I wonder if I will ever grow out of the dread I feel instantly in certain moments. I received a text from the President of one of the boards I am on asking if I had time for him to come talk to me. Of course I said ‘yes’. then I spent all time up to that arrival running every negative scenario in my head. I hear about imposter syndrome and I wonder if I suffer from that more than I thought. I think a lot of my stress is because I fear that I will forget something, miss a deadline, or disappoint someone. I don’t know why they put so much faith in me. I do appreciate it though and I will always try to uphold all promise. It turns out he just wanted to discuss the spending of the 177000.00 grant w are going to receive for renovation of the theatre and tech booth. So much excitement. When he arrived I had also just finished getting us approved for rebates of GST for 5575.00 from past years. That was money left on the table which we dearly need. A slam dunk kind of day!
I arranged for the Culligan installer who was here the day I had to go to the hospital in December to come and walk me through the maintenance and care of my whole house water softener system. The water pressure had lessened and the filter needed changing so he showed me how. Great service!
The problem with my day was that i did not eat properly and after he left I found myself ready to pass out. I was overheating, and shaky and nearly fainted. I made some food and sat to work on my puzzle. A little while later Diane R messaged to see if I would like to play Scrabble. It is out last opportunity for a while as her son and Sean’s son are good friends. Sean’s son has just been to Calgary and her son wants to get to get her with him tomorrow. We will wait a week or two before we get together again. We are both tired of other people’s actions changing our worlds. But we shall be kind and patient and play again soon as we ended the game with her winning by only two points. It was so good to play, I can’t remember the last time! we drank nummy tea, ate popcorn and danced to my phone tracks. Kitchen dance party!
Today I pulled my Ice Jersey off the wall and wore it for the day to bring awareness to Anti-bullying. I realized I looked like I was related to the Hanson Brothers from the movie Slap Shot. Sean has their picture on his office wall so I snuck a pic when I was able.
I worked all day and made exactly 12.50 for me but over $5000 in GST rebates for the charity I do the books for. That, my friends, made it a very good day. At one point Diane C stopped in to see Sean and I was thrilled she stayed for a short visit. I hope she gets well soon and finds her dream job. Keri and I had food fromFamily Thai that I love very much but for the second time my system didn’t. I am not sure what it is in Pad See Ew that my guts hate. It’s so delicious I am sure I will have it again. I got a call my vacuum is fixed so I will have to pick it up. The power head had stopped working and I bought a half price deal through the radio for a full service. That was opportune timing. The other coupon I bought was for spa service. I had an appointment at the end of my day for an hour long rejuvenation massage at New Wellness Spa. It did not disappoint! Alison did a great job in a very relaxing atmosphere. Even the mask didn’t ruin it.
Before I went in I saw the gorgeous skyline and thought of my friend Julie who lives near the coast and her love for the mountains. I took a picture and popped it off in a text. when I came out of my treatment she had replied that my shadow looked like Darth Vader. I can’t decide if I look more Jedi or Sith.
Came home to a relaxing evening with my silly cat and a lovely cup or two of tea as I did a new crazy puzzle. I am making a plan to have my two youngest Grandchildren for a sleepover this weekend. Danika says yes, Rae says yes but needs to talk to Roger. That’s fair. I am ok either way but it would be nice.
When out of nowhere your 3 year old granddaughter FaceTimes you to read her new book to her, nothing else can possibly matter. She was wearing a beautiful dress and was thrilled it matched my earrings. She is OneinEmelia all right. I can’t wait to have sleepovers again soon. I may ask Rae-Anne if she …
My new driver’s license arrived on Friday but I actually liked at it closely today and it’s not horrible. I know, I know, high praise indeed.. everyone hates their DL and Passport photos, but I have mastered the art of making my eyes smile when you aren’t allowed to smile. It was strange to see …
Had a good long sleep and then got a message from Danny that he could come at some point this afternoon to see the scope of work at my place. I decided I need to hire a finisher. I hate doing trim and am sure it will stay unfinished at this rate. The bathroom job …
I am am just going to blog early tonight as I want to be relatively on the ball. I have once again spent my Saturday as I please, watching my shows, puzzling and doing chores in between. I woke up running work through my head and spent hours trying to relax and not feel guilty …
The day started out with a paper spree. Maureen came and shopped through all the boxes of paper and card stock that was being given away by one of my clients. I love seeing stuff find a purpose and the Community Theatre will make good use of it. The rest of it is going to …
I have been getting up still to walk on my treadmill and watch Shameless. It really does help me to get up and on with my day but I may have to start going to bed earlier. The problem with that is I didn’t even get home until after 9 and then I had to …
My grandson Sawyer turns 6 tomorrow so I asked permission to mask up and take him shopping for a birthday present. I haven’t spent much time with him in the past year and he hasn’t been to Walmart in as long so off we went to discover what cool toys were out there. On the …
I was mentioning to Sean that I wanted to find a modern, close to the ceiling fan to match my kitchen. I went into my office and searched LED ceiling fan and the first pictures to pop up made me giggle uncontrollably. I sent pictures to Rae and Diane and asked what they thought. They …
today held so so many great moments: My car started first try. Didn’t go anywhere but hope it will do the same for work tomorrow. My Uncle Bryan picked me as his phone a person per day person and we had a lovely chat. He and Auntie Lynne really have developed quite a life in …
I did get a few things done to day. I finished installing my bypass doors in kitchen, did some tidying and Sean come over and jump my car. I then drove to Marysville and back to charge it. I think the battery just couldn’t handle the cold but it also had some weird corrosion so …
It was 3 pm when I decided there was no point getting dressed. I spent the entire day doing puzzles and watching TV. I watched the newest episode of WandaVision which just keeps getting better. The next up was the Star Wars Holiday Special done in Lego which was super cute. And then for the …
I had a tough start to the morning. I put lipstick on my eyelid thinking it was shadow. It was the texture that made me realize before I put it on the next one. It stung for a bit but I headed out to my car which I thought I had started to warm up. …
Needed to write a cheque today. Found an original book of them from my Salt Spring Island days. I forgot all about how cute they were. My name has the accent backwards and it is hard to imagine there was a time we put our email address on them. Oh, bother. I was very fortunate …
Minus 25 this morning but I was looking fine in my necklace from Emmy. It put a spring in my step. Rae-Anne showed up for a good long coffee and chat in my office and brought beautiful flowers. My new pots arrived and they are even better quality than I hoped. Finally had my on …
Up at 6 to send Jake on his way home. Sad but so glad to see the positive changes in his life. Got on the treadmill and then on with my day. Found a necklace on my bed and a text to Danika assured me that Emmy had wanted me to have it. An old …
On January 21st I had a very short messenger conversation with my friends Elaine and Barry on Salt Spring Island. It should have been longer but I was busy and intended to take more next time. Today I saw a RIP post on Facebook and was horrified. I immediately continued that private message about hearing …
Starting one’s day off at 6:06 am on a Sunday is not always my favourite but when you open your eyes to a granddaughter snuggling in with you, all is right with the world. It has been a long time since I have had snuggles and Emmy is just a treat. I can honestly say, …
