Dr. Shoja Day

Monday began with a slew of domestic chores. I wanted to get everything done in the house that I wanted to do so that I could enjoy being outdoors if I wanted to for the remainder of the day. But nothing is pressing.

We walked with our friends at 9:30. I could speak my much-speak to say a word here and there with my friends. I can still make people laugh. After our walk, we went shopping and I came home to make some spicy African Peanut Chicken Soup. I love it. But after I ate, I crashed. I was so done, all I could do was nap and read. There was to be no yard work yesterday.

These tiny blue flowers permeate the moss in a nearby meadow.

I have reached the “I don’t give a fuck” stage of non-verbalism. I truly don’t care about it anymore because I can text and mush-talk with friends, and that’s all I need to feel secure in my friendships. More than ever, I love my time alone with my pets. And in the spa.

I had a soak in the early afternoon, and much to my chagrin, pollen made its way into the water. It’s only an aesthetic problem, and it will clear up in time. Once I was done, I came in to cool off and get dressed so that I could take Her Highness for our afternoon walk. Heavy winds are predicted; I may lose my power yet again. I hope not!

Our native Currants are in bloom all through the forest.

Last night, I worked all night on my text for my session with Dr. Shoja today. I started preparing my communications plan for us. I started keeping notes for her immediately when I went mute. Between March 20 and April 5, I didn’t date them; now I do. Each week, I will write a little intro and then situate her as to where we are in the diary, copying and pasting, MS Word to Zoom chat feature, one or two paragraphs at a time.

And so it will go. Two diaries now.

 The first blooms of bazillions on my big Rhodo are out!

On Sunday night on Kanopy, I watched a thoroughly enjoyable film called Ex Husbands. I meant to write about it yesterday but forgot. Reading about it, did not invite me in at all, but one star is James Norton, and I just love looking at the man. He is so deliciously handsome. But the film quickly drew me in because the writing is spot on. I loved every second of it.

Today, finally, I see Dr. S. I’m totally ready. I’m proud of the preparatory work that I’ve done, and of my plan for how we can communicate. I have the rest of the day to myself, and it’s going to be another beauty of a day. We have four more days of sunshine in the forecast and then, thankfully, we are due some showers.

As I write this, I have three hours to wait until I see the good doctor. I will walk Her Highness before I turn on Zoom.