Rachele and I were out the door
at 7:00 on Monday for the long ride home, which meant it was still dark as we
drove up Spearfish Canyon. We had to slow down 3 times for wildlife - deer and
wild turkeys. I was happy when the sun was up and relaxed behind the wheel. We
were taking a longer way home so we could stop at Brown Sheep near Scottsbluff
for yarn. Nothing wrong with that. I restrained myself and only spent $50, leaving
with a big bag of yarn – mostly sock but with some undyed bulky and a few other
finds. We were on small highways for awhile but when we hit I-80, I could go
80. We made record time at the end of the trip, which was nice, and no speeding
tickets.
I was back to work on Tuesday but
started the day with a pre-retirement seminar on East Campus so I didn’t get to
my desk until early afternoon. It seemed like I had just caught up on emails
and it was time to leave for an eye doctor appointment I’d made a year ago. At
this rate the week was flying by.
I started a rotation on Wednesday
and was actually happy to be eating 600 calories. I have gained weight in fits
and starts since Scotland and it was time to buckle down. I was also excited to
swim again. We had a staff meeting on Thursday afternoon where Nora was given
an award by HR for all her work on the FLSA project and I did indulge in one of
the cookies they brought but otherwise was doing fine rotating. Layton and I
did Chinese on Friday and I did fine there too. I had high hopes that I could
complete a full 3 week rotation.
Andrea and I had plans for all
day Sunday so I had lots to do on Saturday. But did I start in on my chores
like an adult? Nope. I decided that I needed to completely rearrange my bedroom
so that I could sleep on the parts of my mattress that had never been slept on
so after 10+ years with the furniture in one configuration, I redid it all. But
it didn’t stop there. Since I was doing all the bed linens, I decided to take
down the curtains too and if I was doing the bedroom curtains, why not do the
rest of the house too! So I did all the wash, including all the linens, which I
then ironed. But why put up clean curtains on dirty windows so then I was
washing all the windows too. By the time I was done with everything, I was bone
tired and the only chore I’d managed to do was laundry. Oh well. Clean
underwear is a good thing.
I picked Andrea up at 8:30 on
Sunday. We headed north to visit a mutual friend at her farm and it was 2+
hours to get there. While I was looking forward to the visit and enjoyed the
company, our friend is a hoarder. I was skeeved to the max but held it together
until I got home, stripping as I walked in the door and getting right into the
shower. I was still skeeved but at least I was clean. My clothes smelled but I
covered them with a towel in the laundry basket so would be able to hold off
until next weekend to wash them. I ended the day freshly showered and in a clean
nightie watching PBS and putting the day behind me. Needless to say, that’s my
one and only visit to her house. Cleansing thoughts……
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