I’m glad the holidays are over. I trust next week I will be able to keep track of what day of the week it is. I have failed miserably doing so this week. Not sure what day of the week I think it feels like but I was surprised when I looked at the calendar and found out today was Saturday. I feel like I am living on an alternate universe right now.
It has been another quiet day on the prairie. I knitted some until I reached the point I can’t go any further until the new order of yarn comes in. I hate that I have to set it aside for a bit and wait for yarn. I have six repeats done and am so close to finishing it. I will get the hat and scarf I want to make started and will work on that until the yarn order arrives.
I took a nap again today. What a habit I am developing. I slept OK last night and was surprised when I felt like I needed a nap today. Nothing else to do so why not – right?
I have white chicken chili cooking in the crock pot. I just added the cream cheese and cream. It smells divine. Trusting I can eat it without suffering later as it has both dairy and beans in it. It will be a test for my stomach. Only way I will know if I can eat those things again is to try it.
Jim walked down to get the mail and kept on walking. It is nice out and he decided to walk down to Peyton Creek. He always feels better after he takes a hike. The sun is shining and the snow is slowly melting today. I bet the creek is beautiful with its blanket of snow and frozen water.
I didn’t get on the hot line last night. They weren’t busy when I checked and then when they got busy I was getting too tired to get on. I have to be on top of my game when I get on or else I feel I don’t do a good job. I’ll check again tonight since I took a nap. I checked this afternoon and they were in good shape. I don’t like to get on and take calls from those that have scheduled shifts. I only get on extra when they have texters waiting for a counselor. I only have a little over 20 hours to go to fulfill my commitment to them. I have taken 300 conversations since I started.
The girls gave me 14 eggs this morning and Jim brought another one up this afternoon. Eggs are starting to pile up on me again. The eggs are getting bigger although the Americanas are still not all laying. Not sure what I am going to do when I start getting two dozen eggs a day.
I sent a message to my doctor. I have a red welt where I injected myself with the new cholesterol medication two weeks ago. It has been there for over a week. Now the other thigh where I put the second injection is starting to welt up too. Not sure if it is just a coincidence that they are developing at the injection sites or a sign of a reaction of some sort. They itch and the first welt is bigger than a quarter and is a bit raw. I wanted to check with the doctor before I do the second round of shots in case I am having an allergic reaction and could potentially develop a problem with the second set of shots. We will see what he says Monday.
No plans for the next several weeks. January may be a long month of nothingness. Doesn’t sound like our social distancing will be relaxed very soon. It feels like when I was walking the Camino and I could see the village where I was going to spend the night in the distance but the longer I walked, the longer away it looked. The end zone is getting close yet it is still so far away. At least the end is in site unless a new development happens. A great lesson in patience and resiliency for myself.
If anyone knows of a non-profit that has something that needs done that I could do from home please let me know. I need a project to work on.
Grateful for the smell of dinner cooking, grateful for this beautiful winter day, and grateful for lots of empty space in my life right now.