Jinx

Man did I jinx the week.  Do I believe in jinxing?  No, but also maybe.  I think I said, "what I expect will be a very good week."  Nope.  In fact, it's been a lousy week.

It could be argued (and I'd agree) that I'm fine, my people are fine, life is fine.  But this was not a happy alone time with fun planned week.

To continue the shit storm ... literal HUGE storms yesterday evening and overnight.  The first storm was so scary we were in the basement.  (Hubby came home yesterday because his golf was rained out.). Windy like I haven't seen in a very long time.  Our neighborhood has trees down, mailbox center roof blew off and power was out for the duration (about an hour).  Then electrical storms.  Power is still going out this morning.  

This is why dogs survive.
He was hiding in the basement during the storm.
He's not afraid of storms, just SMART!
He ran back into the hallway to grab his ball
and bring it behind the door with him :)

The wind did a number on the garden.  I'll see what I can salvage this morning once the storms stop.

Crappy sleep AGAIN because of the never-ending storms.  Not sure if lunch is on today.  I have no idea the areas hit.

But let's look at a few positives.

After the accident on Wednesday, I continued on errands to the coffee shop to get beans.  I didn't stay to read as I expected, but they were setting up for a Barbie event.  How cute is this?  (I can't wait to see the movie.)  I got an iced chia tea with oat milk -- not sweet, but very spicy.  It was incredibly good.  I guess it's good that the shop is 40 minutes away.  It would be a daily problem lol!

Before the garden got tumbled, this is my cucumber and peppers from 2 days.  Yum!  

Just happened that it's alternating.
I didn't notice until I took the picture.

I finished Rock Paper Scissors and it was such a twisty suspense book.  The ending twists kept coming -- didn't see any of them and they all fit the story.  Well done, Alice Feeney.  Next pick today.  

I watched Past Lives (subtitled) in the afternoon.  It was a good movie.

Did the Thursday fitness hike and the humidity was the talk of the hike -- guess I should've seen the storms coming.  It was almost 6 miles and we moved pretty quickly.  It felt good.  I also talked to the hike leader and looks like I'm fine for the longer hike next week.  The humidity took everything out of me though.  It was nothing like I've hiked in before.  The thick trees stopped any air flow and we were all drenched by the first hill.

I'm redoing today's stuff.  I'm using today to regroup mentally and physically.  I haven't slept well.  I'm still processing the accident.  I'm physically tired.  Sometimes choosing rest is the best action to take.

If the storms settle, I'm set for a lunch with two dog-foster friends.  We'll see.  The rest of the day is anything that feels right to me.  I really wish for that chai tea lol.  (It just started hailing -- dang.)

Oh shit.  I need to go.  This storm is jacked up ... lightening just hit my neighbor's house.  How do you undo a jinx?!?!?