Saturday, November 16, 2024

It has been a hard day. I didn’t fall asleep until 6:00 this morning and then woke up every hour for about 10 minutes. Gave up at 10:00 and got up and showered.

I went to Emporia and painted until after 1:30. I have reached the point in this project where it feels like I will never get done. I painted woodwork today and it goes so slow. I will go back tomorrow and paint the rest of the walls so it feels like I am getting something done.

When I got home Phil was painting the lattice on the front porch. Wow! I love the new look of the porch. It changed the whole image of the house. So grateful that project is completed. I so appreciate Phil and his skills.

I attempted to take a nap when I got home. I slept off and on for about two hours. This lack of sleep thing takes a toll on me after a while.

The drain people didn’t show up today. Hoping they will make it soon. That is the thing that will hold up Tagen moving in. That has to be fixed before he moves in.

I attempted for the third time to get the right screws for the handles of the drawers. Failed again. Not sure why that is so hard. The ones I got today were too long. I will try again Monday.

Next week I have exercise on Monday and Thursday I have to go to Topeka for the eye specialist appointment. While I am in Topeka I want to go early and get the ham and turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. The store I go to tends to have bigger turkeys than I can find in Emporia.

I should have plenty of time next week to get this rental house project wrapped up. I know I am further along than it felt like today. It is easy for me to lose perspective. The back end of a big painting job always feels bigger than the front end to me.

Five weeks from today we are doing our family Christmas. As soon as Thanksgiving is over I will need to start planning. I don’t like last minute shopping – not that I do much of it. I need to prompt the grandkids for their wish lists so I can get things ordered. I will make a list of the treats I want to make and make a big grocery store trip. In this small kitchen I have to plan out what I am making when as I can only do one at a time. I don’t have lots of storage space for the finished product.

Feeling a bit ungrounded and unsettled tonight. Lack of sleep can do a number on me. I am getting behind on things I need to do around this house and am feeling a bit overwhelmed with the rental house. I will push through and get it done this week.

December is my least favorite month of the year. The continued darkness is hard and the fake commercialism of the season wears me out. I do look forward to Winter Solstice and the return of the light. I am grateful Nicole and I are going to AZ for four days in the middle of December. That will give me something to look forward to and hopefully get me over the hump of the season.

Grateful I got a bit of painting done today, grateful for what sleep I did get today, and grateful tomorrow is a new day.