Jim left for the Y Camp in Estes Park this morning. We have had a rough past week together and he and I need some time apart to process life. The Y Camp is a place where he goes to heal himself and to refill. I will stay home and do the same on my beloved prairie. He will be home Saturday evening.
I went to Emporia this morning and got my haircut. A bit of self-care for myself. Somehow a haircut always helps me feel better. I love my barber and the conversations we have while he is cutting my hair.
While I was in town I stopped and picked up supplies to make Chex Mix. My granddaughter requested it again. That stuff is getting expensive to make. I may need to tell them it is a once in a while treat and not a regular thing. I will make it later today and take it in to them tomorrow. I need to go to town tomorrow and have a blood draw so my thyroid levels can be checked.
I hope to get lots of house cleaning done this week. I have been slacking on cleaning lately and I need to do a really good fall houseclean. A clean house makes me feel better too.
Thursday the guys are coming to examine and fix every window in the house. They need to be caulked and sealed up as some of them are leaking. This house has a lot of windows so thinking it will take them most of the day. It will be a good day for them to be here as it is not supposed to rain or be too windy or too hot.
I will enjoy these couple of days that I will spend mostly in silence. Silence draws me inward where I can heal those deep, dark places within. I had allowed myself to give too much and to bend too far away from who I know myself to be. It is only when I stay true to myself that I can function at my best and be of the most service to the world. It is easy for me to give in rather than stand my ground. When I start to feel broken, I have crossed a line and need to reset.
Grateful for the silence that surrounds me today, grateful for a haircut, and grateful for the beauty of a fall day on the prairie.