I went to Emporia to get my haircut this morning. Always feels good to have that done. Afterwards I went to the flooring store and paid for the flooring for the new addition. They will hold it until Phil is ready for it. I looked at tile for the shower walls but quickly got overwhelmed and left. I will need to do some research on-line to narrow down what I am looking for and then will go back. Way too many choices and it wasn’t laid out well. They combined floor tile with wall tile and it was confusing to figure out which was which.
I went to the sporting goods store at the mall and got some shirts and a rain jacket for the trip to India. Then I went to Applebees and had lunch.
I was going to go to Walmart but couldn’t make myself go in. Some days I can’t handle the energy in Walmart and today was one of those days. I stopped and filled the car up with gas and then came home.
I called the Captain at the Detention Center and had a good conversation with him. He is going to take care of arranging the order for the pizza for the Detainees Thanksgiving dinner at Caseys. I will be gone when that needs to happen. He gave me permission to bring cookies for the dinner too.
I let him know that 240 stuffed animals have been ordered and are on their way to the Center. I hope they have room to store all of them! The response has been overwhelming and I am grateful.
We also discussed the possibility of us helping the released Detainees get home. There are lots of things to consider if we step into this project. We both agreed to do some more research and when I get back from my trip we will meet and decide if we want to take this on. It has more risk to it than the other projects we have done has and we need to make sure all parties involved can stay safe.
The Captain is amazed at how much our little project has raised and all that we have done so far. He told me many groups have volunteered at the Center but few have made such a big impact.
I posted an update to the Love in Action project on the Love in Action Facebook page. I let everyone know I am working on getting state sanctified non profit status. This little project keeps growing and growing.
I will need to go back to Emporia either tomorrow or Wednesday to finish my errands. I was able to stay full today while in town but knew if I didn’t come home when I did I would drain myself. Best to make another trip on another day to protect my own energy.
As usual when I spend several hours in Emporia I come home physically tired. I am trying to talk myself out of taking a nap but may yet cave and take one.
The weather is to warm up tomorrow so Kathy and I hope to get some painting done. I would love to have that project finished before I leave Saturday but we shall see if we can make that happen. It may have to wait till spring as temperature dictates when we can paint.
The heating and air guy is coming tomorrow to see what needs to happen so we can get air and heat to the addition. I don’t think he is doing the work tomorrow as I think they are just figuring out what needs to happen. Not sure when they will come back and do the work. Phil plans on starting putting in the insulation tomorrow.
Still have lots of little things I would like to get done before I leave Saturday. The world won’t stop if I don’t get them done but I will be more relaxed if I do. I don’t like loose ends and feel more comfortable leaving if things are taken care of.
I’m grateful I was able to practice good self-care and came home before I completed all my errands. I have finally learned pushing myself beyond my limits has consequences. I will go back another day and do some more things on my long list.
Still wrapping my head around the fact that a week from today I will be in India. I looked up the time change and it is 11:30 hours ahead of time. I didn’t know countries did :30 time difference. Nepal is 11:45 hours ahead. Betting it will take me a bit when I get home to adjust to the time difference. I always find the time difference to warp my brain a bit. Reminds me that time is an illusion and a totally man-made construct to bring some sort of order.
The timing of this trip is divine. I need a break from the energy of this country. The detainee project has been so worthwhile but it also can drain me. I need to step away from it for a bit and come back recharged and ready to go again.
Grateful for a haircut and good conversation with my hairdresser, grateful for good conversation with the Captain of the Center, and grateful a few things got crossed off my to-do list.