Discovered one of my garage doors was damaged in the storm yesterday morning. Not sure if it can be repaired or if it will need to be replaced. Several of the rollers on the sides of it were pulled out and it is bowed out. That was some wind that came through. The garage door people are to come out either today or tomorrow to take a look at it and see what needs to be done.
Went into Emporia this morning to get groceries. Glad to have that chore done. I do not like grocery shopping or going into town. Much prefer to stay home and enjoy the peace and quiet on the prairie.
One of my guests checked out this morning. She will be back next Tuesday and stay until Friday morning. I have the sheets in the washer and will need to get down and clean the room sometime today. The other four guests are still here. Three check out Friday morning and the last one Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon two more guests check in for two nights. Then my long-termers start coming back Monday evening and Tuesday evening.
Kathy will be back either Thursday evening or sometime Friday. Sounds like she will get the job she wanted so will be moving out the end of September.
I will need to find someone to take care of the house while I am in Australia in November. They will need to wash towels and clean the kitchen mid-week and then on the weekends strip all the beds, wash the sheets and towels, remake the beds plus clean the bedrooms and kitchen and feed and water the critters. Anyone know of anyone that would be willing to do this? Pay is negotiable. Someone would certainly be welcome to stay at the house the whole time I am gone. The guys said they would do the chicken, cat and dog chores for me during the week. I will be gone November 2 – 19.
Still haven’t gotten back to doing any embroidery work. These last two sets have been sitting around for a long time now. Not sure why I can’t pick it back up. Not very fond of either of the patterns I am working on. I won’t let myself stamp a new one though until I power through these two and get them done. Guess it doesn’t hurt anything that they are just sitting and waiting for me. Kinda like dust – it doesn’t go anywhere and seems to wait for me to get to it.
Nothing else much on my calendar for the day except for cleaning. That seems to be a permanent fixture on my schedule these days. Today I don’t have a deadline to get the cleaning done so it will be easy to not get it done. Glad I got my mowing done yesterday before the storm blew in. I prefer not to procrastinate these days if I can make myself stay focused enough not to. I sit and do nothing better when I know my chores are done for the day.
With the house full I am finding it easy to isolate myself again. I have guests to visit with during the evenings so it is easy to stay home all day and not be around other people. I enjoy the guests that I have right now and enjoy visiting with them. Maybe that is enough social interaction for me right now.
Life seems light and easy right now. It is fun talking or texting to the two guys each day. Nice to start my day off with good morning texts from each of them. They usually wish me a good night each night too. Had a phone call from one of them this morning. It is nice to make contact with someone else and take a few minutes and enjoy the company of each other. I didn’t realize how much I had missed that.
My Note From the Universe this morning reminded me to stay focused on my long-term intention and not get caught up in how it is going to happen. It was a nice reminder to myself this morning. If all of this is meant to help me find a life-long partner it will happen – how it happens I don’t have to worry about. I just need to show up and take a baby step everyday.
Grateful for quiet and peaceful days at home, grateful for all the guests that come stay with me, and grateful for the fun and ease I am finding in my life right now.