I’m… Well, it was supposed to be a day of rest today.
But y’all know me, so you already know that it generally isn’t. It’s just another day of work, just a different kind of work.
With Malachi quitting, I quickly reposted my ad for wanting to hire mechanics, and gratefully, I had a couple of applications immediately from people who appear to be at least somewhat qualified. Crossing my fingers.
I cleaned out my van which, having been super crazy busy all week, was a disaster. I had so much stuff piled all over that it was making it harder and harder and harder to find my tools and the things I needed to find to get the jobs done.
Definitely a lot nicer now to have everything where it’s supposed to be. I still need to get my shelves organized, so I can get the space taken care of properly, but I also have my CNG van that’s supposed to be fixed by Monday.
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I did more organizing of my hill sister’s stuff, trying to get that squared away to make it easier for people to decide what they want to do with everything.
I tried to relax a little bit, but most of my day was taken up preparing for work for the coming week. I wouldn’t be surprised if I put in a 10 or 12 hour day just preparing for the coming week. 🙃
I’m still looking for houses to buy. I’m still looking for land.
Maybe I should move to New Zealand. 🙃
Don’t think I’ve given a health update for a while. My rash is totally gone from my hands and feet and legs and arms. So that’s super nice. No residue left over whatsoever at all anymore I don’t think.
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I think my knees and ankles and hips are finally getting close to having recovered from that huge hike in New Zealand that nearly completely took me out.
My left shoulder is totally screwed up still. I don’t do a lot of movements that aggravate it, but whenever I do, yowzers. 😬
My stomach issues aren’t getting better. It won’t be long at this rate before I decide to finally give in and go back to a doctor. Next step is for them to stick the scope down my throat. That brings back memories for many many years ago when a friend of mine had the same procedure.
In other news, my sister-in-law asked me if I could go out to Utah and drive her moving van out to the upper Midwest where she’ll be moving to. Unfortunately, with Malaki quitting, and me having already had a booked schedule, it wasn’t really realistic. I thought about it for a little while, because I also have one of my old students getting married in a few days, and I thought about going out for the wedding reception. Going out to Utah to help my sister-in-law, and then going to the wedding reception because I was already there seemed to make a bit of sense.
I could make it all work, but it wasn’t really realistic?
And going to that wedding reception… That likely would have been really problematic. There would be a number of people at that wedding reception who don’t want anything to do with me, think very poorly of me, and wouldn’t be very happy seeing me. My presence, though desired by the groom, would likely cast a dark shadow on the event for some. I would be a distraction at best, but more likely a stain on an otherwise beautiful evening.
If I’m not there, it’s just one person missing. But if I go, it very well could be a big deal.
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As much as I would love to go, I also realize as I write this , that going to that wedding reception has the capability of knocking me down into some pretty rough emotional places. Just thinking about being there and who I would see… my heart jumps a bit and my nerves quiver.
Anyway! On to Monday!
Oh! One of the mechanics who applied to work for me is going to ride along with me tomorrow.
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Love and hugs. 😊
Lift the World
~ stephen
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