06-24-21 Sometimes you have to walk away
Today had many great moments, including getting super deals at the Showcase store in the mall. Rae had told me about free PPE they had and I received an email from them today to remind me so I popped over to the mall at lunch. I got 2 games and 4 bags of candy (originally 14.99 a bag) that the boys love, a box of masks, package of wipes, a UV cell phone cleaner and charger and a cell stand all for $5.60!! I felt like the Ikea commercial, that I should run for my car!
The day started with confirmation that my client who because of unfortunate circumstances had a demand to pay PST for over 28 thousand dollars and after all my work yesterday, when I checked online this morning, they are getting over 1 thousand back instead! That makes all I do worthwhile to get to phone and tell him.
A whole lot of shit has gone down recently that I can’t even be bothered to write about because it reflects badly on someone and that is theirs to own. That is the second time in a couple weeks that I find myself trying to process something outside of this medium. I have long passed the age of believing I am responsible for others reactions but it doesn’t mean I don’t end up disappointed and sad when a friendship fails. Sometimes you just have to walk away.
It was so great to have a multi-organization meeting in the park today. The weather was perfect and much was accomplished towards an event we all hope to co-produce in September. Even just planning something again feels good.
I came home and put a couple more plants in the ground and happily discovered a few more that I thought hadn’t survived their first winter, including my clematis! I do wish I could grow grass in a replanted area as well as it grows on it’s own in my rock garden, where it shouldn’t.
I had dinner ready from last night so I warmed it up and sat down to eat just as a MusicFest concert series came on with a dear friend, Jemma Hicken. She has been a volunteer on my stage crew for years and it has been a pleasure to know her. I finished eating and then continued working on my puzzle as I had her playing on my iPad. It was so peaceful and lovely and she is a great story teller. Her songs are funny and charming and her voice is unique and lovely. It really was perfect.
Afterward I moved a herd of one inch long stick bugs from their old home where they had apparently hatched to the new condo which is getting crowded. I hope that is it for the move. Not sure what happens when there are so many…. Guess I had best read the book I bought to learn more about them.
The evening has wrapped up watching Honoring Our Kings: OWN celebrates Black Fatherhood that I had recorded. It made me cry a few times, so many stories, so many great men in the world. It is good to remember that. It is easy to only see the negative, especially in these current times. I admit there is a part of me that never wants to watch or see the news again. It is constantly challenging us to be better, so there is that.
triumphgal 