What a fun afternoon we had. Three friends came over to help me celebrate Kathy’s birthday. Wine, cheese, grapes and birthday cake were enjoyed. Conversation was fun and lively. It was good to gather and celebrate Kathy’s birthday and her return to KS.
The chicks have been well behaved today. They seem to enjoy having more space. They still dump over their water and feed containers but no one has escaped today. It is a bit tricky to get to both pens as the space is limited. My water booster pump is leaking so there is water on the floor, extension cords to the heat lamps to step over, and spilled feed and wood carvings on the floor. So far I have managed to get to them without slipping or breaking something.
I cleaned house this morning. It is so nice to have the chicks downstairs and out of the dining room. It is nice to have a clean upstairs this evening. I feel better when my house is clean.
Today would have been Jim and my 3rd wedding anniversary so it is a bit of a bittersweet day. Hard to imagine three years ago turned into this. If I had only known then what I know now. Better late than never I guess. Grateful I am on my path to healing and recovery and the past is becoming a more distant memory.
Tomorrow morning I need to text my plumber and let him know to bring a new kitchen sink faucet with him when he comes out to replace the booster pump. The faucet at the hand sink has something broken in it and it can be tricky to turn off. Dang! There seems to always be something breaking around here.
Tomorrow night some friends are coming over so we can celebrate the Spring Equinox together. I love our ceremonies and have found them to be very helpful and enlightening over the years. They seem to grow in power the more we do them. I’m glad I got my cleaning done today so I can enjoy tomorrow.
I need to go to town tomorrow and get a different feeder for one of the chicken pens. The tiny nut that holds the top of the feeder on the base has disappeared and the chickens keep wasting more food than they eat. I wish I could find a better watering container that didn’t tip over so easy but due to space limitations I don’t think there is one. I will check again to make sure I didn’t miss seeing one last time I looked. I will pick up another bag of chick feed while I am at the store. The chicks are going through a bag a week right now.
It has been another day full of sunshine on the prairie. It only reached to low 40’s so was a chilly day. It is to warm up the rest of the week with a chance of rain several days. We are in a fire watch for the next couple of days due to the dry conditions and high winds. We need rain badly or fire season will be a dangerous one this year.
I need to remember to call and schedule a haircut before I go to Vegas. I get my hair cut about every two months and it is almost time for a haircut. Maybe my hair dresser can work me in tomorrow or Tuesday and I can get a haircut when I go get chick feed and save a trip to town.
I used my new feeling cards to see if I could find words to describe where I am this afternoon. The words that I pulled out were relaxed, peaceful, content and calm. I was surprised but grateful that on this bittersweet day that is where I am at. I can look back at our wedding day with almost an observer perspective and distant myself from the emotions of it. I am starting to remember more and more of things that happened that should have served as red flags to me but I chose at the time to ignore them.
The boundaried class I took yesterday helped me understand the toll it took on my body and reminded me of how my body can and should feel. Grateful to be on this side of things and on my path of recovery and healing.
Grateful for Kathy, grateful to our friends that came over today to help us celebrate, and grateful to be where I am today mentally and spiritually.