I had a 50/50 day yesterday. Part grizzly and part good. Let's start with the grizzly.
Part never came in for the ice maker. Hubby drove in early to meet the contractor who called an hour before he was set to come fix it. Now we wait.
STILL problems with trash and recycle pickup (sitting curbside since Tuesday). The contractors we had to the house this week moved our recycle big bin wonky and the wind blew it over. That was fun.
Baby birds flew out of the nest unknown to me and Duke killed one in the yard. I chased Duke and tried so hard to save the little guy. Mama and the other baby are gone. I feel horrible. Mama was showing the babies how to fly and this one didn't have a long enough flight time to get over the fence. I wasn't fast enough to grab Duke when I realized what was happening. I'm sorry, little mama.
Mother's Day brunch is cancelled. DIL's mom is in town and told her that her father asked for a divorce. Not the time to share a MD's celebration. Of course, I feel sad for everyone involved and completely understand (and know it would feel super awkward). It's funny to me that whenever her mom is involved, I get a back seat though. It's like she sucks extra oxygen out of the room. Every single time our worlds cross. Celebrations, holidays, visits. This is one of those themes I'm working on -- I don't count ENOUGH. My "things" aren't ENOUGH. Always someone with MORE needs, etc. (And, yes, I agree her needs take priority right now. I don't know how to settle those feelings though.)
Her mother also might be staying for an extended time this month. That will change our Asheville weekend plans. Nothing is for sure, but her mother changes her mind all the time at the last minute. So who knows. I'm going to need to set a little boundaries on this -- if I've gone to trouble, cooked, changed my schedule ... there will need to be a little notice and/or let her mother make some accommodations around our plans.
Now for the good ...
My eldest called and we talked a lot about divorce, etc. LOVE that we have that kind of relationship. He also was appreciative that I understood the cancelation and was apologetic. He's a good man.
My youngest is coming over on Sunday. We'll firm up plans, but I think a long hike and coffee or takeout would be fun. It's not my DIL's "famous" pancakes, but it might be even better.
Recycle got picked up this morning.
I walked with my girlfriend -- who mentioned she was asked to cancel the walk to babysit because everyone else wanted to change up their plans. This is why so many changes all the time. THIS time, she said 'no.' I told her how much I appreciated it. We had a good walk -- too short, but hopefully next month we can start doing things together.
Volunteering changed its parameters and you get a text the night before to tell you where to report. They are going into the community businesses now. Took lots of emails to figure it out. I canceled my volunteering for next week. My week is full and that felt too much. I'll get back to it after that (traveling sounds fun). Prioritizing me. When a "yes" becomes wonky, "no" is the answer. They made a change without communicating it -- didn't find out until my confirmation had no location. I have no guilt for making an adjustment.
As for today -- lots of GOOD NOTHING. This feels good. Arm workout. Dog walk (it's beautiful weather). Making a chickpea and lentil salad again. Keeps for a few days and is great on top of greens or veggies. I'll use the herbs from my garden -- woo hoo. I might start the process of painting a flea market table I chalk painted years ago. I'm using spray paint this time, but it needs to be prepped first. I'll take pictures. This is be a learning curve for me.
I have a ton of packages arriving today. Lord forgive me on the cardboard consumption. I ordered stuff for the kitchen in Asheville. After entertaining last weekend, I realized I needed more serving options. I also still need trash cans with lids (dogs!!) and can't find that at the store. Had to order it. I need to do a post with some goodies from Anthropology too. That is hands down my favorite store right now. There stuff is so nice -- bit pricey, but love it. I have stuff arriving next week. Ordering for Asheville is slowing down, but there are still holes to fill to make it comfortable.
I also started on a book buying spree again. Stay tuned for those too.
Thanks for the vent and I feel better ending with the good. Have a happy day. Later gators.
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