My Daily 86 Words

  Home from Brookings with a fresh look. A good haircut does wonders for the spirit. Hollie had a blood test for her upcoming physical and we went to see Megan’s office. It’s a beautiful building and we like thinking of her showing up in the morning to do   her favorite work. Now I’m tired and after a rest I will walk around the block. I have left over T-Bone steak and potato salad for lunch. It’s always a treat go with Hollie. We have fun while doing errands.

  Yesterday had a lot of sitting in it. Started watching the Voice, followed by sitting through the board of supervisor meeting and the sitting while Michele visited. Too much sitting. Today I will do better and will start with stretching. That   helps loosen up my back. I will walk to Walgreen’s for my eye drops and push myself as   I have not been out for a week. The house is neat and the floors are vacuumed and dust mopped. It’s   cold and clear outside this morning.

  The want-to turned into a do-it and it was a relief to act on thoughts. I did the zentangle lesson and enjoyed it, did two puzzles in the book and read the first story in the book Michele loaned me. That’s more than a month of nothing put together. Today is board of supervisors meeting on the computer and a walk to Walgreens’ for eye drop prescription, Still time to do more with my renewed interest in living. It’s a cold fresh morning after the rain.

  Sunday was an unwell day and Monday is a rainy one. I have finally found a “want to” in my mind. After days of not wanting to do anything, I want to use the dictate ap to answer e-mails from collective journey folks. I may not do it today, but at least there is a flicker of a notion to want to reach out. Hollie brought split pea soup and it was a transfusion of goodness. Along with crunchy croutons, it was the best thing all day.

  I was grumpy yesterday. I became impatient with Rosalie when she insisted on recounting a meeting that I told her I was not interested in knowing. Later Kelle wanted to call and I said no. I didn’t want to hear her trivia and I   have nothing to report. Even my dreams are replays I’m so dulled out by the constant nothing. Plus I had to do another loss of church for the services and the socializing. So, I’m deeply disconnected and not doing anything about it.

  I had a good walk yesterday and it felt so free after four days in the house. I took pears to the museum and had a check in visit with Karen. Otto has covid and was waiting for her test results. There are no safe   places. Max won’t be back either. Our county won’t get the immunization rate up to the needed number to be safe. Guess I’m stuck with a mask forever. We have our routines for shopping and errands that make us as safe as possible.

  Much better night and so a better day is coming. No broken sleep and no dog poop to deal with. I need sleep. Today I will get out of the house in the warm and breezy day. Just a change of scenery will be beneficial. Hollie made bacon, cheese, and green onion biscuits. Odd and delicious combination. I enjoy her experiments. Ii picked an orange pepper for my salad. Still tomatoes and zucchini from the garden. With a better mood might come better use of time.