Happy birthday to Craig. He would have turned 74 today. I have thought of him a lot today and felt him with me today.
I had to be in Topeka at 9:30 this morning. Luckily the doctor’s office was empty of other patients and I only interacted with the Doctor and nurse. I had to have a test done but they were able to do it while I was there and I didn’t have to come back. I got done around 10:35 and was home by 11:45.
I took a long nap after I got home. I had trouble waking up when the alarm went off this morning. I didn’t get to sleep until close to 1:30 and didn’t want to get up. I am still tired but much better after a long nap. No plans for a couple of days so maybe I can find lots of sleep.
The shower door came in today and Phil said he would put it in tomorrow. That will complete the addition. Phil started it in October and we moved in for the most part in December. I haven’t gotten the final bill from Phil yet so not sure how far over budget I am. We were fairly close but did go over what I had hoped I would need to spend. I had forgotten to budget for shower heads, grab bars, rugs, etc. Those things add up.
The Doctor’s office called with the results of the test that was done. I am in stage one so it is reversible with a change in diet and exercise. Maybe after surgery this will motivate me to do so. I have an appointment with my Endocrinologist the 23rd and am hoping she will give me a medication to help me get the results I need.
Other than a tax meeting next Monday night I don’t have anything on my calendar until surgery the 15th. I am going to KC the night before surgery to spend the night as I have to be at the hospital at 6:15 Thursday morning. I am staying in a hotel across the street from the hospital.
I do need to make another grocery run before surgery. I didn’t feel well when I was shopping Monday and I didn’t get all I needed. I won’t be able to lift over ten pounds for six weeks so need to get something’s in house so I won’t have to lift. I need a couple cases of water that definitely weigh over ten pounds each.
Hope to get after my tax prep work the next couple of days. It would be nice to have that taken care of. I have to be in the right mood to do it though so we shall see what happens. Still didn’t get the paperwork for the new Love in Action bank account so can’t move that project forward yet.
Got a note back from the Captain of the Center but not sure it got me where I need to be. I was hoping to get permission for a Valentine’s Day project so I could get the fundraising started for that. I will call him tomorrow and see if I can move the needle on that project. The transportation thing still feels complicated and not sure where we will end up. I have learned if things feel complicated or hard to not do anything and wait till the knots loosen.
Felt restless a bit today. Not sure where that is coming from. I will continue to sit with it and allow it to tell me what I need to hear. Sometimes I can figure it out and sometimes I can’t. My job is to allow it to be what it is, acknowledge it is there and then see what happens.
Grateful for a safe trip to and from Topeka today, grateful I can change the course of this diagnosis, and grateful for some empty space days ahead of me.