This has definitely been a rest and recovery day. I had trouble finding sleep last night and got maybe two hours. I may give in and take a nap yet today. I hate to start that cycle but a girl has to do what a girl has to do.
I did manage to get everything from the party last night put away and the dishes done. I even got out the rug shampoo and cleaned the back car seat where some salsa had spilled. I’m not sure why they sent the salsa in a pan full to the top with only a lid of sorts on it. It needed to be in a gallon jar with a tight lid.
I got the dining room touched up with paint. I still need to take the ladder to the shed and put it away but made progress. I did put all the paint supplies away except for the ladder. I need to get the cooler emptied of water bottles and then I can get everything returned to the shed. I am still drinking the left over iced tea so will probably wait until I decide I need to dump and clean the cooler and then take everything at once.
We got a good storm during the night. Someone reported Chase County had a 62 MPH wind gust. Kathy said she noticed lots of limbs down all over when she walked the dogs this morning. I have a few little ones down but not many. We got some real hard rain for a bit. I need to order a rain gauge so I know how much rain we get.
I am working on making copies of my blog. I try to remember to do that every three months but realized I hadn’t made any copies yet this year. It takes a while to get through them all. I have finished through March so far and will continue to work to get April and May copied. I lost several years of blogs once as they upgraded the program I used and somehow had a glitch and lost my stuff. Since then, I try to remember to make a paper copy of the blog quarterly.
It is warm and muggy out today. I’m grateful I didn’t get tickets to go to the Symphony. I don’t do well in the heat and today would have done me in.
I still haven’t received the tax coupons I need from my accountant. I was told they mailed them over a week ago. I may need to call them Monday if I don’t get them on Monday and have them make another copy of them as they need to be paid by the 15th. This time I will stop and pick them up I am guessing they mailed them to my old address and it takes a while to get things forwarded.
This coming week will be a quiet one for me. I will make my normal three trips to Emporia for exercise and I have to go to Topeka on Thursday for a doctor’s appointment. The rest of the week is empty space. That feels good for my soul to me. This week turned out to be busy and I need some quiet time to completely refill and recharge.
One day next week while I am in Emporia I need to stop and get a blood draw. My Endocrinologist wanted me to have my TSH recheck four weeks after the last one since it was so high. Sure wish I knew what to do differently to help stabilize my TSH levels. They are a roller coaster going up and down like crazy.
I read the report of the MRI I had done yesterday. Everything is rather normal with some noted arthritis in places. He did not change the order as I had requested so they did my back and not my hips. Thinking I need to get a second opinion about my hips. I will wait and see what he has to say Monday when they call me with the results.
I do need to start thinking about what I need to take with me to Costa Rica. I know I need a new swimming suit but not sure what else. I have three weeks to gather what I need as I leave June 30. I’m so looking forward to getting away for a week. It will be an adventure for sure.
Sitting in a better space than I did yesterday. I am tired but able to relax more today. My mind is not going 100 MPH and I am not as cranky.
I’m grateful the kids had the event last night and am grateful it is over. It felt liked it closed one door and is now allowing other doors to open for me. We will all continue to grieve Craig’s passing and will do so the rest of our lives. Learning to live and carry grief is a challenge. Our world forever changed when he died. For a bit one hopes things will go back to the way they were but that is not possible and it takes time to accept that.
Grateful for a rest and recovery day, grateful the paint job is complete, and grateful for the love and life of Craig.