This day is almost over and I have no idea what I did today. I haven’t gotten much cleaning and sanitizing done. I did do four loads of laundry but haven’t gotten it all put away yet.
Katy, Jim’s 18 year old cat that stays in a huge dog crate, woke me up at 7:00 this morning. She wanted dry bedding. I couldn’t go back to sleep after I tended to her so finally gave up and got up. I took a two hour nap this afternoon to make up for my lost sleep this morning. I had stayed up until after 2:00 this morning so Katy made it a short night for me.
I worked on the Crisis Text Hot Line last night. I had one rough call that I had to get my Supervisor involved with. It is one of those that I wish I knew the rest of the story. I will never know how the situation turned out. I trust the client is well today. I am surprised how I have been able to let go of these situations – especially when I get the Supervisor involved. I totally trust their experience and that they make the correct decisions in each case. I wouldn’t be able to do this job if I held on with worry about the clients. I have another shift tonight.
I have completed my first 100 hours of volunteer time. I made a 200 hour commitment when I took the training so I am halfway there. I’ve taken over 140 calls so far. Most of them have been very rewarding.
It has been another cloudy, wet day on the prairie. We sure didn’t get enough rain but am grateful for the little we did get. The dogs are loving the cooler temperatures and are romping around like puppies. The baby chicks seem to be staying warm enough. It has been too cold to let them outside for the first time. It is to warm up later in the week and be warm again next week so will let them out later in the week. I need to change their bedding and it would be easier if they were outside when I did it.
Nothing on the calendar all weekend long. The empty space feels healing and comforting to me right now. By the end of the weekend that might change but I will take the feeling for now. This day went be very quickly. Just wished I remembered what I had done.
Grateful for the moisture we have received on the prairie, grateful for the experiences I have on the Crisis Text Hot Line and grateful for empty space in my life.