Woke up thinking about the soups I am going to make for tomorrow and realized I hadn’t gotten a few of the ingredients I will need. I got dressed and went to Emporia to pick them up. I decided to go to Good’s instead of Walmart as Walmart seems to be out of the things I need these days. Good’s had everything I needed and wasn’t busy. I paid for what I got and came home.
I was feeling a bit off this morning. I ate some breakfast and got really tired so I went back to bed and slept a couple more hours. Woke up feeling rested for the first time in several days. Naps on rainy days are the best!
The rain woke me up a couple times last night. Don’t think we got more than an inch but every drop was welcomed.
The temperature has already dropped from a high of 58 down to 45 and is only going to continue to drop. There is a rather stiff wind that is shifting to the north. The high for tomorrow is only going to be 37. We have a chance for some snow overnight and during the day tomorrow. The cold front is coming in and is going to hang around most of the week.
The girls gave me 10 very dirty eggs today. I need to find a chicken trainer that can teach them how to wipe their feet before they get in the nesting boxes. Grateful they are still laying right now.
Haven’t gotten much done again today. I am going to make the two soups for tomorrow tonight. That way all I have to do in the morning is set them to cook in the crock pots and lunch will be ready if anyone comes to share. If we get ice and snow I doubt anyone can come. Kathy and I will enjoy them regardless.
Still haven’t made the Chex Mix. I was kinda waiting to see if anyone was going to be able to make it tomorrow. I may get the urge to make it yet tonight – we shall see. Not feeling too motivated to do much today.
I haven’t found my Christmas spirit this year but that is OK. I like being able to be authentic with myself and not force something that isn’t there. It has been a relatively stress free Christmas and I will take that as a win for the season. I am ready for January 1 and all the possibilities and potential that a New Year brings.
My word for 2024 is Grace. I finally learned this year how to offer myself Grace and want to continue that practice for 2024. I find myself talking much more gently with myself and allowing myself to have hard moments without feeling shame or blame. Life is a constant balancing of the good with the bad. For way too many years, I struggle to accept my hard feelings and would stuff them or try to make them go away. I am grateful I have learned how to allow them to surface and to honor them. Grace allows me to continue doing that.
Grateful I remembered what I need for the soup early so I could get it before the stores got too busy, grateful for Grace and the peace it brings, and grateful for rainy day naps.