Finally! A stay at home day. I have enjoyed this day doing not much of anything. Occasionally I will get up and take care of some little thing but there has been no pressure or rush to the day. My favorite type of day!
It has turned hot again. I walked down to get the mail and decided I didn’t want to spend any more time outside today. I’m grateful this heat of summer is almost over. I don’t do well in the heat these days.
Yesterday I had to dump out my death doula box of papers as I was looking for something and couldn’t find it. I spent some time today cleaning that out and putting things in better order. It drives me nuts when I can’t easily put my hands on what I am looking for. Not sure how that box got so disorganized but am grateful it is back in order now.
Spent some time reading again all the birthday wishes people left me on Facebook. I attempted to respond to each of them but will need to go back through them one more time to make sure I didn’t miss one. I spent a minute and remembered something about each of the people that wrote me. Felt like a walk down memory lane. Many of the people I haven’t seen for way too long but it is nice to stay in touch via social media. Better than nothing, I guess.
No plans for tomorrow either. My to do list is almost complete. I have some thank you notes to write and a letter or two that I want to write and mail. One of these days I want to go back through the porch pantry and get rid of more things from there. I feel like I have been in this house long enough now to know what I will be using and what I can part with. The trick to living in a small space is to only have what you use. Extra just in case stuff causes too much frustration and needs to go.
I think Kathy and I are going to Wichita one day next week to turn her car in. I will need to get out and clean out my old car and transfer things to the new one. While we are at the car dealership I will talk to the lady that is an expert on how all the controls work. I have a few questions for her as I don’t know how to work a couple things on the new car. I still haven’t driven it much so not sure my list is complete but I will get answers to the ones I have so far and will go back if other things come up.
It is almost time to start thinking about our Fall Equinox ceremony. Still haven’t decided what the topic will be this time. We have a new person that is interested in coming if she can work it in her schedule. I am getting the urge to get a special class going – just have to decide on the topic. It is time for me to start doing my work again. I had to take a break to get the move behind me and it is feeling like that project is complete. I have lots of free time so time to put it to good use.
Quiet days like this are good for my soul. I feel myself slowing down and the chatter in my mind gets quieter. I now understand why I struggled years ago to maintain at or above neutral level. I never allowed myself to “be” long enough to get quiet. These days I don’t think I would last very long unless I did. Sometimes I wish I had learned that a long time ago – better late than never.
Grateful for a quiet day at home, grateful for all those that help make this birthday special, and grateful for the potential ahead.