I went to the eye specialist in Topeka today. We had a nice visit as always. My eyes checked out good. No changes that he can see. My cataracts are the same as they were a year ago. I can finally almost see OK again now that the dilation effect is wearing off.
I moved the cat box and dog feed station to the new addition today. The laundry room is so much bigger and cleaner without those in it. It is so nice to sit in the living room and not feel boxed in. I can breathe again! I still have the front porch to move but it may wait until the kids come the 13th. There are some heavy totes that they will be able to move without getting short of breath. I don’t even remember what is in most of them. Hoping I can get rid of some of the things and not have to store them.
I may have a newsletter for Pioneer Bluffs to work on next week. Things are moving quicker than they anticipated and it may be done tomorrow. They have a work day Saturday and they may get it done then. That would be nice for me. I have lots of treats to make and it would free up two more days to get them done.
Tomorrow I hope to do some deep house cleaning. I need to remove everything off a book case in my bedroom and get the book case relocated back to where it belongs. I need to move all the furniture in the living room and clean the floors good underneath them. It was too crowded to do that before.
My desk seems to be piled high again and I need to get through it and find homes for all the papers that are piled on it. I have a few Christmas gifts that I need to wrap and some envelopes to prepare for the 13th. I got a first draft of my Christmas letter written so need to proof it and then get my cards out. I have cut the number of cards down this year. Not sure anyone will miss my card. I do like to send them to family I have that are scattered here there and everywhere. Cards are almost a thing of the past though. Not too many people still send them.
My prolapse surgery is January 15 so need to give some thought about what I need to do to help recovery go well. I won’t be able to lift over five pounds and no driving for several weeks. It is going to be done by robot so thinking the healing will be easier than if they had to make a big incision. I remember my hysterectomy was done that way and it was fairly easy to recover from. I had to keep reminding myself I couldn’t lift things.
Not sure what I am going to do about tax season this year. The training happens the end of January and I won’t be able to drive to go to town for it. Kathy could drive me in I guess if my brain is up to the task. That is a lot to ask of her though as most of the training is done in the evenings and she usually goes to bed early. I would hate to skip doing taxes this year as they are short on volunteers but I won’t be back to full capacity until the first of March. The season will be halfway done by then.
Wondering if we should do pizza and cookies again for the Detention Center the week of Christmas. We are doing the gift card project the middle of December so the gift cards can reach their recipients by Christmas. The Thanksgiving feast was well received and we have funds. I suggested it to the Captain today and he is going to get back to me and let me know. I know it creates extra work for some of the staff to handle the pizzas but I also know how well it went over. If we don’t do it, I will have to come up with something we can do in January. It is hard to come up with special events due to the limitations we have to follow.
Still wondering where this project will go in 2026. They have enough cards and stamps to get them through the first six months at least of 2026. They don’t seem to need more recreational equipment right now. After the first of the year I will have some deeper conversations about the transportation issue and see how we can be in service to them with that. I’m sure other things will come up just as they did in 2025. I sure wouldn’t have predicted in July when I started this project that we would be able to do what we did in 2025.
Sitting in a good head space tonight. I was able to stay above neutral all day. I listened to a person that is a clairvoyant give her ideas on where this country is headed. It gave me a lot of peace of mind to listen to what she is predicting. Love will win! I sure do better when I tune out the news and only read highlights and stay out of worry. Worrying doesn’t fix anything and only causes me to drop below neutral.
Grateful for a good report from the eye specialist, grateful the cat box and dog feeding station got moved out of the laundry room, and grateful I may get out of doing the Newsletter this time.