The guys showed up to caulk the windows around 9:30. They were done before noon. Grateful that project is done and off my list. Trusting the windows will not leak if and when we get rain again. They tried to order new seals for the windows but were unable to find any so they caulked heavily instead.
It has been a quiet day on the prairie for me today. Sure not getting much cleaning done but have been sitting quietly, writing, reading, resting and relaxing. I needed this quiet time to refill my soul. Feeling more like myself than I have in a long time. Funny how I can forget to take care of myself in the midst of life happening around me. Thinking the trauma of the break in and the bank fraud depleted me more than I realized. It feels good to have come back home to myself.
Still haven’t figured out what to do tomorrow. I need to go to Emporia and pick up a prescription so will think of something fun to do while I am there. If nothing else, I will eat lunch out by myself. Thinking of going to town tonight for dinner but may decide to stay home instead. It sounds like a good idea until I remember I have to get in the car and go somewhere to make it happen. Not sure being around people is what I need tonight anyways.
It has been another beautiful fall day on the prairie. It got to 80 today with little wind. I was up early enough to catch the sunrise this morning. The pre sunrise colors were magnificent. I still think fall is the best time to watch sun rises and sunsets on the prairie. The colors seemed magnified and more intense than any other time of the year.
Haven’t heard from my Endocrinologist about my high TSH levels. Her office is short staffed and sometimes they miss things. I did send a note to her office today as I need a refill of the pills if she wants me to stay on them. She had mentioned at my last visit that she wanted to switch me off pills and on liquid Tirosint seven days a week. If she does that, I will need a lower dose of the Tirosint as if I take it at my current dose seven days a week my levels go too low. If I don’t hear back from her by Monday, I will send another message. It may have been her day off today. I have enough pills to get me through the next two weeks. I try to allow lots of times for refills just in case the office is getting slammed.
I have been thinking a lot about silence lately. Today I didn’t turn on music to listen to as I needed complete silence to fill my soul today. The world is so full of noise and chaos right now that sitting in silence seems almost foreign. Unplugging and being in silence can be so healing. It has allowed the monkey chatter that was going non-stop in my brain to quiet down and slow down.
Grateful for the beauty of the prairie, grateful for the silence on the prairie, and grateful for this time alone.