Another night of little sleep. I must have taken too long of a nap yesterday. Oh well, I am used to functioning on little to no sleep.
I had gotten some dipping almond bark the other day and some Ritz crackers to make the grandkids some treats and had never gotten them made. I took the time to get those made this morning since I was going to meet Tagen at 1:00 this afternoon.
The tree guys showed up this morning and has worked all day. I’m not sure if he will get done today or not. Wow. What a difference he is making to my fence line in the back of the property. We didn’t used to be able to see our neighbors behind us as the tree line was so overgrown. Now they can see us and we can see them. I think I will like it when he is done. It certainly looks cleaner and neater. I can always add a privacy fence at a later date if I decide we need to do that.
I went to Emporia around noon today. I picked up Tagen and we went to the Vo Tech to pay his summer and fall fees. I had paid his summer fees earlier and knew I hadn’t paid enough but the kid that was at the desk said what I paid was all he could collect. Good to get that taken care of for my buddy.
I took Tagen and Ellexia to Bruff’s for lunch afterwards. Service was a bit slow today but the food was good. I always enjoy time with my two grandkids. They are like having lunch with adults these days.
After lunch I took them home and then went downtown to get my hair cut. I stopped to confirm the cookie order for tomorrow and was surprised when they told me the order was ready to go. I went and got my hair cut and then went back and picked up the cookies. That will save me some time tomorrow. Since I was at Price Chopper I went ahead and got the few groceries I needed instead of going to Walmart afterwards.
I don’t have any plans for the rest of the day. Tomorrow is Craig’s event so will need to get some bottles of water on ice and make a big jug of iced tea in the morning. I never unloaded the things for the event from when I bought them at Costco so they are already in the car and ready to go. I did bring the cookies in as I didn’t want them to melt in this heat. I will get everything loaded up and stop at Casa Romas at 5:30 and pick up the taco bar stuff and then go to the event. Easy as can be!
The hospital called and scheduled my MRI for tomorrow. I have exercise at 2:00 and the MRI is at 3:15. I will have enough time after that to come home, load up and then I will go back to Emporia.
When I did the webinar yesterday on how to regulate my central nervous system, what she was saying felt familiar but I had trouble figuring out why. I realized today that I use the Chart of Consciousness as my guide to knowing if my central nervous system is regulated or not. When I fall below neutral that is my sign that I am not regulated. No wonder what she was teaching felt familiar. We just use different words to say the same thing.
She recommended I keep a trigger journal for two weeks and everyday note the things that cause me to become dis regulated. Once you can name something and claim it, you then can recognize the pattern it causes and then you can make different choices when it happens.
It is impossible to set a goal of never becoming dis regulated. That is part of being a human. But one can learn when they become dis regulated how to more quickly regulate yourself again. My goal for each and everyday is to spend the majority of the time above the neutral level on the chart of consciousness or another way of saying that is to spend the majority of of my time with a regulated central nervous system.
I will practice using the meditation technique she taught to see if that helps me next time I catch myself in the dis regulated state. The struggle is once I become dis regulated, my brain operates differently and is not as logical and rational as I would like it to be. Maybe the technique she taught will help restore my brain function faster.
I love learning new things about myself and ways to help me stay above the neutral level. I have a strong desire to not contribute to the negativity in this world and the best way I can do this is to stay as conscious about my behavior and actions as I know how and work to stay above the neutral level. Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?
Grateful for mentors that cross my path, grateful for a haircut, and grateful to spend time with my grandkids today.