Got an inch of rain overnight. Still have a chance for some more rain this afternoon. Emporia got 3 – 4 inches. An inch is better than none. Grateful for every drop.
I forgot to get fruit for my guests and for the committee meeting I am hosting this afternoon so went into Emporia this morning to pick some up. Still need to get my writing project completed. Just wasn’t in the mood yesterday to do it.
Had a sticky situation and was able to communicate and work out a compromise with the other parties involved. I haven’t always been able to do that before so I will take this as a huge step of progress for myself. After almost 65 years I am finally able to speak up for myself – sometimes at least!
My second long-term boarder has decided to stay here for the coming months Monday through Thursday nights. I blocked off those days for September on my Airbnb calendar. I have a single guest coming in Sunday and staying for two weeks so he will have to use the room that shares the bathroom with Kathy for those eight nights. After that I can give him a room with a private bathroom. He is a very nice man and another easy guest. I worry about him though as I don’t think he will ask if he needs something.
Never even thought about the possibility of having long-term guests when I switched to the Airbnb site. They book directly through me so Airbnb doesn’t get a cut of their stay. It saves my guests some money and I get all of their booking fees – except for the credit card fees. Both plan on being here through December as they are on a six-month project. I’m glad I took a chance and decided to give it a try. It is working well for me so far. Nice to have some company to visit with in the evenings. Both work hard outdoors all day and both go to bed early. I don’t fix meals for them so it is easy for me. My chickens do need to get on their egg laying duties though as we go through more eggs a day than the chickens are laying right now.
If Kathy moves out before I leave for Australia and New Zealand in November I will work out a deal with the two guests to do my chores for me while I am gone. Nothing like having a built-in house sitter! Not sure what I will do on the weekends if they aren’t around but I will figure that out when it gets closer. I usually can find a house sitter willing to come out for a weekend.
Finally feeling better today. Yesterday I had no motivation to do anything. Still have a touch of a headache but it is slowly going away. I used to have headaches all the time but they had pretty much stopped happening several months ago. Still not 100% sure what brought this one on.
When I was putting my pills in my pill-box the other day I saw my Restless Legs medication. I use a homeopathic medication that works fairly good. I can’t even remember the last time I had to take it. Magnesium is supposed to help Restless Leg Syndrome and I have been taking lots of Chelated Magnesium to help my bowels move. Must be a side benefit from the Magnesium – I am grateful I am getting relief from two issues with one pill!
I had a toilet paper roll holder fall apart last week. I put a new one up but needed a dry wall screw thingy put in to make it more secure. My long-term guest told me how to put it in the wall last night. I did what he recommended this morning and it worked! First time I have ever been able to put one of those things in correctly. I am overly proud of myself when I accomplish a simple task like that.
He told me the model and make of an impact driver that he thinks I could handle. I had a very small cordless screwdriver but it was too small and didn’t have much power. I had gotten a bigger cordless screwdriver but it is too heavy for me to use easily. I will look for the one he suggested and see if it is the right size. I go to a Hardware store and look at things like that and get overwhelmed with all the choices and options and come home empty-handed most times. I don’t speak Hardware language!
Sometimes it is dangerous for me to be successful doing a chore like this one as now I feel like I can fix anything! I really do know better! I have my handyman’s phone number on speed dial and usually come out much better off on many different levels to let him do it instead of me trying and really making a mess of things.
When I was in town I saw the Maintenance man who had worked for us at McDonald’s. He was out doing trash. I stopped and asked him for some fry boxes. He filled the back of my car with some. I was out of them and they are the nicest boxes – just the right size for lots of things. Nice to have a supply on hand again.
Still in my peaceful valley. Appreciating the little steps of progress I am making and noticing with much gratitude the synchronicity of the Universe. The more I notice – the more it happens.
Grateful I found my voice today and we were able to reach a compromise, grateful for a supply of fry boxes, and grateful I was able to fix a simple household chore without making a mess!