Full moon tonight. I have been feeling the energy of this one for several days. There will also be an eclipse of the moon tonight. Double power tonight! Ground well and ride the waves that are coming.
I got an email from the crisis hot line this morning that they were getting slammed with calls. I’m not surprised as the Sunday after Thanksgiving was always the hardest day of the year at the store. Too many people didn’t have the Norman Rockwell vision of Thanksgiving with a loving family. They are out of their routine and the stress of being up close to their family for several days is getting to them. Add to that the additional stress Christmas brings and people are reaching their maximum coping skills this time of year.
I handled several calls. One was an 18-year-old that was suicidal. I was able to talk him down to a calm and we came up with a plan that he agreed to. When I get a call like that I feel really good about the work I am doing. I will never know what happens to him but for the moment he was in a better place than when he called in.
I was a bit disappointed in my supervisor though. I flagged her that I had a hot call and she responded she was reading through it. 15 minutes later I checked in with her to see if she was still there as she hadn’t sent any other responses. She finally engaged with me and together we helped the client. I don’t know if she was reading what I was saying and thinking I was on track or if she got busy with other calls and forgot about me. Either way it felt a bit distressing to be alone with such a hot case. In the end it worked out so all is well.
Jim is in town getting his KS driver’s license. I trust it will go well and he won’t have to go back with another document of some sort. He was going to run a few errands while he is in town. Some time this week he needs to get his Honda Element tagged in KS so he can drive it to OK and drive back his Mazda and get it tagged. Moving into a new state brings with it a set of complications that one has to work through. Jim tends to procrastinate on those type of things.
We heard back from his insurance provider and have him set up for medical, dental, and prescription coverage for 2021. Feels good to have that done. I need him to make a call so we can get one more task completed with his benefits and then we can cross that off our list of things to take care of.
It is sunny but cold on the prairie today. Only going to reach the mid 40’s. Jim did chicken chores for me this morning so I didn’t have to get out in the cold. He loves watching the chickens race out of the coop and search for the oats he throws out for them.
I didn’t sleep much again last night. Wondering if it is the effect of the moon that is causing me not to be able to sleep for the last couple of nights. If so, maybe after tonight I will be able to crash and sleep good for a change. I have a touch of a headache today but am thinking it is because I am a bit sleep deprived.
Did some on-line Christmas shopping today. I have three more people taken care of off my list. Jim still hasn’t given me a list nor has Ellexia. Tagen sent his list so I will get something off of it ordered for him later. I have yarn ordered to make another gift and know what to order for one other person. Jim and Ellexia are my last problem gifts. Once they tell me what they want I can get finished up. Did I mention I hate shopping and giving gifts. I have never felt I was good at it.
Grateful for being able to talk a suicidal person down to calm today, grateful Jim is running errands for me today, and grateful I am almost done with my Christmas shopping.