What a lazy day this has been. I woke up early but stayed in bed. Got up to pee and take my thyroid pill and went back to bed. Never did go to sleep but didn’t feel like getting up. Wrote a long letter while I was in bed. Finally got up around 11:00. Took my shower and fixed breakfast. I haven’t accomplished anything else today except to throw a load of laundry in and fold one load.
Thinking I need a rest and relax day today. Seems like I need lots of those types of days these days. I may even go take a nap this afternoon. Feeling like I could sleep if I went to bed. Talk about a lazy day!
Tomorrow I have an appointment to get the oil changed in my car. AFterwards I will go into Emporia to have the tires rotated and pick up a few groceries. At least those two things will get me up and moving tomorrow.
Tuesday I have an appointment with a personal trainer. A friend recommended the trainer to me. We will have a meet and greet to see if she is the one for me. One of my personal goals this year is to get my body into better shape. I can walk for six miles and more easily but I don’t have much muscle strength. I have lots of saggy skin from the weight loss and am thinking it would look better if I had some muscle. I have never been able to stick to a physical fitness plan other than the walking I did to train for the Camino. Maybe this will be my year for that to finally happen. I hope to work with a personal trainer weekly for at lest the first half of the year until I can learn what I am to do to accomplish my goal. I tried a trainer another time and it didn’t work. Trusting this time I will have better luck.
Thursday evening is my first meeting to find out what my new volunteer job will involve. I don’thave much information yet about it so am excited to find out what the training will be like and how much time commitment is required. I have several small trips planned and need to make sure I can honor my commitment to them before I go too much further.
Sure glad the weather was nicer yesterday than it is today. The wind is in a big hurry today and although it is in the 50’s outside it doesn’t feel like it is. The sun comes and goes behind some cloud cover today. Sure lucked out yesterday and had a perfect hiking day.
Trying to drink some extra water today. For some reason I feel a bit dehydrated today. I always forget to carry water with me when I hike. The hike may have caused me to be a bit dehydrated today.
There is a chance my Marine may be coming back to stay with me. He is hoping to find out this week if that might happen. I don’t have any guests booked until April right now. It would be nice to have company again – this house can feel mighty big and empty when I am here by myself.
Sitting in my peaceful valley today although I can feel some restlessness in the background. Allowing it to be what it is and remembering not to write a story about it in my head. If I can honor the feelings and allow them to be what they are they pass much quicker. Choosing to stay present in this very moment also helps. I find my mind trying to figure out the future sometimes and if I can bring it back to this moment in time I feel more grace and ease with myself. Sometimes that is easier said than done though.
Grateful for a lazy day at home alone, grateful for my mentors and teachers that have taught me skills that I can use to make my life more full of grace and ease, and grateful for possibilities of all sorts that lay ahead of me.