I got the pleasure of hearing the voice of a dear friend today. I had a PST question and reached out. She was busy and by the time she called back I had dealt with it through Service BC but I was so glad to hear my dear Cresslynn’s voice. She is the Production Manager, the backbone of Vancouver Island Music Fest and I haven’t seen her since mid-July 2019. This is the longest apart in as long as I can remember. Neither of us had time to talk long but we will make a plan soon. I have such great relationships with my Comox Valley friends but worry that if life doesn’t bring me there again, I will lose touch and we will be just another round of Facebook memories. They make me so happy and fulfilled to be around them, be part of the joy that creating a festival together brings. Cresslynn just sold her the land and building her business has been operating in forever. The Cumberland Pub or Cumbie has been a cornerstone of the community for years. She has tried to sell it as a pub and restaurant for years but a developer now will bring a different flavour to that corner of town. I am sure it was a hard decision for her to come to and it is just another thing that will never be the same.
Covid-19 has taken it’s toll on my trust sensors. I want to continue to develop close relationships but then I find out that a client who has become more of a friend really doesn’t believe in the necessity of a bubble and even went for a tattoo today. I was surprised they are allowed. Another thing I have been stressing about is that two weeks ago I let the tech guy at work take my laptop to swap out the hard drive so it run faster but it had a bios error and won’t reboot. Apparently Asus wants him to send it to them. I am so stressed over not having it but don’t want to get angry at something that he clearly did not do on purpose. I am however getting angry at The Brick as I bought my appliances on Oct 2 and still haven’t received them nor an actual date of delivery. I went there to check on it today and was offered that they will find similar but available as Samsung has had a production glitch. I still haven’t received my doors that I ordered and paid for on August 16th, my countertops were picked up in Delta 9 days and no word where in the delivery line they are here yet. I message my plumber about my need for a new furnace and plumbing for the softener system and hear a chorus of crickets. I am trying to be kind but I am on eternal hold for everything while in the meantime I am bombarded with requests for assistance that all seems immediately important. I do not have the ability to push pause. That isn’t my style though so I will continue to get er done.
I had a delivery notice in my door last night from Purolator and was excited to go see what someone had sent me. It was one Tupperware item in a box! All this time they have been dropping on my porch and now I have to go to the depot? So odd. Had to show ID and everything..
I opened my advents tonight and it was Sally! And lotion, really lovely lotion and I want to just keep putting it on.
It was very crisp today. My home is warm. Life is good.
triumphgal 