I took a sleeping aide last night and went to bed at 8:00. I woke up at 8:00 this morning. I woke up a few times during the night but went right back to sleep. Those sleeping aides are a miracle for me. Wish I could take them more than once a week. It feels so good to get deep sleep.
I met some friends in Cottonwood Falls for lunch today. Always a fun time with this group of friends and it got me out of the house. I was amazed at how much the snow melted while we were having lunch. The sun came out and warmed things up and the snow almost disappeared.
We got about 2 -3 inches of snow overnight. The prairie was beautiful this morning when I got up. I like snow like this – here one minute and gone the next. I still have snow in places the sun didn’t reach but for the most part it is gone this evening.
The wind was in a big hurry this afternoon. Maybe it was blowing this storm system out of here. I’m glad it finally calmed down as the sound of the wind was starting to wear me down.
I haven’t gotten much done today. The down side of taking a sleeping aide is the next day I am hungover and feel like I am in a fog. I sure could have taken a nap this afternoon but made myself stay awake so I have a better chance of sleeping all night.
Got downstairs and rode the bike for 30 minutes yesterday. Haven’t made it downstairs yet today to ride. Maybe before I take my bath I will get down there but wouldn’t take a bet on it. Not motivated to do anything today.
I researched distilled water and sure enough there is a national shortage of it. Something about increased demand and shortage of plastic for the jugs. It is crazy what supply and demand is doing these days.
I went to Amazon and found the metal clips I needed to replace the one I lost when I was painting the bookcase. I thought they were called brackets but they are called metal clips. It is hard to order something when you don’t know the proper name of it. I found it by accident but was grateful I did. It is too cold to go shopping to find one in the stores. Did you know I don’t like cold weather?
We are in for a stretch of colder days and nights. It is to warm up some the next two days but the ten day forecast calls for highs in the mid to upper 20’s most of the next ten days. Yuck! Winter can go away and let spring come early. The good thing is that it is almost February. It feels to me like Spring is just around the corner when we get to February. I know if it snows a lot this time a year it won’t be around long. Come on spring!
Nothing on my calendar for the rest of the week. Not sure what I am going to do with myself. I don’t have anything urgent on my to-do list and the house is reasonably clean. One of these days I want to go to Costco and stock up on a few things. I don’t mind driving in the cold as long as the roads are dry and there is no chance for snow or sleet. Maybe I will get that done later this week.
Haven’t heard from the guttering guys. I was told they would be out early this week. Not sure what the temperature has to be for them to work. Maybe it has to be above freezing. I spoke to the owner of the business last week and he assured me they would make it out when they can.
Waiting on one or two more statements to come in and then I can take my taxes to the accountant. They are busy doing business tax reports that are due before personal taxes are due so they won’t get to them for a bit. It feels good to have them in their hands though. Not sure how I will come out this year since I will be filing single again. I should be OK as I lost money on the rentals this year.
Feeling a bit restless and lost tonight. Not sure if I am just tired or if it is a carry over from Monday. Time has gone very slowly today and it has felt like a long day. I like productive days better. Will need to get creative and come up with something to keep myself out of trouble for the next couple of days.
Grateful for friends to have lunch with, grateful for sleeping aides, and grateful for the beautiful snow that came and went so quickly.