Thursday was a fine day. It’s so easy to take having power for granted; when it is taken away, you learn to appreciate it. Just going into a room and being able to turn on the light, thrilled me yesterday. So did doing the dishes, warm water, and having a shower.
Putting the house back together occupied my morning: coiling, tying, and returning all the extension cords to the shed, moving the shelf unit back in place (it must be moved to give me access to the fridge plug), doing all the dishes, replenishing my emergency water supplies, filling the water dishes for the pets, and doing a laundry. It felt great to put the house back in order.
It was cold when we went for our forest walk, but I was warmly dressed and it is always a great beginning to the day to walk in the forest. I’ve soon to get back to building the speech language therapist database for SPACE. I stopped doing the work a few weeks ago to focus on my taxes, filing my disability papers, and then on different homework that Aidan wanted me to do, but I’m ready to get back to it.
But not yesterday. I wanted an indulgent day because I find it trying to live here without power. It stresses me out. I had a hard time sleeping the night we had no power because there was so much to worry about. Wednesday night, I slept deep and long thank goodness. I felt restored but fatigued yesterday. I was very happy to be able to feed the pets when I got home from the walk and then to finish my chores quickly before very happily and comfortable installing myself on the chaise to read. Heaven!
I went for a walkabout. It depressed me, but I will face the challenge. Pete and I spent several hours working together to clean up Pinecone Park. We did a terrific job, but the yard is a catastrophe again due to the storm that knocked out my power for 26 hours. Our roads and trails are a bit of a disaster as well, but people are already clearing the fallen trees and branches.
Her Highness and I went into the village to shop and then we went for our afternoon walk. After that, it was back to one of my normal evenings. I had planned to watch Hamnet because it became free to view yesterday on Prime, but I decided to wait to watch it on Saturday night instead. I did not feel up for tears.
Today I Zoom with my friend Nicola, and then with Aidan. We’ll walk with our friends this morning first, and my free time will be spent reading. It’s too chilly and damp for yard work.
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