Friend weekend in the books. It was more relaxing than I anticipated. Reconnecting with my longest friend after a number of disconnected years. We have a ways to go, but it was a good start to coming back together. I appreciate that she made the effort. It's been a long time since I felt she acted like a friend.
Looks like I'm on my way to an ear infection (how old am I??). We fly on Friday. Urgent care first thing today. My ear is clogged, pressure, popping, and starting to hurt. It doesn't seem like it's wax, but we'll see. Not what the morning needed, but I have no choice. Worse this morning.
But solid support for holding space for the unexpected. I held some space this week so I shouldn't be too inconvenienced. Slow, so slowly, learning.
I'm planting stage one of the fall garden today. Another must-be-in-the-morning thing. I prepped yesterday so it shouldn't take too long. First light so I can run to urgent care when it opens.
Lunch with the Tuesday hiking group to celebrate a birthday. I'm dropping in this week to keep connected a bit. I have to be in that part of town for an errand and I can't see them again until the end of September (maybe not even then). Still figuring this out, but choosing to not give it much mental energy. When I'm interested, I'll go. Otherwise, not overthinking it. Can I NOT overthink?? Hah -- we'll see.
Evening volunteer home visit with TONS of traffic. I'll go early to avoid the worst of it and hang out somewhere to kill time. It'll be a "late" evening out, but there's no avoiding it.
That's the day in a nutshell.
I'm going to hike on Wednesday or Thursday. A hike popped up with the club for Thursday. It's a bit of a challenge, but I'm tempted. Is this EXACTLY the kind of thing I shouldn't add-on to the week?? We fly Friday morning and I have a lot to do. Pack, garden prep, dog prep. Can I switch that work to Wednesday instead?
This is a bit of my space issue. Leave space, fill space. But I have a qualifier hike looming that I'm not at all ready to hike. I need to challenge myself on some distance without heavy elevation. Hmmmm. Thinking it through.
Teaching an old gal new tricks is tricky lol. I JUST gave myself kudos for not packing my calendar and, wham, want to add an all day hike for Thursday.
Okay, on that note, I need to get to neck exercises and the garden. Time is ticking and urgent care is calling. Have a good day. Later gators.
P.S. Read this book from the library. Loved it so much, I bought a copy for home. Invaluable information on non-violent protest.
