The painter showed up mid-morning and had the rest of the painting job done in about five minutes. Good to cross that off my pending list.
Phil, my handyman, brought over some things he had picked up from Jim. Phil had to go to OK and was close to Stillwater so he took some things to Jim that Jim had left behind. It was sweet of Phil to take those things to Jim and to return some things to me. Maybe the move is complete now.
I went down this morning and painted the bookcase and set up the desk. Went down again this afternoon and finished painting the bookcase and set it up. I managed to get the shelving rack things back on with not too much trouble. I am missing one of the brackets but am thinking it will show up.
The shelves were too tight to fit back in so had to sand the edges of them down a bit to get them to fit in. I get ridiculously proud of myself when I figure something like that out and fix it. It isn’t even a big deal but I needed a win today and sanding down the shelves and getting the rack things back on felt good.
Feels good to have the desk and bookcase project finished. I still need to put the stuff back on the bookcase but am going to let it dry over night just to make sure it is fully dry. I like the way they turned out. The color works nicely and it warms up the room downstairs. These were two pieces that Jim had built and I needed to change the energy of them if they were going to stay in the house.
I did 65 minutes on the bike last night. I think I am going to skip today. I haven’t taken a full day off since I started riding and it feels like a good thing to skip once in a while. I have a perfectionist tendency and I need to give myself permission to not do something 100% all the time. At least that is the excuse I am using today!
We got one to two inches of snow overnight. The prairie was beautiful with the snow sparkling in the sunlight this afternoon. I didn’t step foot outside to enjoy it but looked out my windows several times. The silly dogs were having a great time playing in the snow. They love cold weather.
Tomorrow I go see my Therapist and then am going to my Aunt’s house and taking her out to lunch. I may stop at Costco before I come home although I may be too tired to do so. We will see how the day goes and what time I can get away from my Aunt. I don’t have an urgent need to stop at Costco and could run back to Wichita another day in a week or so.
Tuesday I am getting my haircut and then I need to stop and buy groceries before I come back home. Then the rest of the week is free and clear. I’ll need to find something by the end of the week to do so I get out of the house and engage with people. When I go more than three days without talking to someone I starts to feel isolated.
Sleep was very hard to find last night. I finally took a second bath and was able to get two or three hours of sleep after that. Sure wish I knew what the answer was in finding sleep some nights. I only allow myself to take a sleeping aide once a week at most. They can become addictive and I don’t need that. They also become less effective if I take them more than weekly. Guess I will continue to sleep long and hard once a week and call it good.
The guttering guy is to come this week and fix the broken guttering on the front porch. Not going to place bets as to if he shows up but one can always hope. I don’t like projects that seem to drag on and on due to someone not doing their part. It will get done when it gets done. Hopefully, before the spring rains come and the broken guttering causes water issues.
We have a good chance of getting more snow Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. I’m grateful that there is none in the forecast for tomorrow or Tuesday morning. Maybe I will get both trips in before more winter weather comes.
Have been thinking about chickens lately. Still haven’t decided if I am going to replace my flock or not. It sure has been nice not to have to go down there in this slick, wet, and cold weather. I miss seeing the girls in the yard though. With eggs the price they are, I should replace them but who knows what egg prices will do in six months. It is too cold to mail order them right now so will have to wait till late February or March before I can get some anyways. If I get them in early March I won’t have eggs until July. We will see what I decide to do.
Starting to think about taking a big trip later this year. I need a reason to continue riding the bike and taking a trip would give me a goal to aim for. I have a couple places that I am looking at. I would love to take the train inland in Alaska, a train trip across Canada sounds wonderful, I saw a train trip through Scotland that looks fabulous, and I would love to do a hiking tour in Ireland. I’ll keep looking and see which one captures my attention the most. Still not 100% sure I am ready to travel again but it feels good to be at least considering it.
It has been a while since I envisioned something fun for the future. I was busy surviving for a bit and lost that in me. I have been awakening myself and dreaming and making plans for the future is starting to come back into focus. I turn 70 this year and a big trip to celebrate that sounds exciting to me.
Grateful the bookcase and desk project is finished, grateful the painter came today and finished that project, and grateful for dreams for the future.