Happy birthday Mom! She would have been 88 today. Hard to think of her at that age as she was young at heart.
Went into Emporia this morning. I stopped at the health food store to get some B6. It is to help my body absorb potassium. I got the results of my blood draw back through the MyChart program (my doctor’s office hasn’t called me yet) and it showed my potassium has actually dropped over the last two weeks even with taking prescription strength potassium pills. I’ll see if B6 will help me absorb more of it. I also got some coconut water to drink as it is high in potassium.
I went back to the library and got two more sacks of books. Today they were only $2 per bag. They didn’t have many books left so I am glad I went earlier this week to get what I got. I should have enough now to hold me over until the Spring Library Book Sale.
I went to the Commercial Street Diner for breakfast. I ended up sitting with my mother’s cousin Jim and his wife Sandra. I enjoy their company and it made for a nice breakfast for me. I also saw Jim and Rita so I stopped and visited with them for a minute before I left.
Filled my car with gas and headed home. I had a meeting in Matfield Green this afternoon from 1:00 – 3:00. It was good to get home around 3:30 and know I can stay home the rest of the day. I spent longer in town this morning then I had planned on and feel like I have hardly been home today.
Hoping to get some more mowing done tomorrow. It is to be nice again and I need to get that job finished up. If it hurts like it did when I tried earlier this week I’ll have to come up with Plan B.
Kathy posted about a Shamanic Healing Retreat that is being held in Peru near Macho Picchu. I sent it to Nicole to see if she might want to go with me. We are going to talk about it at least. I have known for some time I am going to work with a Shaman. With the recent find of my thyroid cancer and my love for Macho Picchu the timing of this retreat works. We would go the first week of December if we decide to go. I would add a few days both before and after to spend more time in Peru. I love that country and its beautiful people. Oh the possibilities at least!
It is a beautiful but windy day on the prairie today. Mid 70’s and bright blue skies. Rain is in the forecast for Saturday but the blue skies are to return for most of next week with temperatures in the low to mid 70’s. Perfect fall weather.
I took half of a sleeping pill last night. Had the same trouble of not falling asleep until after 2:00 this morning but I did finally get some sleep. I felt a lot less drugged this morning. I will use the other half tonight and see how it goes. Think I will take it at 6:00 so by midnight I can be sleeping. These must be too strong for my system.
Nice to have lots of days ahead of me with lots of empty space. I don’t have any plans or anything I need to get done. Good healing space for me to recover in. I can feel my energy levels climbing again. My challenge will be to remember to give myself another five weeks to completely recover from my surgery. I want to start walking outside and add a bit of distance each day. If I am going to go to Peru I need to start building up some endurance, especially due to the high altitude in Peru.
Beautiful fall day on the prairie. All is well!