Wednesday Witterings . . .

 

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Good morning, everyone and Happy Wednesday!  It's nice to be back and on the other side of the stress test. I don't know why I was fretting about it so much. I suppose it was the idea of being on a treadmill that I wasn't in control of that was spooking me. Anyways, I passed my stress test with flying colors. They could find nothing wrong with my heart, so that was good news. I was just relieved to get it over with.  It just must be indigestion and anxiety when I get these episodes. I need to learn to chill more.

 

Back to normal in her

favorite spot

Cinnamon passed her Vet update with flying colors also. She is doing very well, and the Vet was quite pleased with her recovery. Indeed, you would never know that anything untoward had happened to her now as everything is back to normal.  The Vet said it could have been a lot worse and that I was lucky I brought her in when I did.  I, for one, am grateful for the gift of the spirit which inspired me to do so.

So, lots of good news to begin with today! Yay!

About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon I came over just exhausted and went to lay down on my bed for a while.  Nutmeg came in and kept me company. He was snuggled right into me, purring away as I scratched his head. It was very relaxing. I did not sleep, I merely closed my eyes for a little bit. I needed it. I don't think I slept really well on Monday night and I was just very tired.

Later on, he was snoozing away in an Amazon box.  (My vitamins had come along with the kitty litter caddy liners.) He loves a good box. It doesn't matter how small it is, he fits himself right into it and he loves it even more if there is some paper in it.  This morning the box was still there, and I threw a few treats into it which he really loved. Who needs expensive toys when you can have a cardboard box with crumply paper in it and a few treats thrown in for good measure!

I did sleep much better last night, but it still took me a while to fall asleep. I think I was overtired. I was dreaming about working at the Manor again just prior to waking up. I often do that.  I was making the Mr. an omelet filled with exotic mushrooms, onions and peppers. In my dream they had come back early from being away and I was having to throw together something from what was in the kitchen without having been able to go to the store to pick anything up. There is usually some anxiety involved when I dream about working at the Manor.

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That was a job that I really enjoyed for the most part, but there was a certain amount of stress involved. She could be quite demanding and difficult to please from time to time.

It was the same for everyone.  We all felt it. Performance anxiety?  I don't know.  Anyways, I do often dream about being back there working and in those dreams, I am always struggling to do my job and falling short, either because there is equipment missing or the food, I need to cook is short or missing.

Or, and this is a common one, they have switched everything around somehow during my off hours and I can't find anything that I need to use in order to do my job.

I am sure there is some psychological reason behind these dreams. 

I dream vividly and in color.

 

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More good news by the way. They sorted my heat pump out on Monday afternoon. They completely replaced it, so I have a brand new one and hopefully will not experience any more problems. It is nice and shiny and sleek. I have not really had to use it yet as it has not been that hot or humid since, but we did test it out and it appeared to be working fine. 

I was stressing a bit while they were here doing it as they showed up about 2 hours before Cinnamon's Vet appointment. The maintenance guy said he would stay and let them out, etc. but I wasn't happy with that. Cindy said she would come and take Cinnamon on her own, but thankfully they were finished up and out of here about 15 minutes before Cindy arrived to help me get Cinnamon into the cat carrier. She also drove. I am not feeling very confident driving any distance at the moment because of my eyes. They seem to be quite blurry much of the time. I can see, but I cannot read anything that is not close up.

I have my eye appointment tomorrow. I will need new eyeglasses, I am sure. I am going to bring in my old frames from my previous pair. I really liked them.  Rather than pick out a new pair of frames I will make do with them as there is nothing wrong with them and they were only a year old when I got the eyeglasses I am wearing now.

Hopefully this blurriness is nothing untoward. As a Diabetic this is always a concern, but my AC levels are always good and within range when I have my blood tests.

One channel I have been really enjoying watching on YouTube is Kuro. 

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Hello everyone, my name is Kuro. In this channel, I will show you how my family and I live in Hokkaido, Japan. Hokkaido is a prefecture in the north of Japan. It is cool and pleasant in summer and cold and snowy in winter. It's a beautiful place full of nature and I love it there. 

I find the videos fascinating.  It seems like such a beautiful place.  There are videos of Kuro and her mother and her grandmother. The grandmother is very fit for her age I have to say. She is a very interesting person in her 90's. 

I could watch these three and this glimpse into their lives every day if I let myself. It's very interesting.  I think so at any rate. I am always interested in different cultures and ways of living.

I've been watching the new live action film of Snow White on Disney and am about halfway through it. I am not sure what to think of it so far. I don't think anything will ever replace the original one in my heart. That will always be my favorite version. Perhaps I am just old-fashioned in my way of thinking.

 

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Hang on the walls of your mind the memory of your successes.

Take counsel of your strength, not your weakness.

Think of the good jobs you have done. Think

of the times when you rose above your average

level of performance and carried out an idea or

a dream for which you had deeply longed. Hang

these pictures on the walls of your mind and

look at them as you travel the roadway of life.

Whistler by Sterling W. Sill

I read this last night and thought to myself, "Yes!" How much better it is to dwell on the things you have done right in life rather than the things you have done wrong. Treasures and joys.  I think all too often we can beat ourselves up for what we perceive as having fallen short of the mark. We overlook the positives and the victories, in the favor of our losses. That is not how we should really think about ourselves or our lives.  There is no such thing as failure. Winning comes in the trying, even if we have to try again and again and again.  An old Chinese proverb wisely counsels "The journey is the reward."

Consider the rising of the sun each morning as a personal invitation to create from each day the best day ever! And even if you fall short of what you had planned, celebrate the journey. Pause to reflect on the lessons you have learned. Peace, joy, strength, understanding.  All positives. All steps in the journey forward. All plusses. Your only barrier to success is in thinking you can't.  The only failure is in not trying. Accentuate the positive! Cultivate an attitude of gratitude. 

I am not sure what I will get up to today. I want to make some potato salad. I am going to pop over to the grocery store bright and early to get what I need. We stopped at the Cambridge convenience store yesterday and I was sorely tempted to buy the big tub of potato salad they have there from Costco, but I resisted the impulse telling myself I would only get half of it eaten, if that much and how much better than that homemade potato salad would be, so I am thinking I will make some today.  I also have some of the coursework to do for that online course I am taking, and I have of course some work to do.

And so I will bid you all a good day for now and leave you with a thought to carry with you . . . 

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In the Kitchen today, Molasses Crackle Cookies.  These are quite different than the usual molasses crinkle cookies that I have made in the past. We were asked to bake some cookies to bring in on Saturday to the chapel so that they could put together cookie bags for the Father's for Father's Day. These were my contribution, and I have to say they are quite delicious. Nice and spicy with a beautiful sugary crust. 

I hope that you have a wonderful Wednesday! Whatever you get up to,  be happy, be blessed, stay safe and don't forget!

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