Kathy and I both decided this was a perfect pajama day. Neither one of us did anything today. It was raining off and on all day and it was a great day to stay inside and take a rest day. I don’t think we got lots of rain but at least Kathy didn’t have to water the grass she planted recently and all the flowers got a drink.
I did walk the dogs this evening. They are both covered in mud and wet and smelly. I brought them in to give them their pills and then made them go right back outside. I had to mop the floors after they got sent to timeout in their pen. They may not be able to come in for several days until it dries up a bit.
Phil is going to be here at 8:30 in the morning to start the foundation work. He has to move my bed out of the way to get to where he needs to cut a hole in the floor. He told me he thinks he can do a temporary fix for tomorrow night so I can use my bed. We shall see how the day progresses.
I did laundry today and decided not to fold it and put it away. If my closets get blocked due to the foundation repair job I will have clothes for four days. That was easy.
I am so grateful this foundation project is getting taken care of. It has been on my list since I moved into this house almost a year ago. It is the last project for this house on my list.
I have absolutely nothing on my calendar all week. This is the first week in a long time that I have nothing scheduled for the whole week. I’m not sure how that feels. Freeing yet intimidating at the same time. I do better when I have a bit of structure in my life.
I am going to set up a lunch with a friend one day this week if we can work that out. I also have a Rally to go to in Council Grove on Saturday. I have a few things around here I would like to get done in my free time. The problem is motivating myself to get them done. I work better when I have deadlines.
Still thinking about the rally yesterday. The numbers that are coming in across the country tell me there were fewer people protesting yesterday than two weeks ago. It is a holiday weekend. I was very pleased that we had 30 people show up here. I wonder how many would have gone to Topeka or Wichita instead? I think most of them would not have.
Protesting feels good in the moment but it still feels like it is not enough. I continue to email my senators and representatives and let them know my thoughts and feelings. That doesn’t feel enough either. I have to keep reminding myself that keeping my energy above neutral is almost a full-time job these days.
The energy in the world shifted last week. Not sure how or why I know that but I felt it deep in my bones. Maybe we reached the tipping point. It will still be a long climb out of this mess we are all in but I felt the momentum shift. I also have to keep reminding myself that miracles happen everyday and it isn’t mine to know how or when or why.
I told the Rally group that I am an old hippy that believes in the power of love. I told them love is the answer. Now what was the question? I need to get out of my head and allow my heart to lead.
Grateful for the rain today, grateful for mops that clean up dirty floors, and grateful the foundation repair job starts tomorrow.