Paid Work!

Monday dawned cold. Winter’s last hurrah came in the night. Snow is predicted to be severe on the Malahat Highway just north of Victoria. Sigh. But we won’t get any I don’t think. The sky was bright and there was no indication of precipitation in the morning.

Showering was brutal in the cold house but once dressed and after the fire had a chance to do its job, the house slowly became comfortable. We walked with our friends and, as always, we quickly warmed up and I enjoyed the brisk morning air and the company of my friends.

When we got home, I puttered until 11:00 when I had a Zoom call with the STAMMA support group leaders and our handler, and when it was done, it was time to feed the brood. And then, although I was planning on working in the loft to fetch everything from there that I wanted to get rid of, Aidan sent me an email asking me to do some research—and this is paid work and not volunteer work (the speech language therapist database). 

I took a break to go into the village to order some prescriptions from the pharmacy and to do some grocery shopping, and then Her Highness and I went for a short but lovely walk. All afternoon it was sunny and although it was brisk to be outside, when I was in the sunshine, I was toasty warm.

The evening passed as usual.

This morning, I’ve been hard at work on a SPACE database of service organizations serving various illnesses that can affect speech (Autism, CP, Apraxia, etc.). We are polling their clients with speech disability about their experiences contacting service agencies. Clearing out my loft I’ve put off until this work is done. However, I have all my books collected for donation to our library book sale. It’s overcast and damp outside, and it’s still cool. I’m glad to have so much on my plate to do indoors.