Hola, my folks!
Little boy tired. 🙃
Let’s see… I didn’t do well last night… not at all. I came home from work angry and frustrated with the day and the jobs and everything that’s been going on. I texted my friend to let him know that I was vulnerable to relapse, and we texted back and forth a bit, and I managed to get myself in bed lights out and on my way to Dreamland, but… I didn’t make it.
😕
So that was pretty crappy.
And of course I ended up being up way way late, which meant that I didn’t get up for my morning routine because I wouldn’t have gotten even half the sleep that I need.
So that was a double bummer.
On the bright side, I didn’t wallow today. I just went out and got back on the horse, so to speak.
Busy day. I spent most of the day down at the deck working on my Hill family’s Christmas present. I also figured out what I’m going to get my mom for Christmas, and I’ve already ordered it, but I can’t tell you what it is, because she’s going to read this, so… 🤐
Down at the deck, I spent a massive chunk of the day pressure washing the deck. It takes so so so long to pressure wash the deck because the moss/ liken/algae/ whatever the heck this stuff is, does not just spray off. You’ve got to put some pretty significant water pressure behind it, so you’ve got to go over the same area over and over and over, or go really really really slowly.
But I’m making progress. 🥳
When I ran out of water, I drove the truck and trailer with the tank on it up to Jim’s, dropped off the trailer, hooked up the hose to start filling it, and then drove back down to my dump trailer, hooked that up, and drove to the Rogers yard waste place where I got two loads of mulch.
Progress. 😊
I’m waiting on the bulbs to come for the mantis, so I can use the tiller to clear out the rest of the vines and whatnot that are in the ground by the deck. I think I figured out the majority of the major vine systems in the ground are poison ivy vines, so that’s probably why I got so much poison ivy. I probably will get some more after today’s work, but it is what it is.
I pressure washed well after dark, using my headlamp to make it possible to keep working. I’m actually sitting in my truck right now back up at Jim’s house with the hose filling the tank back up, so that I’ll be ready for tomorrow.
I had a decent day of work scheduled for tomorrow, but when I went to confirm the jobs tonight, two of the people canceled. I’m not unhappy about that. Being is burned out as I am, I’m okay having a slower day. My goal is 20 billable hours per week, until I get everything rolling at least a little bit with my non-profit stuff.
Then I might actually take a few months off, unplugged from the world, no cell phone, no internet, no nothing, and just have a little bit of a walkabout.
Maybe I’ll go back to New Zealand. 🙃
Anyway, not much more to write about for today. I’ve just been busting my butt down at the deck area trying to get everything squared away.
I’ve got to get home in time to start some laundry, as I don’t want my poison ivy clothes and shoes and whatnot to not get washed tonight.
So once this tank gets filled, and I drag everything back down to the deck tonight, then I’ll launch my little butt into bed. 😊
Let’s see… Gratitude…
- I know I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m grateful for people who buy new things, so that I can buy used things.
- I’m grateful to see at least two of my best friends making some really good progress in overcoming things they’ve been trying to overcome, and growing in ways that they are trying to grow. 🥳
- I’m grateful to be making good progress on my little gift to Haven Hill. It’s not going to be too long before it really really looks a lot different down by the deck. 🥳
- I’m grateful that I have multiple vehicles that are at least functional, even if they I’ll have issues of one sort or another.
- I’m grateful to be having a pretty good day today after having a really crappy day yesterday and an even crappier night last night. 😊
- I’m grateful for my angel mother who’s always doing so much to help me as I try to help around the hill and around the house. She’s regularly bringing me food and water so that I don’t have to stop working and whatnot. Thanks, Mama!
- I’m grateful for connections with people I love, even if it’s not always face to face, or even in direct conversation.
- I’m grateful for the records that I’ve kept of my conversations with God, most specifically the things that I feel like He’s told me.
- I’m grateful that I was reminded, that while I’m sitting here waiting for water to fill, that I can write my journal entry and be prepared, communication wise, for work tomorrow.
- I’m grateful that my heartburn stuff has been a heck of a lot better over the last several weeks. I still have little issues here and there, but it’s been so so so so much better! 🥳🥳🥳
- I’m also grateful that my back has been so much better. I haven’t had issues sleeping almost at all since getting home and, honestly, since whatever shifted shifted on the drive home from Missouri on the last leg of our trip. The pain has ebbed and flowed, but I don’t think I’ve had any really really bad days since then. And as I’ve tried to keep myself moving and doing physical therapy and all of that good stuff, it’s just been a lot lot better. I’m grateful.
Good night, my lovelies! 😊
Lift the world.
~ stephen
Lift the World 