Double dogs, In the box, 4 lines, Contract work
Friday night I was thinking about doing my bike ride but the skies were menacing. It was good as it started raining shortly afterward. I also figured since Lucky was there it would be best if I hung around. So instead I put on my boots and weeded the ridiculously wet yard. It was miserable as you could imagine. I am counting down the weeks until wet season officially ends.
So Kathy had a bit of a plateau. She still is sleeping in a nesting box on the floor and not eating much. For whatever reason she can’t hardly get the blueberries down, even after I cut them into quarters inside before bringing them out. I bought watermelon at the store which she still is able to eat. So even though she is weak and not eating much her energy level seemed to take a little bit of an uptick. However much like I have heard about humans, I have seen in my chickens brief bounces up on the way down. This week will likely be the turning point one way or the other.
Saturday morning before I ran errands I took Elsa and Lucky to the park to walk around. Don takes Lucky on walks every day so he is used to it. I wish I could get Elsa out walking every day. Having her walk next to Lucky made it even more apparent how I need to keep working to get extra chub off of Elsa. Her days of nothing but sleep have packed on the pounds, despite my efforts to reduce her calorie intake.
I did not take the dogs with me to run errands which probably confused Elsa. Lucky gets car sick so I did not want to push my luck. One of my stops was Home Depot, a place I used to frequent almost weekly, nowadays if I get there once every other month I’m lucky. I grabbed some bags of sand to pile on top of the really wet spots in the chicken run as well as some garden soil. I intend to reboot using the garden as it is intended. I got a few lettuce plants to fuel the renewed inclusion of salad with my dinners.
Later Saturday afternoon I picked up Monique, she asked if I wanted to go to the psychic fair with her, something I did once before. I said sure why not? While we were there we saw her sister Margaret and her mom who had gone right before us. Monique went in first, I spent some time talking to her sister and mom. Margaret is Leilani’s mom who was along and cute as always.
So the reading this time was with someone different, her name was Andrea. Within seconds I picked up on her high energy and good vibes, the type of person I normally enjoy hanging around. I did not ask for anything specific when I sat down. She told me she felt like my grandfather and mom were there. She said she felt like I was like my grandfather in many ways, which I am to some degree. When she talked about my mom some of the stuff was very similar to what the last median said which was bizarre, referring to her inability to speak at the end which was true as she never regained consciousness after the heart attack.
Monique said I could ask for a “scan” where the median tells you what they sense about your wellness. I was interested in this especially considering the recent blood test results, which I still am very skeptical of. When Andrea did this she homed in on my heart but not a physical ailment but an emotional one. She said she could feel I was carrying a lot of sadness and weight. She said I still need to release these feelings. She told me an interesting story that had to do with a simple mantra that she has seen time and again provide surprising positive results. The mantra only consists of four lines:
I love you
I’m sorry
Please forgive me
Thank you
So when you see this your reflex reaction would make it seem like you are apologizing and I guess in a way you are but not specifically. Andrea said putting this mantra out there, saying it and believing it, has a way of closing whatever emotional wounds you may still be feeling. The 20 minutes I had with Andrea went quickly, she continued talking to me a good 10 minutes past the timer. I like her.
After the session Monique and I stopped at Dunkin Donuts to grab coffee for ourselves as well as Margaret and their mom. We took it back to their house and enjoyed it there while Leilani entertained us. I 3D printed an owl bank for her which she liked. I felt useful as Margaret asked me if I could put together a potty training stand that arrived while I was there. I have finally reached a point where Leilani isn’t scared of me, she even gave me a high five when I left which made me smile. She is such a cute little girl.
A good portion of my day on Sunday was spent traveling and filming spots for Xnito, the company that had me promote their helmet a couple months ago. I did a mix of video, pictures, and drone footage for them. It is supposed to be used in an upcoming ad campaign. They are paying me for the footage but if I break it down by the amount of hours I spent I’m not going to get rich any time soon. My hope is it results in more opportunities down the road.
I am now actively trying to sell some of my older electric unicycles. I made another snap buy of a new model over the weekend. I plan to sell three of my wheels to help take a large bite out of the big pile of money that has been spent. I talked to my brother-in-law last night who I got into EUC’s during my Thanksgiving visit. I asked if he wanted to buy my V11 for a good number. He has had a deposit down on a new V11 for awhile but will be lucky to see it before October. He said he was down with buying mine as long as he could get his deposit back. One down, two to go.