This has been a rest and recovery day for me. I finally got all the dishes ran through the dishwasher and the kitchen restored to normal. Did a couple loads of laundry and mopped the kitchen floor.
A friend came over this morning and we had a nice visit. She is going through a situation similar to mine although hers is a bit more complicated. Maybe what I went through will be able to let me help others. So grateful I am on the other side of things now.
I called Verizon to get their help in getting my new Apple Watch working. Their automatic phone system is a mess. It took four calls before I could get through to get connected to a person. I attempted to use their call back feature but I couldn’t get it to work. I finally talked to someone who did some troubleshooting but couldn’t resolve the issue. She transferred me to someone else. That person had me hang up and she called me back. At that point I had been on the line for 45 minutes. I was afraid she wouldn’t call back but she did. I had to hang up and she called me back four times until my watch finally started working. The whole process took over 1 1/2 hours. Not impressed Verizon!
I changed the batteries in all the smoke detectors in the house today. I still need to do the one in the garage and then that project can be crossed off my to-do list.
I had to write out a chart of things that I need to do daily, weekly and monthly for myself. I seemed to have a bit of a scattered brain and was struggling to remember to do routine things. This is my third day using the checklist and am finding it helpful. I have even gotten back to riding my bike. I started with 6 minutes and am adding a minute a day. Feels good to be back in the saddle again with exercise and with my eating plan. Evidently the trauma of what I have been through for the last six months was greater than I realized as I had stopped some of my daily self-care routines and hadn’t even realized it.
I cleaned out my pantry today and found a bunch of food items that were out dated and a bunch that I will never use. Feels good to have more space in the pantry and know that what I do have is useable.
I went to the Dollar General store in Cottonwood Falls and got more distilled water for my humidifiers. I need to price shop for distilled water next time I am in Emporia. I don’t like spending what I am spending weekly on distilled water. Hoping I can find it cheaper somewhere else.
I’m still basking in the love from yesterday. It was one of the better Christmas gatherings we have had. I so enjoyed it and trust the kids did too. I’ll have to plan another family day sometime soon and get them all back together again.
I need to go to Cottonwood Falls tomorrow or Tuesday and dump my recycling. I sure seem to find lots of things to recycle. I should have taken it today when I went but I didn’t think about it.
Feeling stronger and more like myself each and everyday. It is going to take me some time to totally recover from the trauma of the last couple of years. This down time with not much on my calendar and lots of empty space is good for me right now. I’m still feeling a bit fragile and get easily overwhelmed with life. But I feel like I have made lots of progress these last two months and am on the right path to healing and growing.
Grateful my watch is working correctly, grateful a friend trusted me to share her journey with me, and grateful I am back on track in caring for myself.
Hugs Girl. You have got this. One step at a time. Love you.