Another quiet day on the prairie. I did go to town and got my hair cut. It had been almost three months since I had it cut last and it was way overdue. Feels so good to have it trimmed up and back in shape.
I stopped at the grocery store downtown and picked up a few things and then came home. It is nice to get out but it is even nicer to get home.
I took a nap again this afternoon. I think I have developed a bad habit again. I didn’t sleep much last night and I have a Crisis Hot Line shift tonight and needed more sleep so I can stay up and do my shift. I took five calls last night – a couple of suicidal people, teenage problems, etc. Pretty normal night these days. I don’t know if we will be busy tonight or not with it being New Year’s Eve. Mental illness doesn’t take a day off so am guessing it will be busy as normal.
I got an email from my coach letting me know I have reached 175 volunteer hours. I had made a commitment to do 200 hours when I signed up. I should reach that in another four weeks or so. Then I can decide if I want to stay on or not. There are things I really like a bout volunteering and other things I wish they could fix and change. Guess most volunteer jobs are like that. I have the option of not scheduling shifts and just getting on when I feel like it after I reach my 200 hour target. That might help take some pressure off of me. I’ll see what I decide to do. They have been so busy lately I would feel guilty walking away at this point though.
I got 17 eggs from my girls today. I picked up 14 this morning and Jim picked up 3 more this afternoon. I took a dozen to my hair dresser as a Christmas present. I need to remember to put an ad online on the Facebook groups I am a member of and see if I can find some regular customers. I eat three eggs a day and they are starting to pile up on me.
I have five repeats done on the blanket I am making. I have at least two more to go and probably will do a third one. I like blankets to be long enough to totally cover me and I think I will want to add the last repeat. We will see when I get there. They have a tendency to stretch out a bit as the blanket gets longer and heavier. I ordered extra yarn so I will have enough to add the eighth repeat if I decide to when I get there.
Nothing on our calendar for next week except to take the trash to the curb on Tuesday afternoon. Neither one of us has any big plans or projects going on. January may turn into a long month at home. The news about the virus isn’t very promising right now and it sounds like our chances of getting a vaccine isn’t very close yet. Good thing we both like staying home and enjoy being with each other. Jim will probably go to Stillwater for a week sometime during January. He has a lot of work to do down there. He also needs to switch cars so he can bring his Honda up to KS again and get it tagged. It seems too complicated to get a house sitter right now so I will stay home and do chores.
We are to have a big winter storm blow in tonight. Guess it is a good thing we have no plans to go anywhere. We sure can use the moisture in what ever form we can get it. I would prefer rain over ice and snow but no one asked me what I prefer.
Feeling a bit empty with all the empty space ahead of me. I really do better with some projects to work on. Can’t seem to come up with one that captures my attention right now. It will be a good time for me to practice beings instead of doing. That seems to be one of my life lessons that I keep repeating and haven’t quite mastered yet.
Grateful for a hair cut today, grateful for all the eggs the girls are producing, and grateful for empty space that allows me to practice being.