Last
week was a continuation of the stressfulness which began the week before. It’s
been pretty unrelenting. And though it has been some major stuff, it is the
little things which plow a person right under.
When
I went to pick up my glasses a few weeks ago, the prescription wasn’t right. I
couldn’t see small print at all - like a font size 10. They told me that it was
because I had asked for a prescription to use while on the computer, but if I
can’t see print in a book, how can I see print the same size on the computer. I
kind of let it go, coz I didn’t want to deal with it.
I
finally called back on Friday and they were like, we can get you bifocals. I already have three pair of bifocals, I need
something to read with. But you wanted
something to read with on the computer and that’s what we gave you. But I
can’t see with them. But you can see the
computer with them. I didn’t try the computer with them. Then how do you know they wouldn’t work? Are
you telling me I need three pair of glasses – bifocals for driving and being
out and about, reading glasses for reading, and computer glasses for computer
work. Yes, that’s what we are telling
you. That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard, cancel the glasses I ordered
and refund my deposit. Argh! That kind of stuff makes me go out of my skull.
I
thought I would find something relaxing to take my mind off things, so I looked
up the state parks in Michigan on line, in anticipation of going camping this
summer. Apparently, the park we always stay at has been washed into Lake
Superior. Or at least enough of it has that they can’t guarantee services to the
remaining sites, whatever that means. But it doesn’t sound good.
Let
me try one more thing. After a friend of mine died unexpectedly last spring, I
wrote up a list of friends I have lost contact with, planning to try to track
them down. I thought I would do another internet search for one of them.
Yup,
you got it. I haven't seen Mary since 1993, but I finally found her. In North Carolina. Where she died in 2015.
I
know! Right! What is going on???
Anyway,
I did take a break from the mess called My Life and watched my deer in my yard
for a while Friday afternoon. Last summer and all fall, I only ever saw one doe
and her yearling and occasionally a little six point buck. Eleven of them came in yesterday. So pretty.
So
with all this nuttiness going on, here is what I accomplished, with green
highlights meaning a success, yellow highlights at least worked on and red
print a total fail.
1) Write a chapter in the new
novel, “The Big House” and think about a real name for it. Nope, nothing.
2)
Send that first round of edits on “Where the Sky Meets the
Sand” to my editor. I sent it out on Monday morning.
Now it’s time to wait again.
3) Post to The Dino Chronicles three times. Yes, I believe I did.
4) Raise the final thousand dollars
for our trip to Kenya. I am working hard on this.
I’ve sent out 41 personal emails and three private Facebook messages. Will
probably send a few more Facebook messages tomorrow. I also started an event page on the Tumaini Volunteers Facebook page to countdown how many days before
we leave. I also have one thing packed! My Baby Wipes!
5)
Get on track with the Foundation Training exercises. Did the exercises four times this week and started working in a
few aerobics. I haven’t gained back the five pounds I lost due to not having time
for any meals the week before, so that’s good, especially since I have found
time during the last week to eat most meals.
6) Put away the Christmas
decorations! Yeah! Yes and cleaned the entire
house.
7)
Bonus Points! The poem I
submitted to the online journal Voices on the Wind was accepted and published
on line the end of the week. Find it here.
I
don’t think I’m going make any promises for next week, or the week after. On
February 14, work switches over to the new electronic medical record at work, so the
rest of the month is not looking good either.
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