I have been working on the Pioneer Bluffs Newsletter off and on most of the afternoon. Lynn came over and helped out for an hour or so. We are half way done. I have till Monday morning to finish so should be able to get the job done. It was fun to have Lynn come over to help. We enjoy visiting and the time goes by much quicker with someone to visit with.
I didn’t get up early enough to get to the Post Office for trays. I am having to get very creative to find things to put the stuffed envelopes in. I hope the things I have come up with hold them together until the trays get here Monday morning. Not sure what I am going to use to finish the job up. I’m sure I will figure something out.
Still haven’t taken time to read my birthday wishes on Facebook. Maybe when I take a break this evening I will reward myself and do so. I do it slowly and remember a memory I have of the person posting. It is fun and I like to take my time.
Kathy and I went to Jaqualito for a late lunch/early dinner this afternoon. I had forgotten to eat lunch and was hungry. I needed some real food so I wouldn’t start in with the junk stuff. Lunch was delicious as usual.
Tomorrow I will finish up the newsletter job. Hoping I get one of the two remaining boxes done tonight so I only will have one box to do tomorrow. We shall see if that happens.
Monday I go to KC to see the lady plumber. Tuesday I have a stress test in the morning and then lunch with my friends. The rest of the week is empty space.
Still having high blood pressure issues. It has come down just a bit but still way above my normal. My heart rate has slowed down a tad but also still running faster than normal. Sure wonder what has caused this and when it might slow down. Thinking it is causing my extra fatigue. My heart is acting like I am constantly running a marathon. Wish I was getting lots of exercise to show for it.
Felt good to have a project to work on today. At least I can see something I have accomplished today. It will feel even better tomorrow when everything is done.
Still have a few things on my pending list waiting someone else to do something before I can make the next move. Most of them are final steps so when someone does something they should be done.
Thinking I will go ahead and get the back room project started. I would love for it to be done by Thanksgiving but not sure that is possible. I don’t look forward to having all the stuff I have in the back room be placed in the dining room while construction is underway. We will only have a path to walk through in the dining room for a bit. That will drive me a bit crazy but that is the price I have to pay for a new back room. If it isn’t done by Thanksgiving I won’t be able to host a Thanksgiving dinner – at least not on Thanksgiving Day as I wouldn’t have room for people to sit.
The last two days have reminded me how important it is to me to have deep conversations with friends. I have not made that a priority lately and I need to do so. Burdens shared lighten my load. I feel lighter today than I have for a while.
I remembered today to share the Love in Action Project on three other groups I am members of on Facebook. Hopefully that will expose the project to a new group of people that will want to participate. I have plenty of funds on hand right now but would like to increase the number of times the detainees can send a card to twice a week and maybe even three times a week for the holidays. It costs $115 in stamps alone every time they get to send a card home.
Grateful the newsletter is halfway done, grateful for the help from Lynn today, and grateful for a delicious mid afternoon lunch with Kathy.