Grateful it is June. May was a tough month for me on many levels. June feels like a fresh start. Here is to good things to come!
Had another night of little to no sleep. It was a long night trying to find sleep. For some reason my left shoulder hurt and it would wake me up if I managed to fall asleep. Not sure what its problem was.
Decided to not try to paint today since my shoulder was whining. Kathy and I drove to Wichita and went to Costco instead. I needed some things for Craig’s celebration of life event Friday and it seemed like a good time to go and get that taken care of. We went, filled a cart, and came home. Didn’t make any other stops while we were there.
I took a short nap in my chair when we got home. Hopefully it was enough so I can stay up until bedtime and then get a good night’s sleep tonight.
While we were gone, Phil fixed the dog pen. He attached two sides of it to the house and enlarged the circle. We took the dogs out and put them in it and they don’t know what to think. So far, they have not barked or tried to jump up against the fence. It is six feet tall so should be tall enough they can’t jump over it. They have lots of shade and their dog house to hang out in. I trust they will adapt to it and grow to like it. It sure is nice having them outside for the daytime. I will have to bring them in at night or they will bark all night long.
Phil is building a privacy fence between my yard and his. There used to be some overgrown bushes there but he took those out a week ago and is putting up the fence this weekend. I may get my side of yard by the fence covered with gravel so I have more parking. I use the end of his driveway to get to my property as that is where the curb cut out is. It would be nice to have designated space for more than one car.
Kathy and I walked downtown and watched the parade. It lasted about 45 minutes. Lots of horses, tractors, etc. Fun to watch the people and all the children with their bags gathering the candy that is thrown. It was a beautiful day for a parade and there were lots of people on the sidelines watching. The rodeo is going on this weekend and this is cowboy country. The rodeo doesn’t interest me in the least. I went several years ago and got my fill for a long time.
My shoulder is feeling better this afternoon so may attempt to do some painting yet today. I have about 30 minutes of moving things out of the way before I can paint either of the rooms so may get that part of it started at least. Hate to create chaos but that is part of the process.
I should get to stay home all day tomorrow. So far, I don’t have anything on my calendar to do. It is nice to have a quiet weekend at home. Next week is fairly quiet too which is the way I like things.
I bought a few clothes today. I need to start thinking about my trip to Costa Rica and what I might need for that. I only travel with a carry-on bag and will be gone for eight days so will need a few things I can wash out and wear a second time while I am gone. I’m guessing it will be warm here so need some light weight clothes to take. Still need to get a couple more things but got a good start on it shopping at Costco.
Sitting in a better head space today. The empty space this afternoon feels healing and restorative for my soul. I can feel myself relaxing into it and allowing myself to be. It is nice not to have a very big to-do list and allow myself to rest and be.
Grateful for a safe trip to and from Wichita today, grateful my shoulder is feeling better this afternoon and grateful the dogs are outside for the day.