This has been a quiet day at home today. I haven’t gotten a thing done yet today and may not. It is cloudy with a few sprinkles and it feels like it should be a rest day. Unfortunately our chances of getting some real rain look slim to none.
I didn’t sleep well last night. I wold kinda fall asleep and then wake back up again. I finally got up a little after midnight and stayed up until 2:00. Did a bit better after that but never did feel like I got much sleep. I am tired this afternoon but I can’t take a nap today. My grandson Cody is coming at 7:30 in the morning so I have to get up early. If I take a nap I might not be able to fall asleep until late tonight.
Friday I need to go to town and get some chicken feed. I forgot to do that when I was in town yesterday. I still have a full bag but I get nervous when I get that low.
Kathy got rid of 10 dozen eggs for me today. That will pay for one sack of feed! Still have several dozen waiting on a new home. I’ll bring up more than another dozen today when I do chores.
I was fixing lunch and had a sharp pain across my back around the kidney area. Not sure what that was about but it still hurts. I can stretch and it doesn’t change anything so not sure what happened. Hope it quiets down soon. I’ll take some Ibuprofen in a bit if it doesn’t quiet down.
I have a chicken roasting in the crock pot today. It sure smells good. I was hoping it would be ready so I could have it for lunch but it wasn’t done yet. I’ll have some of it tomorrow for lunch.
My lesson on boundaries yesterday talked about what to do when someone brings their business into a community space. It then becomes your shared business and it needs to be addressed. The instructor reminds us that when someone violates boundaries, they are the one that committed the violation so our speaking up is a response, not a defense. Ummmm….. This is going to take some practice.
As a chronic people pleaser, confronting someone that violates boundaries is going to be hard for me at first. I need to remember the slogan of “Honor Self and Honor Others”. There is a way to honor both and still confront boundaries violations. If the other person doesn’t respond well, then I get to make a choice on what to do. I can leave the situation until things cool down, not spend time with them again, etc. I am not responsible for their reactions and feelings after something is said to them.
The instructor also urges us to be aware of boundary violations in the greater community and speak up against them. When someone (county commission, state representative, US Senator, etc.) gets away with what they are saying, they are likely to continue to violate boundaries thinking our being quiet is consent.
Lots to think about and start practicing. I will see what today’s lesson will teach me. Giving me lots to think about and start to change about myself.
I got my second package from Ireland this week. Everything I had purchased arrived in great shape. I was so grateful the stores offered free shipping as I didn’t have luggage space to bring home many things. Part of my Christmas shopping is complete!
I got the rest of the yard mowed last night. Soon I will need to call John Deere and have them come pick up the mower for it’s annual tuneup. If we don’t get more rain before we get a hard freeze, I won’t have to mow again this year. I will wait until we get our first hard freeze before I send the mower off.
I need to get up and move my body before I fall asleep in my chair. Sure wish I could be this tired at night when I am in bed. Sometimes I think sleep is one of the 10 Wonders of the World. I wonder if it will find me most nights!
Grateful for a quiet day at home, grateful my package arrived safely from Ireland, and grateful for the lessons on boundaries.