I didn’t sleep much last night. Must have slept too much the night before. I have felt like I have had a hangover all day. Wish I had the fun of getting drunk if I am going to feel this way. May need to take a short nap to get me through the rest of the day.
I went to town early afternoon and met Jason at Radius for lunch. It is a treat to get to have lunch with one of my kids. He even treated me to lunch!
Went to Walmart and picked up some groceries. There was a man there that I ran into three times. I finally stopped him and apologized for being in his way all the time. He just smiled and went on. I had to pay $6.88 for 18 eggs today. I sure miss my chickens! I might have gotten rich from them about now. Ha!
Got everything carried in and most of it put away. I am wiped out for the day. Need to fold two loads of laundry but other than that I don’t think I will get anything else done today. Guess I will declare this a rest day and give myself permission to do nothing as nothing is going to get done regardless.
Tomorrow I plan on finishing up my taxes so I can take them to the accountant next week. I have to go to Topeka Monday for a doctor’s appointment and then I have exercise in Emporia at 2:00. I can drop them off while I am in town.
Tuesday and Thursday I am doing taxes at the Emporia Senior Center in the mornings. It will be fun to actually get started doing taxes. I need to remember to take some reams of paper with me. I have way too much extra paper and volunteered to donate it to the cause. It will be good to free up some shelf space.
I keep reading about all the federal workers that are being fired and records that are being accessed by unauthorized people. It all feels very remote to me but a bit insane. I wonder if they realize the knowledge base that is lost when very experienced people leave their jobs. So many jobs require a depth of knowledge that can take years to accumulate. Most jobs are not as black and white as the job description says. Where oh where is this all headed? When benefits start getting delayed and funds come up short I suppose there will be an outrage. But will it be too late?
I saw article written by a human resource officer that described all that DEI provides for. It is not just affirmative action hiring. It is also provisions for the blind and disabled, sidewalk ramps, parental leave, large print materials, accessible transit options, etc. I bet part of it has impacted each of us without us knowing that is why a particular service was provided.
I hear and feel the comments about how our government is too big and bloated. I agree cuts need to be made. I disagree with how they are being made. I fear the ones that are least able to recover from a gap in payments will suffer the most.
Enough with my political rant. I will not promise that I won’t do that again. I will give you a trigger warning of more to come. If what I am saying goes against what you believe in, I wish you well and wish you goodbye. No hard feelings.
Grateful we all can express our opinions and we don’t all have to agree, grateful we get to choose who to read, and grateful there are other options for those that don’t agree with me.