Woke up at 5:00 this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. I finally got up at 6:00 as I had to be in Emporia by 8:30 and didn’t have time to try for more sleep.
I had my teeth cleaned by a first year student at the Vo-Tech today. She did a great job. It took a long time though as she had to have her work checked after every little bit and we had to wait for her teacher to get free each time. She is the student that stayed with me last fall so we knew each other and had good conversation while we were waiting. We took a lunch break from 11:00 until 12:30 and I was finally finished a little after 2:45. Makes for a long day!
During my lunch break I went to the health food store and got some Vitamin D. I will start taking it tonight.
After I got home from my dental appointment the friends I met on the Camino that live in CA called. They read my blog and called to see how I was doing since losing Star yesterday. We had the best visit via FaceTime. She celebrated her 80th birthday this week. All 12 of her children came home for the weekend without their spouses. They called it a Womb Party. How fun is that?
After I finished talking with them another friend called to check on me. She offered to come help me bury Star. I am so lucky to have such good friends!
I went back into Emporia for my tax shift at 5:00. We had two cancellations tonight and I was done and home by 7:15. I did four returns tonight and reviewed one return. I got pissed when I did one return though. The client had made $20,000 and she owed $1000 to the Feds. She said the same thing happened last year. I looked at her W2 again and they had only held out less than $500. I advised her to go to HR and have them take an additional $110 per month out of her check every month so she wouldn’t have to pay next year. She had no idea where she was going to come up with the money she owes. She couldn’t afford health insurance so was hit with that penalty and didn’t quality for the poverty exemption. I wish the politicians would understand when they play the games they do who gets hurt.
I have another busy day tomorrow. I am meeting with my new accountant tomorrow morning and then meeting a friend for lunch. My Match guy is coming tomorrow evening so will fix dinner for him. I still haven’t finished cleaning my house so need to do that either tonight or tomorrow afternoon.
I didn’t sleep well again last night for the second night in a row. I think I am tired but when I go to bed I can’t sleep and if I do manage to sleep I don’t sleep for very long before I wake up. Maybe tonight will be the night that I crash and get some good sleep.
Got the Antibody thyroid test results back today and it was the same results as it was in December! There is no trace of cancer markers left in my blood. The doctor told me that flour and flour products act as an inflammatory in your body – especially in your liver. Thyroid disease starts in the liver. Evidently giving up flour was good for my liver as it calmed down much quicker than the doctor is used to seeing. Trusting I will remember this and use it as my motivation to stay away from flour and products that contain flour.
I am excited that my Match guy is coming tomorrow evening. It will be SO good to see him again. We have both been busy the last couple of weeks and this is our first chance to see each other in three weeks.
Sitting in my peaceful valley today. Today felt easy compared to yesterday. I so appreciate all the love everyone is sharing with me at my loss of Star. It does help!
Grateful for friends that call and check on me, grateful for the dentist program at Vo-Tech and for Anna for doing such a gentle job, and grateful for positive news from my Endocrinologist. I kicked cancer’s ass!