Today's prompt is "What is your most recent act of generosity?" I donated 2 bags of clothes yesterday to Hope Chest #3. The proceeds from their thrift store go to help women and children of domestic violence.
Yesterday was not very busy. I was planning to go pick up the Volvo from the dealership, but Christinia was not feeling well, so we decided to wait until Monday. I collected my jeans that I do not intend to wear, and added some brand new dresses that I also do not intend to wear to the shorts I collected on Friday to donate. It filled two trash bags. I am proud of myself because I could not give away my jeans right away. I was too attached to the possibility of wearing them. In actuality, they are not flattering, nor are they comfortable to me. So, good riddance!
On Friday I started to put away my clothes that I have in a basket, and in boxes. I had to decide to give away the old , or throw them away, to make room for the new. I bought clothes from Lane Bryant and Torrid active wear collections to prepare for my life change of exercising daily.
I replaced my worn out underwear with new underwear, and bras too. I love the Speax brand and the Thinx brand of underwear! Period underwear should not have taken so long to become a thing. I wish I had them sooner.
I am slowly cleaning my room. I hurt my back on Friday with the work I did.
Yesterday I donated clothes, and went to food Lion to pick up a few groceries. I came home and made a salad for lunch, and needed a nap. When I got up, I began to clean the kitchen. I got the dishwasher fully loaded and started, and handwashed a bunch of dishes to fill the dish strainer. I still have pots and pans to wash. Christinia grilled chicken thighs and drumsticks, along with hot dogs for dinner. Overall, it was a pretty slow day. We spent most of it resting.
Friday morning, I woke up at 0400, and began looking through my documents to refresh my memory of what needs to be worked on. I updated my spreadsheets that I use to manage household finances. I also use spreadsheets to track my goals, and my health. I found notes of my personal goals that I created in 2020. It was really something to see how far I have gotten.
Friday was May 13th, or Friday the 13th. Christinia and I both had appointments at Inklanation tattoo and piercing shop at 1600. I went first for my tattoo, and got a black unalome symbol on my neck. Christinia got a henna-looking type tattoo on her forearm. I also got 2 piercings of anti-tragus piercing in each ear on sale. They are all healing well.
Chrsitinia and I have a large tattoo session scheduled for July 7th. I am going to get a shoulder tattoo of 3 roses with greenery symbolizing the work I am doing to fully become a Magdalene Rose Priestess. Christinia will likely get more work on her arm that is henna-like.
I ordered some more books from Zulily in order to prepare Caleb for the ASVAB, the GED, and the SAT. I love books. Do I really need a reason to collect them?
I used my new hair dryer for curly hair yesterday morning! It is the first one I have ever owned, and I am 39 years old, and had curly hair my entire life. My inner child was ecstatic!
I am using a new skincare line from Grove. I am slowly integrating new things into my routine. As I am getting older, I need more help to look more youthful.
On Thursday night, I had my first "bridge session" to begin my Reiki Master training. It started at 1930, and I was already exhausted by then. I was yawning the whole session. I have more sessions coming up.
I am almost complete with the Ignite Your Light workbook. I think I have maybe 2 more questions to answer, and I will be done. It is supposed to be completed by tomorrow night, so I have to work on that. I had trouble answering some of the questions. With this Mercury in Retrograde, Full Blood Moon coming with Lunar Eclipse, and Friday the 13th business happening, it has been harder to think straight.
Caleb loves to grill with Christinia and gets so excited when we say we grilling for dinner. Too cute. He is doing better about schoolwork, now that he is earning things for doing the work. So far he has earned a few dragon rings, a couple posters, and a couple Fallout printouts he wanted. Caleb is still in intensive-in-home therapy, but will be discharged from that program within a few weeks. Right now, we are working to figure out where to place him between ending this service, and starting services with TEACCH for Autism. I have already completed the documents to apply for services with TAECCH, and we are waiting to hear whether they will help Caleb. The waiting list is currently 4-5 months for services, but we will hear from them before he is placed on the waiting list whether or not he will be placed on the waiting list. I think Caleb will be in outpatient therapy with his old therapist in between services, but I do not know if she can see him frequently enough to be beneficial.
Christinia is still working with TEACCH for Harlee to get her services. Harlee starts school in the Fall. She is such a cute little girl, but boy does she ever have attitude!
Bella is happy now that she has plenty of opportunities to get treats, and has toys to play with.
Today is Sunday, and it is 0210 now. I got up around 0100. There is not much going today. I will continue to wash laundry, and finish cleaning the kitchen. Just chores for the day. I am going to take a shower at some point, and I hope to maybe get a mile of walking on the incline trainer done. I am going to wear my new clothes after my shower! So excited! I am still working on inventorying the books I bought for Caleb. I need to be sure we received everything they say they shipped out. I am also organizing Caleb's school library in the living room so it makes sense.
As I told Caleb's therapist, Caleb is ahead in some subjects, and behind in others. He really likes to learn about the Armed Forces and World War 2. He hates doing math, because he doesn't understand it. I am working with him though. We will get there together.
I enrolled in Michal's Color Therapy course, and will try to start that soon. I think it will helpful in understanding why some colors trigger me at times, because right now, I do not understand it. What I mean is, some color combinations make me feel nauseous all of a sudden and dizzy too. It happens out of the blue during everyday life. It happens frequently too. At first I thought it was a sign of perhaps an oncoming seizure. Now, I really don't know.
My glucose numbers are looking better, but they are still not low enough to decrease my Metformin nor Victoza. My ketones are getting more stable as I adjust to following the specifications of my diet as prescribed by Virta. My weight seems to be going down too!
I just read Bethany Webster's intro booklet to the Mother Wound. I do not know how to accept the things she says. I know they are true, but my mother was absent from most of my life, and I do not know how to feel about the past necessarily.
I am still working on the White Rose Priestess course. After that one, is the Pink Rose Priestess and the Red Rose Priestess. It is a lot of inner work, so I can not hurry through the program. I have to take my time and really let the things I am reading and listening to, sink in.
I now have a whole library of self-help books in my bedroom. I can't wait to be able to read them!
Tomorrow we are going to pick up the Volvo from the dealership. I also have an Ignite Your Light meeting in the evening. Tuesday, Chrsitinia has a zoom appointment, and I also have a zoom appointment. My appointment is with Michal for Ignite Your Light. Wednesday Caleb has an appointment with his psychiatrist. Thursday I have a phone call appointment with Dr. Kent, the PharmD at the VA, about my diabetes medications. Friday is a free day! Woop Woop!
It won't be too bad to get through this week. I might even be able to restart my walking routine in the mornings, and get some reading of my new books done!
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