*I really ran myself out of money early this month. Not to worry. I'm not going hungry or anything quite as tragic as that, but I am paralyzed to do anything about the leaky kitchen faucet or a replacement lamp for the living room. And since November begins the holiday season, plus my car insurance due and my grandson's birthday, it isn't going to get better!
*Got a phone call from one of my radio friends two days ago. He is struggling with old-age health problems--his and his wife's-- the same as I, but now he is hit with the death of his little furry buddy...his dog. I ache for him. Mike is a man with huge soft spots in his heart for the likes of the rest of the world. I hope he can get over this in favor of another pooch that will fill the shoes of those pets who have gone before. :(
*My sister sent me a present! Got it yesterday...a box of Harry and David pears..."just because". I probably should explain that I'm not really a pear person because they are grainy and stringy...but not these! I have fresh fruit in my house. Thank you, Shari!
*I drove to Monrovia today to pick up some fundraiser cheesecakes that I ordered through the Band Boosters. Hadn't been there in years, and it looked different. Chit-chatted with the gals in the office, all of whom I knew, and saw another familiar teacher in the parking lot. It felt good!
*I am sometimes asked if I miss teaching. No. Not even a little. Teaching is horribly stressful. The last 2-3 years were even more so because my daughter and grandchildren lived with me, and I took on more responsibilities. (I did that to myself. No one asked me to.) There have been several times when I thought I should augment my meager income with a part-time job...but then I look at how I well I don't do with just getting by, and trash those ideas. Whatever influence I had on students is in the past. I'm still in touch with some of them...and one of them sent me a very touching message just yesterday on Facebook after I sent her an email of support. It was time for me to retire when I did. I look back and wonder how I managed!
*I notice that my daily mood is largely influenced by the sun. When the days become short, I get less and less energetic. Thank God we are returning to Standard Time this weekend. I am up well before daylight each day, even though the clock says it is day time. We'll gain an hour of daylight on Sunday which will then dwindle back down by Christmas. Indiana really needs to be in the Central Time Zone, but they don't ask me...
*Because Facebook and other avenues of social media are fraught with political nonsense, I am backing down. I find myself resenting even the most innocent of comments about politics, and I deserve better of myself. If I don't like what I'm reading, I shouldn't read it, right? That takes me out of the realm of many of the people I love and respect...but they exclude me with their politics. Thus it is when living in a "red" state. Ugh!
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