Today was me caught between all my obligations. It wasn’t stressful, I was just aware that I did not earn much no matter how much I accomplished. I took care of all pressing needs and just pin-balled through the day. There were so many amazing moments that I was grateful to take from; good deep conversations with Sean and Layla, a FaceTime from my Jackie, a messenger session with my friend Pauline in Bella Bella before going to the post office to mail off her gift of a painting that I did a while ago that she loved. I am ticked that I didn’t take a picture as the packaging was quite spectacular. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to get there. I have been bringing plants back to life, so I guess my thumb is green after all!
I had a lovely visit with Sheila, the Vice President of the community theatre board when she came to sign cheques. I love getting these moments to learn more about people. She is a scrap booker and is looking to do an autobiography type session in January which I would love to do.
I told Sean and Cindy that I am potentially moving from the GroundFloor and it went very well. I am not saying who may be moving with me as it is their news to share should it all be solidified. It is really a tough decision as there are many pluses about staying where I am but I need more space and am ok with having to shovel, be more responsible for my space. Oh, on that note, I looked up recovery time for Hiatus Hernia surgery and it says up to 3 or more months before labour or heavy lifting. I can work around that, I just want it done and then I can maintain it. There are no guarantees it will stay fixed apparently.
It is my sister-in-law’s 60th birthday today. I hope she is embracing it. She was not happy when I announced her age at 50 but I want to believe that life is worth embracing at every stage. I called the florist on Salt Spring and ordered 60 carnations to be delivered, one for every year of joy. She really is a joyous spirit to be around and it is too bad we are so far apart. She has two sisters and yet calls me sis, it means a lot.
Mid afternoon, Jackie FaceTimed me and it was lovely. We had some good laughs and I could tell when she was understanding me and when she was trying hard to say something. I wish she would have gotten therapy as planned before all this. She says she isn’t bored but I don’t know how she isn’t. It is still hard to tell what the entire damage of the Brain Aneurysm was. She didn’t drool this time but her cough was more noticeable. I wonder what stage her lung cancer is at… I should probably reach out to her son Reid to get at update.
Right when I was thinking about Diane’s birthday tomorrow and what risk I was willing to take to spend it with her I listened to Dr Bonnie who said straight up “if you have a doubt, don’t do it” I am very conflicted as I want to spend time with my family and my framily but need to be super protective of my own health. No one else is as responsible as I am for my own safety. I would love to see several people right now but need to be Uber cautious. I will see her for sure tomorrow as I have had her give for a long time, and it is also her last day at the Firm. AND IT’S FRIDAY THE 13th!!!
I came home and when I went to get something out of the fridge I knocked the small container of Feta out and the lid wasn’t secure. Big mess and am still not convinced I got it all. Bring on the perpetual sweat sock smell…
There are so many subjects running through my head, too much to deal with tonight but know I am aware you are out there. I care that you are reading along, no matter where you are. And if English isn’t your first language, or maybe more importantly, if it is, I apologize for my grammar skills. I don’t often go back and parse my writing, let me know if I should!
triumphgal 