I'm Sore

Yesterday was a long, long day. 

I moved boxes of heavy stuff into the house, unloaded, arranged, and off on a 10 mile hike. It's nice to walk out my front door and be on the trail system. About 4 miles in, I rolled my ankle on a loose stick -- it's still sore, but no impact on weight baring. Finished with a 2 hour lunch with the friend who joined me for part of the hike.

Fiddle ferns sprouting

Drove to pick up a rug from Marketplace, drop it back at the house, and headed home. Up at 3:30 -- bed at 8:30 and I was beat to the bone. (Slept until 6 o'clock this morning -- much better. Annoying when I wake up too early.)

My body needs a recovery day from the heavy box lifting and long hike. I'm sore in all sorts of strange places. I expect to feel fine tomorrow -- although my ankle might need an extra couple of days before anything too strenuous. 

Deets on the rug -- wool, from Anthropology. It's a happy little rug, but has some stains. I'm going work on those areas today and hopefully it comes clean(er). It also has some shading so it's hard to see what's dirt and what's coloring. I'm putting it in the craft room so it doesn't really matter. The house I got it from was super clean, no pets -- used in a playroom with grandkids. 

The rug is a little bigger and it'll be better for this room. I'm mulling over painting this room a light aqua blue color (my new obsession) -- keeping the shelves white. The rug will look nice if I decide to paint. Possible project for many months from now though. (I have a few options for the other rug.) The white and aqua will mimic the "dream" house I visualize. "How can I live this now?" I can have a little aqua and white room.

The pantry is slowly coming together. I haven't move the food items yet, but the storage stuff is fitting nicely.

Today is another hodgepodge of a day, but not as physical. Dinner out with my cancel friend -- confirmed yesterday so I expect it's a go. I hate that she's unreliable, but I really love her as my friend so this should be a good evening. 

Working around the new house this morning -- cleaning, organizing. I'm making a stop to a rug place to discuss a runner down the basement stairs. Picking up a library card if they accept my proof of ownership without updated drivers license -- signed up online. Meeting pest company for termite contract. Picking up chairs at my son's house for a neighborhood garage sale. Home to change and out to dinner. 

The bookclub event seems to have generated some excitement. Of course, we'll see who actually shows up, but I'm happy with the effort I put into the idea. I want to be "this" person, so I need to actually do the things that this person would do. Make the effort, even if it might not come to fruition. Take a risk. Be okay with it failing. Trying something new. Thinking outside the box. Our bookclub wasn't working anymore and I'm trying to find a way to breathe life into the group again in a meaningful way. Why? Because these women are amazing and collectively such an inspiration. I (we) need this right now more than ever. 

I have another "something" in the works that I'm excited about too -- stay tuned. It's a long story, in process.

Have a good day. Later gators.