A List

Good morning!

Let's do a list (in no particular order).

1. RAIN. 

In droves. 

So needed.

Bummer on a holiday weekend.

2. Had to postpone taming of the tomatoes until today. It's going to be a big project. Also, taking out the one type of pea that's finished and planting more cucumbers. 

3. Grandson over all day yesterday. What a joy! We watched the rain. Played in the rain (when it wasn't storming). Picked from the garden in the rain. Delightful day. I think we're sitting again tomorrow.

4. I'm a itty bit sick. Hope it holds to be just a little bit. 

5. Chiropractor/acupuncture tomorrow. Odd he's open on the holiday, but glad to have an appointment. My shoulder feels much better, but I think I'll get an adjustment anyway. Put the old bod back in alignment. 

6. Texted all day yesterday with 2 women from my local group. I initiated the text and then it went crazy. Books, cooking, crafting, art, gardening, travel. It felt good. This is a group dynamic that I'm enjoying. 

We're all different. Don't agree on everything. Bring different perspectives. I love it. 

7. Which is such a contract to this group dynamic. Tuesday hiking group IS hiking this Tuesday and I made other plans on Tuesday. I'm not going. I have no interest. None. Zero. Zip. 

Why? I don't think I'm super aligned with the group anymore. What started as a "let's get more involved" turned out to be a "let's complain and pretend that makes a difference." 

Where I'm conflicted (still) is I like a number of the women in the group. Can I imagine that this is simply a hiking and lunch group? Okay, but they hike slowly and the hikes are short. Lunch is usually a complaint session about politics. Neither is that interesting to me (I'd rather hike and lunch solo). And this keeps me involved with "that" person. 

My plan is to hike next week with them and see if that brings some clarity. Why not this week? The way the text thread is going, the conversation will be a direction that's prickly. I feel like hiking this week would hold a heavy bias. Looking for a more neutral week to evaluate. 

8. Group dynamics. Complicated. I don't completely trust my perspective. Probably a good topic for coaching. 

9. Thanks to Group Life program I have some ideas for my bookclub. We're taking the summer off and I'm not sure if that'll be the beginning of the end (again). People may completely lose interest. It always hangs by a thread and the thread may have broken. We'll see. And, I'm not sure if these ideas are too far removed from bookclub. I try to keep it a little more interesting than JUST discussing a book. I think the trick is to link the activity with a particular book. Hmmmm. 

This week is a live session workshop in Group Life to get help with a gathering. I'm bringing bookclub to the table. Maybe the group can help troubleshoot the issues. 

10. Once the rain lifts this week, I'm all in on trying to attract a crow friend. So fun! Fingers crossed. 

11. Might be hosting another friend in Asheville in October. Have to work through a conflict of dates first. I'm very happy to be using the house so much again.

Best get going before more rain. Have a great day. Later gators.