Another quiet day on the prairie. Not sure I accomplished anything today other than taking a long nap this afternoon. Think I am feeling the after Christmas let down. Not motivated to do much and am having trouble waking up from my nap this afternoon. Declared today a rest day and gave myself grace to do nothing the rest of the day.
Knitted a bit on the blanket I am making. Have two repeats done and am started on the third set. Two down – six to go. One-quarter done! Good thing there is no deadline for when this blanket needs to be done. Small needle projects seem to take a long time to make. I am liking the color combination and it has a row where I use two colors at once every eight to ten rows so it keeps it interesting to make.
We had leftovers for dinner tonight so that was easy. Still have one more batch of leftovers to use up and may do those tomorrow night so I can clean out the refrigerator. Deciding what to fix for dinner remains the biggest question and challenge of the day.
I may run into town tomorrow to get the dog and cat tic medication as it is to snow on Tuesday and maybe Wednesday. That way I will have it done and on hand for the first when it is due and not have to worry about driving on icy roads. I do need to call and see if I can get a haircut this week. I have reached the point of no tolerance on my hair. Maybe he can work me in tomorrow afternoon and I can take care of both errands in one trip.
We got the Christmas tree taken down and put away. Jim still needs to pick up the three nativity sets he set out and then Christmas 2020 will be history in this house. We need to hang some new framed pictures and get them up off the floor in the entry way. It feels like the house has been cluttered for a bit and I am ready for it to go back to its uncluttered status. Clutter makes my head hurt sometimes.
We don’t have plans for New Year’s Eve other than I have a shift on the crisis hot line that night. I have never been one to celebrate New Year’s Eve with lots of people and Jim doesn’t either. We both prefer quiet nights at home with each other.
When I look back at 2020 it is one for the record books in many ways. Trusting 2021 will bring a relief to the shelter in place but who knows how soon that may happen. Not making any plans for travel in 2021 yet. I still can’t believe it has been over nine months since we started self isolating and I don’t really see an end in sight yet. It may take months before we get vaccinated and achieve a more comfortable level of getting out and among people. My first goal is to be able to have the grandkids come out for the day. I have missed so much of their lives this year.
I didn’t get any more done on Project Get This House Clean today. Maybe tomorrow I will wake up with some energy and motivation to clean. Just not in me today.
My heart is heavy with worry about the millions of people that have lost their unemployment due to the President’s temper tantrum. Evictions can begin again January 1 unless something happens between now and then. The lack of empathy for our fellow humans is distressing and hard to see. Poverty and food insecurity is a hidden issue right now and is about to get much worse. I can’t wait until Biden gets in office and can start to work to change things. Change will come too late for too many though.
Grateful for grace, grateful for quiet days on the prairie, and grateful for a beautiful space to enjoy empty space.
I would like to see the blanket you are making. Picture please.