I got out of the house twice today. Jim had new tires put on his car as he ruined one last week. I followed him to the tire store and brought him home and then took him back when the new tires were put on his car. I stopped and filled the car up with gas on the way home. Wow! Two days this week out of the house and in my car.
After Jim’s car was done Jim went to Walmart and got me some sewing machine needles. I had broken one yesterday and he didn’t have any replacements. Sewing is easier when the needle is sharp. I have a dozen face masks completed and enough ribbon ready to make 11 more. After I get all those done I will fix a box and mail them to Michelle. The nursing home she works at is in need of them. I have another spool of ribbon to cut and sew together and then I can make 24 more masks. Not sure what I will do with that batch.
I set chicken tenders out for dinner but wasn’t sure what I was going to do with them. Found a box of Zatarain’s Jambalaya mix in Jim’s cabinet so made that with the chicken mixed in. It was OK. Jim liked it better than I did. It has blue cheese in it and that is not my favorite. But another meal is done. I told Jim at dinner tonight the big decision of each day is what to fix for dinner. We haven’t eaten out for over a month now.
Finished knitting the baby blanket I was working on last night. Still have enough yarn to make one more twin sized blanket and another baby blanket and then I will be out of yarn. Now that is a disaster waiting to happen! Ha! I get very nervous when I don’t have a knitting project on the needles. I don’t knit as much as I used to but when I get stressed knitting helps calm me down. When this lock down is over I will have a big tub of blankets to donate to Jim’s church. They seem to be able to find homes for them.
Tomorrow evening my mentor is teaching a class via Zoom. I am looking forward to it. He always has a fresh perspective on things that help me make sense out of life events.
Mailed two more letters I wrote today. This is turning into a fun activity for me – writing letters to people I love. I still have a list of people to write to. May need to go get more stamps though as we are going through stamps quickly these days.
I don’t have my property tax payment coupons with me but remembered that I needed to record the amounts due on my 2019 tax prep sheets. I have those with me so went through them and found out how much I owe for the rental properties tax as well as my house in Strong City. I got those checks mailed today too. Hope they can process them without the proper coupons attached.
Jim has worked outside this afternoon on his drain project. He came in to eat dinner and then went back out to do some work on it. He is finding lots of tree roots in the drain that he wants to use to drain the washing machine into. Something about a gray waste system. Still not sure I understand what he is doing but am OK not knowing and understanding.
Jim got notice that a cousin died of Covid19. She wasn’t a cousin that he had ever met and was in her 90’s. Makes it feel very real though to lose a family member to Covid19. My cousin’s brother-in-law is still in ICU. They were able to remove the ventilator but now is having other issues. This stuff is scary dangerous for those that get a hard case of it.
This has been a smoother emotional day for me. Having the face masks to work on helps as it gives me something to do. Last week I was a big mess most of the week and rode the emotional roller coaster up and down all week. Getting out of the house and taking a long drive on Sunday helped I think. Today when I started thinking about how much longer until I got to go home I was able to remind myself that right here – right now – all is well. It helped me come back to the present moment and not worry about the future. I can’t always remember to do that but it sure helps when I can.
Grateful for a dozen face masks completed, grateful for two short trips out of the house in the car today, and grateful that right here – right now – all is well!