BORING DAY

 I had another day of PT today. He is working on my shoulder. My shoulder hurts so much. 

Instead of my meditation class today I decided to do my own thing. 

It was a boring day!

Until tomorrow...

LUCKY IN A CONVERTIBLE

Well, my ex-foster kid made it to school today. I texted and called early in the morning. I got a text back from on the school bus.  Good! 

I took Lucky in the convertible to run some errands. It was her first time with the top down and I think she liked it. She was sniffing the air. 

I went to acupuncture later in the afternoon. It really made my shoulder feel better. 

I had my planning meeting for the arthritis group. We are going to have meetings once a month. It is my job to get a speaker. 

Until tomorrow...

NO ICE CREAM

Well, my ex-foster kid missed the first day of school because he overslept. Urg. I have an alarm in my phone to call him tomorrow. 

I went down to a market today to get presents for the people I am going to visit. They are just a little thing to thank them for hosting me. I wanted to get ice cream at a nice ice cream place but they had no vegan ice cream. 

Until tomorrow...

HEARD FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY

I had a busy day. I had my rheumatologist appointment and that went really well. She is happy I have decreased the Prednisone to 4mg. 

First I called the school about my ex-foster child. School starts tomorrow. Then I got a package with my new hiking hat, windbreaker, and jacket. They go with my new hiking pants and shoes for a future trip. 

Then I got a call from the insurance company about the damage of my house. I have been approved and they are going to pay more!! I guess three times is the charm. 

I worked and then I had evening meditation. We discussed other things we can do such as online restorative yoga. I am going to try the next class. They also have laughing yoga. I think I will try that too. 

Until tomorrow...

FRIENDS TODAY

Today was a busy day because it was my volunteer day. I volunteer at an event in the park one day a month during the summer/early fall. 

I got there early and helped with set up. Once that was done, I sat down and meditated for a little while. The event went really well and there was awesome weather. As a surprise, I ran into a friend I have not seen since Dec 2019. It was so great to see him. Then I ran into three folks I was on my group zoom back in 2020/21. It was such a surprise to look up and see them. 

I had to leave around 3:00 so I could get home and let Lucky out before my friends adopted kid came over. Kid, he is 21 years old but I have known him since he was 16. We sat in the backyard and caught up. We were supposed to order dinner but he forgot and just ate late lunch. 

It was a great day seeing all these people. 

Until tomorrow...

PRODUCTIVE DAY

Today was a productive day. I did laundry, put on new sheets, swept the floors, washed the floors, cleaned most of the bathroom, washed dishes and picked up all over the house. I went to my neighbor's to have my exercise ball pumped with air and walked the dog twice. 

My neighbor told me last night someone siphoned all the gas out of his car. Can you believe it? People are crazy. 

Until tomorrow...

STRAY DOG?

Today is another hot day. I took Lucky for another long walk with the dog stroller. We walked 3k steps. That is 1.5 miles and half of it uphill. I was sweating when we got back. I had a few minutes before I had to go to physical therapy. 

At therapy I ran into my neighbor at my physical therapy appointment. He was at OT because of his stroke. He was surprised to see me. 

I got a text from a neighbor because he found a stray dog. Then I got a second text stating the dog is being used as a decoy, as the person with the dog steals packaged. No one suspects a guy with a dog. 

Until tomorrow...

WHY IS IT SO 🔥🥵 HOT?

I had tai chi this morning and the Master says I need to practice more. It was so hot at 8:00 am that I got light headed from the heat. I had not eaten breakfast. 

My meditation group was a bit of a bust tonight. One person texted they were not coming. I got on the video conference and the other person was not there. After waiting a few minutes, I went ahead and began meditating. A few minutes in, I got a text asking why I was not on the zoom. We worked it out and finally had time for a short meditation. 

I hope tomorrow is cooler. 

Until tomorrow...

NO MERIT IN THE COMPLAINT

Big news! For you regular readers, the complaint against me from a neighbor to the city, has been closed. It was decided that I did not need a permit. I sent the complainant a very nice email (since the city did not redact the email) thanking them for watching out for the neighborhood, telling him the complaint had no merit and maybe next time, come and talk to me first.  All very nice. And thank you, neighbor!

I have been sore for two days. I sort of tripped on the stairs over the weekend. I landed on my knees and my ankle hurt the first day now my thigh hurts. I think I strained something. I am sure it will be all better tomorrow. Doing qi gong on Monday did not help. It requires more stretching than tai chi. 

I had a meeting about my ex-foster kid today and gained a bunch of knowledge about housing after a foster kid turns 18 years old. 

My meditation group had another mishap tonight. Last night I had a post office delivery and an Amazon delivery AND I forgot to put my phone on DND and my foster kid texted me. All sorts of doorbells, pinging of the phone and dog barking is not relaxing.  Then tonight, no one attended but me, because the one person who was going to come had the wrong Zoom link. By the time we figured it out, she decided to skip tonight. I sent out a new zoom link to everyone. Meanwhile I had a very relaxing 30 minute meditation by myself! 

Until tomorrow...

CRAZY WEATHER

I went to tai chi and a friend of the tai chi master showed up. We ended up doing qi gong instead. 

Today was weird weather. It was 61 degrees, then 75 degrees, then 86 degrees, then 62 degrees, then 90 degrees. It was still 74 degrees at 7:30 pm. Crazy day. 

I realized I forgot to pay a bill. I rushed out and took care of it and filled the tank with gasoline. Then I took Lucky on a long walk (during the cool weather) where she walked down hill and I put her in the stroller and got a workout on the way back. 

Until tomorrow...