I have wasted most of the day waiting for the specialist from Topeka to call. The office called this morning but they needed a referral from my doctor before they could schedule the appointment. The lady said she would call my doctor to get it and then would call me back today. I have stayed inside so I wouldn’t miss her call. So far – no call.
The good news is by being inside this afternoon I was able to FaceTime with my Camino friends from CA. Carolyn called me this afternoon. It is always a delight to talk to Carolyn and Tom. Five years ago we were almost to our destination of Santiago, Spain and the completion of our 500 mile Camino walk. They were one of the many gifts the Camino blessed me with.
I haven’t gotten anything done today. Guess I will declare it a rest day and continue to do nothing the rest of the day. Why not waste the rest of the day?
I do need to walk the trash down to the curb and pick up the mail. It is so nice outside that I would like to be outside finishing my mowing. Tomorrow it is to be nice again so I will attempt to get it done then.
Jim will be back on the prairie tomorrow evening. Not sure when he will get here but don’t expect him until evening. He had a lot to get done today before he could start loading up the car and head this way tomorrow. Things usually take longer than expected so doubt he will get away until late afternoon.
We don’t have any plans for the rest of the week except for his OSHER class Thursday morning. Because he has to get up early to teach he usually takes a nap in the afternoon after class.
I got on the hot line last night and took four calls. The hot line was really busy again last night and I had taken a nap and wasn’t tired. One of the four calls felt productive but the other three were not so much. One never really knows though if the texter got what they needed or not.
I had trouble falling asleep but slept well for about four hours. I feel like I need a nap now but it is getting late and I want to be able to fall asleep tonight. We will see if I can stay awake until bedtime. I never know what I might do.
Feeling better again today. I haven’t had to run to the bathroom today except once. That is a big improvement. I can feel my energy starting to return although I wouldn’t describe myself as a ball of fire yet. The cramping has been mild this time.
I feel a bit lost without masks to work on. I have all this free time all of a sudden. I haven’t made good use of it today as I have sat in my chair in the warm sunshine for most of the day. I need to get up and move my body.
I tried to watch the news for a bit last night but gave up. I get too mad when I watch it. I sure will be glad when this year is over and things feels a bit more resolved although I’m not sure what that might feel or look like. The impact of this year will take years to unwind and understand.
I found a house sitter for October 30 – November 8 so will go to Stillwater with Jim for that week to help him with projects he is working on there. I haven’t been back to Stillwater since we returned to the prairie the middle of June. I think I am finally ready to be away from the prairie for a bit. I just hadn’t been ready until now.
Feeling more grounded and centered then I have been for a bit. I worked through some things during this empty space time with Jim in Stillwater. I had some nagging issues that kept surfacing and I couldn’t seem to put the pieces together to make sense of them. It helped to have lots of silence and empty space to process things. I had felt out of step for a bit and it is nice to be back in step with myself.
Grateful for the call from Carolyn and Tom, grateful for a day of rest and quiet, and grateful Jim will be home tomorrow.