I slowed things down today. I woke up feeling as tired as I was when I went to bed. The storm had woken me up last night and I didn’t get a lot of sleep. It was fun to hear thunder roll and crash across the prairie last night. Wished we had gotten a good rain out of it. We got a bit but not much.
I had to reset the internet this morning. The storm must have knocked it off. Luckily all I had to do was power it off and then back on and it worked. Funny how that fixes most everything. Unplug for a bit and you can get up and going when you get plugged back in.
I went to Michelle’s house to let the HVAC man in. He was waiting for me in the driveway when I got there. I was there 30 minutes before they said he would arrive. He said he hadn’t been there long.
The heater checked out fine. He showed me how to change the filter. The existing one was very, very dirty. I don’t think it had been changed in a long time. I took a picture of it so I know the size to get for Michelle. The A/C needs a new blower motor. The existing one still works but he said it is going out. They are to price it out and give me a call to get permission to order it. Hopefully it isn’t thousands of dollars.
I painted most of Ellexia’s closet while I was waiting on the HVAC guy to get finished. I still have the very top of it to paint. It may need a second coat as I painted over a dark blue. It was hard to paint as there are some built-in shelves in there. I got too tired to finish.
I stopped at Walmart and got a few groceries. My grocery bill will be going way down now that the kiddos are moving out tomorrow. I only had to get what I needed for the next week which wasn’t much compared to what I had been buying.
I came home and took a nap. I slept good for over an hour. I think I will do chicken chores and fix dinner for Tagen but nothing else tonight. Tomorrow will be extra busy with the movers coming for Michelle’s things and I need a bit of rest today. Not sure why I ran out of gas today but I did. Sometimes it is easier to go with that then trying to fight through it.
Michelle’s financing for the new house got delayed for two weeks today so will put everything on hold for a bit. I’m grateful I am the seller so can be as flexible as needed. I hadn’t taken the contract to the title company yet so nothing official will get changed. This will give her more time to get moved in and make sure she likes the house before we proceed anyways.
I sent an email to the guy that is going to repair the Efis and gave him the projected time table for the windows. I sure hope he can get out here mid November and get this job done. I really don’t want to go through the winter without having the Efis repaired. We shall see how things work out.
I don’t have anything on my calendar for the weekend. I would like to go into Cottonwood Falls and see what all is happening with the 150th celebration of the courthouse. There is a concert Saturday night that I would like to go to. I’ll see how the move is going and if It still sounds like a good idea when it is time to go.
The organizer of the Chase County Health Fair called me today and invited Kathy and I to do a table at the upcoming Health Fair the first Saturday in November. We are both Death Doulas and I specialize in death planning and Kathy is well trained on bedside help. It will give me an incentive to get with the program and refresh my knowledge and start working a practice. Both of us are interested in being of service to our local friends in Chase County and this will be a great way to get the word out.
I managed to do a whole week of intermittent fasting. I lost four pounds which I am pleased with. I’m sure the weight loss will slow down some as a lot of it was water weight that I had from the trip. I don’t get hungry and I can tell my body seems to like this way of eating. I am back to eating my Bright Lines way, I eat my meals a couple hours apart and then fast for 14 – 16 hours a day. We will see where this gets me and how long I can continue it.
I promised myself that next week I will get back to going to the gym. There is a guy that is a great trainer that owns the Cottonwood gym so will get an appointment with him and get started. It is time for me to get this body back into shape. I don’t have much on my schedule for the next couple of months and I have all the time I need to get started. Time for me to focus on myself again and do what I need to do for me.
Still thinking about the walking trip in the Himalayas next fall. I need to get started working out now if I want to do it. I will have until March to make a final decision as that is when the payment is due. I’ll see if I can get with a workout program and stick with it so I know I would be successful walking.
The house already fills big and empty to me. I have had a rare afternoon with no one home. Kathy has been at her housesitting job since I have been home and I haven’t seen her much. With the kiddos moving out tomorrow I am already feeling the quiet. It will take me a bit to adjust to living here without several others. Kathy will be back this weekend and we will have to find our new “normal” together.
Taking a day of rest to allow my body to get 100% home from my trip. I kinda hit the ground running when I got home and haven’t stopped since. Balance can be hard for me to find sometimes. I think after today the jet lag will be gone and I will be home completely. – body, mind and spirit.
Grateful the closet is almost painted, grateful for a rest day, and grateful for what rain we did get last night.