight gets in late when I return and it would be easier to go to my car at the airport than to catch an Uber and then go to Nicole’s house.
I need to get my brother’s birthday package mailed tomorrow. It will be late arriving as tomorrow is his birthday. Better late than never? Can’t seem to get my act together to do things on time these days.
Still able to hold myself above neutral all day but barely. I can tell I dropped today being around people and going through the heavy traffic at the construction zone. Hoping the trip tomorrow won’t have so much construction and will go a bit easier.
Grateful the house builder reached out today, grateful the sporting goods store had what I needed today, and grateful for an afternoon nap.