Had a so-so night with the new sleeping pill. It took me over four hours to fall asleep but after I got to sleep I slept six hours straight – kinda. I remembered this morning waking up several times and the same thing had happened to wake me up but I couldn’t remember what it was that woke me up or if it was real that I actually woke up. May have been a dream.
I am still a bit sleepy this afternoon but I am sitting in my chair reading so maybe just need to get up and move my body to wake it up.
I went into Emporia this morning for breakfast. My favorite little cafe is closed for two weeks. Ended up at IHOP which just isn’t the same as my little local place. Did the Wal-Mart thing and went home. I did have to stop at Aldi’s as I forgot milk and at Casey’s for ice. I even had both items on my list but forgot to check my list. When will I learn?
Found out the Newsletter for Pioneer Bluffs that I will get ready to drop in the mail may be ready this afternoon. That will give me something productive to do for tonight and tomorrow morning. It isn’t a full mailing so it shouldn’t take too long to do. It always feels better when I can see that I actually accomplished something during a day.
Some friends are coming tomorrow for lunch and then a long visit. Those are my favorite days – catching up with friends. Need to remind myself to do days like that more often. Two days this week I was lucky enough to spend time with dear friends. I like that!
Surgery was two weeks ago today. I must say it was a fairly easy surgery to recover from. The worst part was the headache I had for several days. No more restrictions although it will probably be wise to not go hog crazy and for me to continue practicing good self-care for a bit. I’m sure I am still healing inside.
I did get my mowing done yesterday. It sure was dusty and windy out. I’m still finding dirt that blew in my ears while I was mowing. I may have to mow one more time this year but doubt much more than that. I didn’t have to mow the outer yard as that grass is already dead.
No weekend plans this weekend. I have thought about going some place this weekend jut to get away for a couple of nights. Haven’t figured out some place to go yet though. Maybe I will go down and dig through my yarn and find something fun to knit instead. It is supposed to rain all day Saturday and so it is probably not a good weekend to run away. One of my goals is to get a couple totes full of yarn knitted up this winter. I don’t have any shawls or blankets on hand to give away and I miss having some ready to give out. Lord knows I still have plenty of yarn to knit up.
While I was grocery shopping this morning I got stuff to make my first batch of the season of Chex Mix. My kids each get a big bag at Thanksgiving and at Christmas. That stuff is getting expensive to make. Sure like the homemade stuff better than the store-bought.
Won’t be long before I will need to start thinking about Christmas. It is my least favorite holiday and I dread even thinking about it. Since I am going to be gone the first two weeks of December I supposed I should get myself organized and give it some thought. Not looking forward to it this year. Anyone want to run away with me and just pretend it isn’t happening?
I think I could be cranky today if given a reason to become so. Trusting it will be a quiet day and I won’t get triggered. I don’t feel like I have much patience today. Not sure why. Just feeling like I am sitting on the ledge today and could be pushed into the cranky camp fairly easily. Need to get up and move my body but all I see that needs done is house cleaning and I am not in the mood for that today. Too windy out to go for a walk although I may go anyway and let the wind blow away this crankiness. Or maybe I will go take a nap and trust that when I wake up I will be in a better mood.
Bright blue skies. The wind is in a hurry today. My girls are singing their I just laid an egg song. All is well on the windy prairie today.