It has been a quiet day at home. I didn’t have a lot of energy today so worked in small spurts. It was nice to take my time and not rush.
I finished detail cleaning the laundry room today. I hand mopped the floor and got things better organized. I also washed the bedspread, blanket and sheets on my bed and got the bed put back together. I will finish cleaning the bedroom tomorrow. 2 down – 6 to go.
Tomorrow I have to be in Emporia at 11:15 for a haircut. I have a few errands to run tomorrow. I need to pick up a few groceries and check in with Tagen. I’m not sure if he is working tomorrow or not.
I feel like it has been a long time since I have been in Emporia. I’m grateful to be able to go tomorrow and get my errands taken care of and the pantry stocked up again. It will also be nice to get a haircut. It is way overdue.
I finally feel like I am all the way home. These three days staying at home and taking is slow and easy helped. It was good to set aside all the paperwork from Max and let it rest for a bit. There is nothing more I can do on any of it until 30 days after the death. I also still don’t have the death certificate. This will all proceed in its own time.
Still have lots of boxes in the living room. They are full of stuff that needs to be disposed of. Kathy has slowly been burning some of it each day. I will get rid of three of the boxes when I do trash on Thursday. I need to figure out where to move the boxes until I can get them out of here. The clutter in the living room is starting to bother me. When I am around clutter my mind has trouble quieting down.
Don’t have anything else planned for the rest of the week. I should have plenty of time to get the rest of the house detail cleaned. I do feel better when my house is really clean.
Feeling a bit disconnected from the world tonight. I have been distracted with settling Max’s affairs and dropped out of sight. I also haven’t been reading the news much and haven’t had a chance to talk to my friends since I have been home. Things that felt important before Max died seem far away right now. Funny how quickly your priorities can change. I will take advantage of this and decide again what I want to pick back up again. Right now I am having trouble making anything feel very important.
Grateful two rooms in this house are completed, grateful for this period of down time, and grateful I get to have my haircut tomorrow.